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A Flexible IP address is a static IP address that can be bound to any single Server. When you associate a flexible IP with a Server the IP is bound to that Server's network interface. You will use your flexible IP to connect to your Server. You can allocate IPs and release IPs from your account as needed.
 
A Flexible IP address is a static IP address that can be bound to any single Server. When you associate a flexible IP with a Server the IP is bound to that Server's network interface. You will use your flexible IP to connect to your Server. You can allocate IPs and release IPs from your account as needed.
  
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='''POST''' /os-floating-ips=
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='''POST''' /accounts/{accountId}/flexcloud/os-floating-ips=
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This operation will allocate a new flexible IP.
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Allocates a new flexible IP.
  
 
== Request ==
 
== Request ==
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     "zone": "AUS001"
 
     "zone": "AUS001"
 
}</nowiki>
 
}</nowiki>
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=== Parameters ===
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; accountId - ''string''
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: The selected account Id.
  
 
== Response ==
 
== Response ==
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       "links" : [
 
       "links" : [
 
         {
 
         {
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             "href" : "http://{api_server}/os-floating-ips/{ip_address}/",  
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             "href" : "http://{api_server}/accounts/{accountId}/flexcloud/os-floating-ips/{ip_address}/",  
 
             "rel" : "self"
 
             "rel" : "self"
 
         }
 
         }
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; Failure
 
; Failure
 
: ''HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized'' : This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the document you requested.  Either you supplied incorrect credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser does not understand how to supply the credentials required.
 
: ''HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized'' : This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the document you requested.  Either you supplied incorrect credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser does not understand how to supply the credentials required.
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: ''HTTP/1.1 404 Resource not found'' : The resource was accessed with wrong account number
  
 
== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
 
'''Successfully allocate a flexible IP'''
 
'''Successfully allocate a flexible IP'''
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:'''POST''' http(s)://{api_server}/os-floating-ips
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:'''POST''' http(s)://{api_server}/accounts/{accountId}/flexcloud/os-floating-ips
  
 
''Request Headers:''
 
''Request Headers:''
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       "links" : [
 
       "links" : [
 
         {
 
         {
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             "href" : "http://{api_server}/os-floating-ips/{ip_address}/",  
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             "href" : "http://{api_server}/account/{accountId}/flexcloud/os-floating-ips/{ip_address}/",  
 
             "rel" : "self"
 
             "rel" : "self"
 
         }
 
         }
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       "pool" : "default"
 
       "pool" : "default"
 
   }  
 
   }  
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}
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}</nowiki>
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</nowiki>
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'''Unauthorized access'''
 
'''Unauthorized access'''
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:'''POST''' <nowiki>http://{api_server}/os-floating-ips</nowiki>
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:'''POST''' <nowiki>http://{api_server}/accounts/{accountId}/flexcloud/os-floating-ips</nowiki>
  
 
''Request Headers:''
 
''Request Headers:''
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     wrong credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser
 
     wrong credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser
 
     does not understand how to supply the credentials required.
 
     does not understand how to supply the credentials required.
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'''Failure while trying to pass invalid account number'''
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:'''POST''' <nowiki>http://{api_server}/accounts/fake/flexcloud/os-floating-ips</nowiki>
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''Response Code:''
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<pre>HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found</pre>
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''Response Body:''
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<nowiki>
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{
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    "itemNotFound" : {
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      "message": "Resource not found",
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      "code": 404,
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      "details": "",
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      "errorid": "59e0b3dd-2173-432a-8ff5-60efe16e83bf"
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    }
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}</nowiki>
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== Alternative URI /os-floating-ips ==
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An alternative way to execute this call is to omit the ''accountId'' portion of the URI. In this case the system assumes the request is executed for the account identified in the [[Authentication|authorization header]].
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<code>POST /os-floating-ips</code>
  
 
[[Category:Hostway API]]
 
[[Category:Hostway API]]
 
[[Category:FlexCloud Server API]]
 
[[Category:FlexCloud Server API]]

Revision as of 09:12, 11 July 2013

A Flexible IP address is a static IP address that can be bound to any single Server. When you associate a flexible IP with a Server the IP is bound to that Server's network interface. You will use your flexible IP to connect to your Server. You can allocate IPs and release IPs from your account as needed.

Contents

POST /accounts/{accountId}/flexcloud/os-floating-ips

Allocates a new flexible IP.

Request 

{
    "zone": "AUS001"
}

Parameters

accountId - string
The selected account Id.

Response

JSON 

{
   "floating_ip" : {
      "instance_id" : "{instance_id}", 
      "ip" : "{ip_address}", 
      "fixed_ip" : null, 
      "links" : [
         {
            "href" : "http://{api_server}/accounts/{accountId}/flexcloud/os-floating-ips/{ip_address}/", 
            "rel" : "self"
         }
      ], 
      "pool" : "default"
   }
}

floating_ip

instance_id - string
Unique instance identifier floating IP is assigned to.
ip - string
IP address allocated.
fixed_ip - string
Fixed IP address.
links - list
Hypermedia for this resource.
pool - string
Name of the pool IP address belongs to.

Response Codes

Success
HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Failure
HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized : This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the document you requested. Either you supplied incorrect credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser does not understand how to supply the credentials required.
HTTP/1.1 404 Resource not found : The resource was accessed with wrong account number

Examples

Successfully allocate a flexible IP

POST http(s)://{api_server}/accounts/{accountId}/flexcloud/os-floating-ips

Request Headers: 

   Content-Type:application/json
   Charset=UTF-8
   Authorization:Base64-encoded username & password string

Response Code: 

HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted

Response Body: 

{
   "floating_ip" : {
      "instance_id" : null, 
      "ip" : "{ip_address}", 
      "fixed_ip" : null, 
      "links" : [
         {
            "href" : "http://{api_server}/account/{accountId}/flexcloud/os-floating-ips/{ip_address}/", 
            "rel" : "self"
         }
      ], 
      "pool" : "default"
   } 
}

Unauthorized access

POST http://{api_server}/accounts/{accountId}/flexcloud/os-floating-ips

Request Headers: 

   Content-Type:application/json
   Charset=UTF-8
   Authorization:Base64-encoded fake_authentication_string

Response Code: 

HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized

Response Body: 

    401 Unauthorized
    This server could not verify that you are authorized to
    access the document you requested.  Either you supplied the
    wrong credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser
    does not understand how to supply the credentials required.

Failure while trying to pass invalid account number

POST http://{api_server}/accounts/fake/flexcloud/os-floating-ips

Response Code: 

HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found

Response Body: 

 {
    "itemNotFound" : {
       "message": "Resource not found", 
       "code": 404, 
       "details": "",
       "errorid": "59e0b3dd-2173-432a-8ff5-60efe16e83bf"
    }
 }

Alternative URI /os-floating-ips

An alternative way to execute this call is to omit the accountId portion of the URI. In this case the system assumes the request is executed for the account identified in the authorization header.

POST /os-floating-ips

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