VMware VCLOUD API 1.0 - TECHNICAL NOTE, Programming Manual

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This chapter provides reference information about the elements defined in the vSphere Platform extensions to
this release of the vCloud API. Elements documented in this chapter can be created and modified only by a
system administrator. For more information about how the vCloud API uses XML to represent objects, and
how this reference material is organized, see “XML Representations in the vCloud API” on page 141.
This chapter provides reference material on the following elements and the elements they contain:
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“VMWExtension” on page 193
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“VimServer” on page 194
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“VmObjectRefsList” on page 195
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“ResourcePoolList” on page 196
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“ShieldManager” on page 196
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“VMWProviderVdc” on page 197
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“VMWNetworkPool” on page 198
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“VMWExternalNetwork” on page 199
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“VMWHostReferences” on page 199
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“Request Parameters” on page 200
VMWExtension
The VMWExtension element is a read ‐ only container for links to vCenter servers registered to Cloud Director
and vSphere objects such as ESX/ESXi hosts, resource pools and networks.
Content-Type
application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwExxml
Object href prototype
API ‐ URL /admin/extension
vSphere Platform Extensions
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Schema
Name Min Max Type Description
href 1 1 xs:anyURI Object reference
type 0 1 xs:string Media type of the element
(application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwExxml)
any attribute name 0 n any Includes XML Namespace Identifiers .
Link 0 n LinkType Links to actions and contained objects.