Start Backup

Start a backup operation

Request

URI

POST

https://{api_host}/v1/backups/tasks

COPY

Request Body

BackupSpec of type(s) application/json

Required

{
    "elements": [
        {
            "resourceType": "SDDC_MANAGER"
        }
    ]
}

array of BackupResource

elements

Required

List of elements to be backed up

Responses

202

Accepted

Returns BackupTask of type(s) application/json

{
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "status": "One among: IN_PROGRESS",
    "resources": [
        {
            "resourceId": "BE8A5E04-92A0-43F6-A166-AA041F4327CC",
            "fqdn": "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
            "type": "One among: SDDC_MANAGER, PSC, VCENTER, NSX_MANAGER, NSXT_MANAGER, VRA, VRLI, VROPS, VRSLCM, VXRAIL_MANAGER, NSX_ALB, ESXI",
            "name": "string",
            "sans": [
                "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "errors": [
        {
            "errorCode": "string",
            "errorType": "string",
            "arguments": [
                "string"
            ],
            "context": {
                "context": "string"
            },
            "message": "string",
            "remediationMessage": "string",
            "causes": [
                {
                    "type": "string",
                    "message": "string"
                }
            ],
            "nestedErrors": [
                "Error Object"
            ],
            "referenceToken": "string"
        }
    ]
}

string

Optional

Backup task ID

string

name

Optional

Backup task name

string

status

Optional

Backup task status

array of Resource

resources

Optional

Backup resources, to get the backup details

array of Error

errors

Optional

List of errors in case of a failure

400

Bad Request

Returns Error of type(s) application/json

{
    "errorCode": "string",
    "errorType": "string",
    "arguments": [
        "string"
    ],
    "context": {
        "context": "string"
    },
    "message": "string",
    "remediationMessage": "string",
    "causes": [
        {
            "type": "string",
            "message": "string"
        }
    ],
    "nestedErrors": [
        "Error Object"
    ],
    "referenceToken": "string"
}

string

errorCode

Optional

The minor error code

string

errorType

Optional

The error type

array of string

arguments

Optional

The arguments used to localize the message, Can be used by scripts to automate the error processing.

object

context

Optional

The error context (e.g. the component where it occurred).

string

message

Optional

The localized error message

string

remediationMessage

Optional

The localized remediation error message

array of ErrorCause

causes

Optional

The underlying cause exceptions.

array of Error

nestedErrors

Optional

The nested errors when the error is a composite one

string

referenceToken

Optional

A reference token correlating the error with the relevant detailed error logs. Should be sent to the service provider when reporting issues.

500

Internal server error

Returns Error of type(s) application/json

{
    "errorCode": "string",
    "errorType": "string",
    "arguments": [
        "string"
    ],
    "context": {
        "context": "string"
    },
    "message": "string",
    "remediationMessage": "string",
    "causes": [
        {
            "type": "string",
            "message": "string"
        }
    ],
    "nestedErrors": [
        "Error Object"
    ],
    "referenceToken": "string"
}

string

errorCode

Optional

The minor error code

string

errorType

Optional

The error type

array of string

arguments

Optional

The arguments used to localize the message, Can be used by scripts to automate the error processing.