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The Ops Center Automator API is a REST (representational state transfer) interface that includes the following resource command sets. In addition, there are several use case articles that provide example information.
- Child Topics
- Global-Active Device Setup service properties
- Allocate volumes with Configuration Manager service properties
- Allocate volumes with Smart Provisioning service properties
- Allocate volumes with Clone/Snapshot service properties
- Allocate Volumes with Remote Replication (Global-Active Device) service properties
- Allocate like volumes service properties
- Allocate like volumes with Configuration Manager service properties
- VMware service properties
- Expand Volume Capacity service properties
- Allocate Volumes service properties
- Online Migration with Configuration Manager service properties
- Smart Allocation for Oracle Databases service properties
- Create file share service properties
- Create file share (edit)
- Create file share (submit)
- Create file share (submit)
- Configure CIFS/NFS for Hitachi service properties
- Configure CIFS/NFS for Hitachi (edit)
- Configure CIFS/NFS for Hitachi (submit)
- Configure CIFS/NFS for Hitachi (task details)
- Allocate Volumes with 2DC Remote Replication service properties
- Add host to cluster in vCenter service properties
- Remove host from cluster in vCenter service properties
- Allocate Volumes, Fabric, and Datastore for ESXi Host service properties
- Allocate fabric aware volumes and create datastore for ESX cluster service properties
- Allocate fabric aware volumes service properties
- Allocate fabric aware volumes with Configuration Manager service properties
- Allocate volumes from virtual storage machine service properties
- Create high availability pair for migration service properties
- Migrate data using high availability pair service properties
- Export VSM configuration information across sites service properties
- Troubleshooting the APIs
When troubleshooting the APIs, it is helpful to review the log files, the HTTP status codes, and the API resource map.
- Service resources
A service is an instance of a service template that has been configured to work your provisioning needs through Ops Center Automator. An example is a service that automates volume provisioning for a server (through a submit service action). There are several management operations that are available for the Services resource.
- Schedule resources
Ops Center Automator enables you to schedule tasks and services. There are several management operations that are available for the Schedule resource.
- Task resources
A task is the running instance of a service that the system generates when you run a service. As a result, whenever you submit a service, Ops Center Automator creates a corresponding task (ID) that you can monitor, start and stop, and archive. There are several management operations that are available for the Task resource.
- Task history resources
A task is the running instance of a service that the system generates when you run a service. There are several management operations that are available for the Task History resource.
- Property definition resources
There are several management operations that are available for the Property Definition resource.
- Property value resources
There are several management operations that are available for the Property Value resource.
- Service group resources
There are several management operations that are available for the Service Group resource.
- Service template resources
Service templates are pre-configured templates that are customized to your specific environment and processes creating services that automate complex tasks such as resource provisioning. There are several management operations that are available for the Service Template resources.
- Property information resources
The Property Information resource enables you to get information about a property.
- Property group resources
The Property Group resource enables you to get a list of property groups.
- Task log resources
The Tag Log resource enables you to get a task log.
- Tag and tag group resources
The Tag resource enables you to get a list of tags and the Tag Group resource enables you to get a list of tag groups.
- External server connection resources
The External server connection resource enables you to get a list of external connections.
- Host resources
The Host resource enables you to get a list of hosts.
- Storage system resources
The Storage System resource enables you to get a list of storage system resources.
- Getting user and version information resources
There are resources in other domains that enable you to get user and version information.
- Troubleshooting the APIs
When troubleshooting the APIs, it is helpful to review the log files, the HTTP status codes, and the API resource map.
- Running a smart provisioning service with the REST API
Learn how to use the Ops Center Automator REST API to run a smart provisioning service.
- Modifying a smart provisioning service with the REST API
Learn how to use the Ops Center Automator REST API to modify a smart provisioning service.
- Finding and updating services - use cases
Learn how to use the Ops Center Automator REST API to find and update services.
- Creating and submitting service requests - use cases
Learn how to use the Ops Center Automator REST API to create and update services.
- Finding and managing tasks - use cases
Learn how to use the Ops Center Automator REST API to find and manage tasks.