VMware VCLOUD API 1.0 - TECHNICAL NOTE, Programming Manual

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vCloud API Programming Guide
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Role Administration 114
Create a Role 114
View Role Metadata 115
Modify a Role 116
Remove a Role 116
View a Right 116
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VMware vSphere Platform Operations 117
Summary of vSphere Platform Operations Requests 117
List vSphere Platform Operations and Objects for a vCloud 119
List Provider vDCs in a vCloud 120
List External Networks in a vCloud 120
List Network Pools in a vCloud 120
List vCenter Servers Registered to a vCloud 120
Get Information About a vCenter Server 120
List Available Resource Pools on a vCenter Server 121
Modify vCenter Server Settings 122
Register a vCenter Server and vShield Manager 122
Unregister a vCenter Server and vShield Manager 123
Force Reconnection to a vCenter Server 124
List ESX/ESXi Hosts in a vCloud 124
Get Information About a Host 124
Prepare a Host 125
Unprepare a Host 126
Enable or Disable a Host 126
Repair a Host 126
Upgrade a Host Agent 127
Create a Provider vDC 127
Examine the vSphere Objects in a Provider vDC 131
Modify a Provider vDC 131
Enable or Disable a Provider vDC 132
Remove a Provider vDC 132
Create an External Network 133
Get Information About an External Network 134
Modify an External Network 135
Remove an External Network 135
Create a Network Pool 136
Get Information About a Network Pool 137
Modify a Network Pool 137
Remove a Network Pool 138
Import a Virtual Machine from vCenter 138
Discover the Virtual Machines in a vCenter 138
Import a Virtual Machine as a vApp 139
Import a Virtual Machine as a vApp Template 140
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XML Representations in the vCloud API 141
About Object Representations 141
Schema 141
Content
Type 142
Object Reference Prototype 142
Common Datatypes 142
Primitive XML Datatypes 142
Complex Types 143