Sos APIs

Sos APIs

APIs for managing SOS

Table of Contents

1. Generate Support-Bundle for SDDC.

Generate Support-Bundle operation will:

  • Collects logs of various components of SDDC stack.

  • The whole logs are included in a archive file.

  • This can be downloaded by the user.

The result is supportbundle.

1.1. Prerequisites API

The following data is optional

  • logs

    • vcLogs

    • nsxLogs

    • esxLogs

    • wcpLogs

    • sddcManagerLogs

    • apiLogs

    • vxrailManagerLogs

    • systemDebugLogs

    • vmScreenshots

    • automationLogs

    • operationsLogs

    • operationsForLogs

    • lifecycleLogs

  • scope

    • includeFreeHosts

    • domains

      • domainName

      • clusterNames

  • options

    • include

      • summaryReport

      • healthCheck

Note : To trigger the API, the user should have a role of an ADMIN or OPERATOR in VCF.

Note : User cannot initiate parallel Support bundle collection.

Note : User can also pass empty specification as data, then default logs will be conducted.

Note : Only single domain is allowed in domain field.

Note : It is not advised to run CLI and API operations in parallel.

Note : If no domain is passed default MANAGEMENT domain will be considered.

Note : Scope field is not applicable for SDDCMANAGER, SYSTEMDEBUG and API logs irrespective of the domain passed.

Note : The fields vraLogs, vropsLogs, vrliLogs and vrslcmLogs have been deprecated and corresponding new fields are automationLogs, operationsLogs, operationsForLogs and lifecycleLogs.VMware Aria new fields will have preference over old fields.

1.2. Steps API

  • Invoke the API.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/system/support-bundles' -i -X POST \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
    -d '{
  "options" : {
    "config" : {
      "skipKnownHostCheck" : false,
      "force" : false
    },
    "include" : {
      "summaryReport" : false,
      "healthCheck" : false
    }
  },
  "scope" : {
    "includeFreeHosts" : false,
    "domains" : [ {
      "domainName" : "sddcId-1001",
      "clusterNames" : [ "SDDC-Cluster1" ]
    } ]
  },
  "logs" : {
    "vcLogs" : false,
    "nsxLogs" : false,
    "esxLogs" : false,
    "wcpLogs" : false,
    "sddcManagerLogs" : true,
    "apiLogs" : true,
    "vxrailManagerLogs" : false,
    "systemDebugLogs" : false,
    "vmScreenshots" : false,
    "vraLogs" : false,
    "vropsLogs" : false,
    "vrliLogs" : false,
    "vrslcmLogs" : false,
    "automationLogs" : false,
    "operationsLogs" : false,
    "operationsForLogs" : false,
    "lifecycleLogs" : false
  }
}'

HTTP Request

POST /v1/system/support-bundles HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 819
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

{
  "options" : {
    "config" : {
      "skipKnownHostCheck" : false,
      "force" : false
    },
    "include" : {
      "summaryReport" : false,
      "healthCheck" : false
    }
  },
  "scope" : {
    "includeFreeHosts" : false,
    "domains" : [ {
      "domainName" : "sddcId-1001",
      "clusterNames" : [ "SDDC-Cluster1" ]
    } ]
  },
  "logs" : {
    "vcLogs" : false,
    "nsxLogs" : false,
    "esxLogs" : false,
    "wcpLogs" : false,
    "sddcManagerLogs" : true,
    "apiLogs" : true,
    "vxrailManagerLogs" : false,
    "systemDebugLogs" : false,
    "vmScreenshots" : false,
    "vraLogs" : false,
    "vropsLogs" : false,
    "vrliLogs" : false,
    "vrslcmLogs" : false,
    "automationLogs" : false,
    "operationsLogs" : false,
    "operationsForLogs" : false,
    "lifecycleLogs" : false
  }
}

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 117

{
  "description" : "Support-Bundle collection operation for SDDC",
  "id" : "8a2f69a8-9f97-4ac3-8778-4aceb1640245"
}
  • Poll the task until "status" is not "IN_PROGRESS" or not "PENDING" using the "id" from the previous response.

Tip : Refer to: Get the status of SOS SupportBundle Task..

  • If the "status" is "COMPLETED_WITH_SUCCESS", the task is completed successfully.

  • The task is failed if "status" is "COMPLETED_WITH_FAILURE".

  • Download the bundle after successful bundle creation, using the "id" from the previous response.

Tip : Refer to: Downloads the SOS Support bundle created.

1.3. Related APIs API

[_getsupportbundlestatus] API [_exportsupportbundlebyid] API

2. Get the status of SOS SupportBundle Task.

The get health-summary operation

  • Polls the status of SOS SupportBundle operation.

2.1. Prerequisites API

The following data is required

  • ID of the task

2.2. Steps API

  • Invoke the API.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/system/support-bundles/8a2f69a8-9f97-4ac3-8778-4aceb1640245' -i -X GET \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'

HTTP Request

GET /v1/system/support-bundles/8a2f69a8-9f97-4ac3-8778-4aceb1640245 HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 341

{
  "status" : "COMPLETED_WITH_SUCCESS",
  "creationTimestamp" : "2021-07-09T06:22:32.856Z",
  "description" : "Support-Bundle collection operation for SDDC",
  "bundleAvailable" : "Yes",
  "id" : "8a2f69a8-9f97-4ac3-8778-4aceb1640245",
  "completionTimestamp" : "2021-07-09T06:23:04.949Z",
  "bundleName" : "sos-2021-07-09-06-22-32-87667"
}

2.3. Related APIs API

[_startsupportbundle] API

3. Downloads the SOS Support bundle created.

The download operation:

  • User can download the supportbundle bundle created.

  • The data is streamed in octect-stream format.

3.1. Prerequisites API

The following data is required

  • ID of the task

3.2. Steps API

  • Invoke the API.

Note : To trigger the API, the user should have a role of an ADMIN or OPERATOR in VCF.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/system/support-bundles/8a2f69a8-9f97-4ac3-8778-4aceb1640245/data' -i -X GET \
    -H 'Accept: application/octet-stream' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'

HTTP Request

GET /v1/system/support-bundles/8a2f69a8-9f97-4ac3-8778-4aceb1640245/data HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/octet-stream
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

3.3. Related APIs API

[_startsupportbundle] API [_getsupportbundlestatus] API

4. Get the status of all SOS SupportBundle collect tasks.

The get health-summary operation

  • User can get the history of all SupportBundle tasks.

4.1. Prerequisites API

The following data is required

  • None

4.2. Steps API

  • Invoke the API.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/system/support-bundles' -i -X GET \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'

HTTP Request

GET /v1/system/support-bundles HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 738

{
  "elements" : [ {
    "status" : "COMPLETED_WITH_SUCCESS",
    "creationTimestamp" : "2021-07-09T06:22:32.856Z",
    "description" : "Support-Bundle collection operation for SDDC",
    "bundleAvailable" : "No",
    "id" : "8a2f69a8-9f97-4ac3-8778-4aceb1640245",
    "completionTimestamp" : "2021-07-09T06:23:04.949Z",
    "bundleName" : "sos-2021-07-09-06-22-32-87667"
  }, {
    "status" : "COMPLETED_WITH_SUCCESS",
    "creationTimestamp" : "2021-07-09T06:23:55.973Z",
    "description" : "Support-Bundle collection operation for SDDC",
    "bundleAvailable" : "Yes",
    "id" : "b65d036d-01cd-4238-929e-d94f87f9b894",
    "completionTimestamp" : "2021-07-09T06:24:22.631Z",
    "bundleName" : "sos-2021-07-09-06-23-55-87667"
  } ]
}

4.3. Related APIs API

5. Perform Health-Check operation for SDDC.

The Create Health Summary operation:

  • Validates overall health of system.

  • The health checks results are included in a archive file.

  • This can be downloaded by the user.

The result is health-summary bundle.

5.1. Prerequisites API

The following data is optional

  • healthChecks

    • servicesHealth

    • ntpHealth

    • generalHealth

    • certificateHealth

    • passwordHealth

    • connectivityHealth

    • computeHealth

    • storageHealth

    • dnsHealth

    • hardwareCompatibilityHealth

    • versionHealth

  • scope

    • includeAllDomains

    • includeFreeHosts

    • domains

      • domainName

      • clusterNames

  • options

    • include

      • summaryReport

      • precheckReport

Note : To trigger the API, the user should have a role of an ADMIN or OPERATOR in VCF.

Note : User can also pass empty specification as data, then default health checks will be conducted.

Note : Only single domain is allowed in domain field, or user has to pass includeAllDomains as true.

Note : If no domain is passed default MANAGEMENT domain will be considered.

5.2. Steps API

  • Invoke the API.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/system/health-summary' -i -X POST \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
    -d '{
  "options" : {
    "config" : {
      "skipKnownHostCheck" : false,
      "force" : false
    },
    "include" : {
      "summaryReport" : false,
      "precheckReport" : false
    }
  },
  "scope" : {
    "includeFreeHosts" : false,
    "includeAllDomains" : false,
    "domains" : [ {
      "domainName" : "sddcId-1001",
      "clusterNames" : [ "SDDC-Cluster1" ]
    } ]
  },
  "healthChecks" : {
    "servicesHealth" : true,
    "ntpHealth" : true,
    "generalHealth" : true,
    "certificateHealth" : true,
    "passwordHealth" : true,
    "connectivityHealth" : true,
    "computeHealth" : true,
    "storageHealth" : true,
    "dnsHealth" : true,
    "hardwareCompatibilityHealth" : true,
    "versionHealth" : true
  }
}'

HTTP Request

POST /v1/system/health-summary HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 732
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

{
  "options" : {
    "config" : {
      "skipKnownHostCheck" : false,
      "force" : false
    },
    "include" : {
      "summaryReport" : false,
      "precheckReport" : false
    }
  },
  "scope" : {
    "includeFreeHosts" : false,
    "includeAllDomains" : false,
    "domains" : [ {
      "domainName" : "sddcId-1001",
      "clusterNames" : [ "SDDC-Cluster1" ]
    } ]
  },
  "healthChecks" : {
    "servicesHealth" : true,
    "ntpHealth" : true,
    "generalHealth" : true,
    "certificateHealth" : true,
    "passwordHealth" : true,
    "connectivityHealth" : true,
    "computeHealth" : true,
    "storageHealth" : true,
    "dnsHealth" : true,
    "hardwareCompatibilityHealth" : true,
    "versionHealth" : true
  }
}

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 104

{
  "description" : "Health-Check operation for SDDC",
  "id" : "beedc2ff-66d2-452f-af4b-176fa433148f"
}
  • Poll the task until "status" is not "IN_PROGRESS" or not "PENDING" using the "id" from the previous response.

Tip : Refer to: Get a SOS HealthSummary Task.

  • If the "status" is "COMPLETED_WITH_SUCCESS", the task is completed successfully.

  • The task is failed if "status" is "COMPLETED_WITH_FAILURE".

  • Download the bundle after successful bundle creation, using the "id" from the previous response.

Tip : Refer to: Download Health Summary bundle.

5.3. Related APIs API

[_getvsanhealthcheckbyqueryid] API [_exporthealthcheckbyid] API

6. Get the status of SOS health-summary task.

The get health-summary operation

  • Polls the status of SOS health-summary operation.

6.1. Prerequisites API

The following data is required

  • ID of the task

6.2. Steps API

  • Invoke the API.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/system/health-summary/beedc2ff-66d2-452f-af4b-176fa433148f' -i -X GET \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'

HTTP Request

GET /v1/system/health-summary/beedc2ff-66d2-452f-af4b-176fa433148f HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 336

{
  "status" : "COMPLETED_WITH_SUCCESS",
  "creationTimestamp" : "2021-07-08T09:11:22.957Z",
  "description" : "Health-Check operation for SDDC",
  "bundleAvailable" : "Yes",
  "id" : "beedc2ff-66d2-452f-af4b-176fa433148f",
  "completionTimestamp" : "2021-07-08T09:12:12.336Z",
  "bundleName" : "healthcheck-2021-07-08-09-11-22-91496"
}

6.3. Related APIs API

[_health-summary] API

7. Downloads the HealthSummary bundle created.

The download operation

  • User can download the health summary bundle created.

  • The data is streamed in octect-stream format.

7.1. Prerequisites API

The following data is required

  • ID of the task

7.2. Steps API

  • Invoke the API.

Note : To trigger the API, the user should have a role of an ADMIN or OPERATOR in VCF.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/system/health-summary/d14d42ea-3061-4874-a2ed-651253db37a3/data' -i -X GET \
    -H 'Accept: application/octet-stream' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'

HTTP Request

GET /v1/system/health-summary/d14d42ea-3061-4874-a2ed-651253db37a3/data HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/octet-stream
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

7.3. Related APIs API

[_health-summary] API [_getvsanhealthcheckbyqueryid] API

8. Get the status of all SOS health-summary tasks.

The get health-summary operation

  • User can get the history of all Health Summary tasks.

8.1. Prerequisites API

The following data is required

  • None

8.2. Steps API

  • Invoke the API.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/system/health-summary' -i -X GET \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'

HTTP Request

GET /v1/system/health-summary HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 729

{
  "elements" : [ {
    "status" : "COMPLETED_WITH_SUCCESS",
    "creationTimestamp" : "2021-07-08T09:11:22.957Z",
    "description" : "Health-Check operation for SDDC",
    "bundleAvailable" : "Yes",
    "id" : "beedc2ff-66d2-452f-af4b-176fa433148f",
    "completionTimestamp" : "2021-07-08T09:12:12.336Z",
    "bundleName" : "healthcheck-2021-07-08-09-11-22-91496"
  }, {
    "status" : "COMPLETED_WITH_SUCCESS",
    "creationTimestamp" : "2021-07-08T09:15:59.885Z",
    "description" : "Health-Check operation for SDDC",
    "bundleAvailable" : "Yes",
    "id" : "212090e7-833e-4436-9136-f4a4f86277de",
    "completionTimestamp" : "2021-07-08T09:16:46.701Z",
    "bundleName" : "healthcheck-2021-07-08-09-15-59-91496"
  } ]
}

8.3. Related APIs API

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Operations
GET
Export Health Check By ID
Download a Health Check tar.gz by its ID
GET
Export Support Bundle By ID
Download a Support Bundle tar.gz by ID
GET
Get Health Check Status
Retrieve the status of the Health Check operations
GET
Get Health Check Task
Retieve a list of Health Check tasks
GET
Get Support Bundle Status
Retrive the status of the Support Bundle operation
GET
Get Support Bundle Task
Retrieve a list of Support Bundle tasks
POST
Start Health Check
Start a Health Check operation using SoS
POST
Start Support Bundle
Start a Support Bundle operation using SoS