Content Library convert
Converts the library to a different type of library.
The currently supported conversion is ConversionType#TO_PUBLISHED_LIBRARY, which is for conversion from Content SubscribedLibrary to Content LocalLibrary with PublishInfo#published set to true.
The ConversionType#TO_PUBLISHED_LIBRARY involves transitioning the subscribed content library that subscribes to a remote published content library into a published local content library that is capable of distributing content externally.
The ConversionType#TO_PUBLISHED_LIBRARY is supported only for subscribed library where the items are fully synchronized with the remote published content library items. This operation is not supported in the following cases and will raise a NotAllowedInCurrentState error with an appropriate message.
- When the library item(s) in the library contains VM templates
- When Content SubscribedLibrary is on-demand and the content is not synchronized
- When the Content SubscribedLibrary item(s) are not synchronized
- When the library is put to Content LibraryModel.state_info in MAINTENANCE and currently undergoing library migration
- When the published library of the given library is put to Content LibraryModel.state_info in MAINTENANCE and currently undergoing library migration
A successful converted library will inherit properties such as authentication settings and library metadata persistence in converted library's datastore. It retains all existing metadata defined in PublishInfo with the exception of the PublishInfo#publishUrl, with PublishInfo#published set to
true. It also ensures that identifier of the library item(s) of the given library will not change.
This operation was added in vSphere API 9.1.0.0.
Returns an authorization error if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows:
- The resource
com.vmware.content.Libraryreferenced by the parameter libraryId requiresContentLibrary.ConvertLibrary.
The unique identifier of the library to be converted.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.content.Library.
The conversion specification containing the target library type.
{
"conversion_type": "string"
}The desired conversion type that will be applied to the library.
For more information see: Content Library ConversionSpec ConversionType.
This property was added in vSphere API 9.1.0.0.
Success!
Vapi Std Errors InvalidArgument If the library specified by libraryId is not valid for the conversion.
Vapi Std Errors InvalidElementType If the library specified by libraryId is not a subscribed library.
Vapi Std Errors NotAllowedInCurrentState If the library specified by libraryId has conditions that do not allow the conversion.
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}Stack of one or more localizable messages for human error consumers.
The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes the error from the perspective of the operation the client invoked.
Each subsequent message in the stack describes the "cause" of the prior message.
Data to facilitate clients responding to the operation reporting a standard error to indicating that it was unable to complete successfully.
Operations may provide data that clients can use when responding to errors. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the context of the operation reporting the error, different operations that report the same error may provide different data in the error. The documentation for each each operation will describe what, if any, data it provides for each error it reports.
The Vapi Std Errors ArgumentLocations, Vapi Std Errors FileLocations, and Vapi Std Errors TransientIndication schemas are intended as possible values for this property. Vapi Std DynamicID may also be useful as a value for this property (although that is not its primary purpose). Some resources may provide their own specific schemas for use as the value of this property when reporting errors from their operations.
Some operations will not set this property when reporting errors.
Discriminator field to help API consumers identify the structure type.
For more information see: Vapi Std Errors Error Type.
This property was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.
Can be missing or null for compatibility with preceding implementations.
If the user that requested the operation cannot be authenticated.
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"challenge": "string"
}Indicates the authentication challenges applicable to the target API provider. It can be used by a client to discover the correct authentication scheme to use. The exact syntax of the value is defined by the specific provider, the protocol and authentication schemes used.
For example, a provider using REST may adhere to the WWW-Authenticate HTTP header specification, RFC7235, section 4.1. In this case an example challenge value may be: SIGN realm="27da1358-2ba4-11e9-b210-d663bd873d93",sts="http://vcenter/sso?vsphere.local", Basic realm="vCenter"
This property was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.0.
This property is optional because it was added in a newer version than its parent node.
If the user that requested the operation is not authorized to perform the operation.
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"data": {},
"error_type": "string",
"challenge": "string"
}Indicates the authentication challenges applicable to the target API provider. It can be used by a client to discover the correct authentication scheme to use. The exact syntax of the value is defined by the specific provider, the protocol and authentication schemes used.
For example, a provider using REST may adhere to the WWW-Authenticate HTTP header specification, RFC7235, section 4.1. In this case an example challenge value may be: SIGN realm="27da158-2ba4-11e9-b",sts="http://vcenter/sso?vsphere.local", Basic realm="vCenter"
This property was added in vSphere API 9.1.0.0.
This property is optional because it was added in a newer version than its parent node.
If the library specified by libraryId does not exist.
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}
],
"data": {},
"error_type": "string"
}If any other error occurs during the execution of the operation.
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},
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}
],
"data": {},
"error_type": "string"
}Stack of one or more localizable messages for human error consumers.
The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes the error from the perspective of the operation the client invoked.
Each subsequent message in the stack describes the "cause" of the prior message.
Data to facilitate clients responding to the operation reporting a standard error to indicating that it was unable to complete successfully.
Operations may provide data that clients can use when responding to errors. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the context of the operation reporting the error, different operations that report the same error may provide different data in the error. The documentation for each each operation will describe what, if any, data it provides for each error it reports.
The Vapi Std Errors ArgumentLocations, Vapi Std Errors FileLocations, and Vapi Std Errors TransientIndication schemas are intended as possible values for this property. Vapi Std DynamicID may also be useful as a value for this property (although that is not its primary purpose). Some resources may provide their own specific schemas for use as the value of this property when reporting errors from their operations.
Some operations will not set this property when reporting errors.
Discriminator field to help API consumers identify the structure type.
For more information see: Vapi Std Errors Error Type.
This property was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.
Can be missing or null for compatibility with preceding implementations.
curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: <value>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"conversion_type":"string"}' https://{api_host}/api/content/library/{libraryId}?action=convert