ServerCreate

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<pre style="color:red">Needs production update</pre>
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This operation will create a new server. The server creation is asynchronous, the progress can be checked with the URL in the response Location header or the self link in the body.
 
This operation will create a new server. The server creation is asynchronous, the progress can be checked with the URL in the response Location header or the self link in the body.
  
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== Parameters ==
 
== Parameters ==
 
=== JSON ===
 
=== JSON ===
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<big><source lang="javascript">
 
<big><source lang="javascript">
 
{
 
{
 
   "server":{
 
   "server":{
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       "name":"new-server-test",
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       "name":"{display_server_name}",
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       "imageRef":"http://127.0.0.1:6543/images/20GB_Ubuntu%2010.10%20x64%20R1soft/",
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       "imageRef":"http://{server_name}/images/{image_id}/",
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       "flavorRef":"http://127.0.0.1:6543/flavors/3/"
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       "flavorRef":"http://{server_name}/flavors/{flavor_id}/"
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  }
 
}
 
}
 
</source></big>
 
</source></big>
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; name - ''string''
 
; name - ''string''
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== Result ==
 
== Result ==
 
=== JSON ===
 
=== JSON ===
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<big><source lang="javascript">
 
<big><source lang="javascript">
 
{
 
{
 
   "server":{
 
   "server":{
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       "status":"ACTIVE",
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       "status":"BUILD",
 
       "updated":null,
 
       "updated":null,
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       "hostId":"host012-aus01.hyperv.hostway",
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       "hostId":"",
 
       "addresses":{
 
       "addresses":{
 
         "public":[
 
         "public":[
 
             {
 
             {
 
               "version":4,
 
               "version":4,
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               "addr":"216.185.158.89"
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               "addr":"{ip_address}"
 
             }
 
             }
 
         ],
 
         ],
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             {
 
             {
 
               "version":4,
 
               "version":4,
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               "addr":"172.16.2.143"
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               "addr":"{ip_address}"
 
             }
 
             }
 
         ]
 
         ]
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       "links":[
 
       "links":[
 
         {
 
         {
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             "href":"http://127.0.0.1:6543/servers/michalski275226-AUS001-0005/",
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             "href":"http://{server_name}/servers/{server_id}/",
 
             "rel":"self"
 
             "rel":"self"
 
         }
 
         }
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         "links":[
 
         "links":[
 
             {
 
             {
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               "href":"http://127.0.0.1:6543/images/20GB_Ubuntu%2010.10%20x64%20R1soft/",
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               "href":"http://{server_name}/images/20GB_Ubuntu%2010.10%20x64%20R1soft/",
 
               "rel":"self"
 
               "rel":"self"
 
             }
 
             }
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         "id":"20GB_Ubuntu 10.10 x64 R1soft"
 
         "id":"20GB_Ubuntu 10.10 x64 R1soft"
 
       },
 
       },
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       "userId":"michalski275226",
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       "userId":"{user_account_id}",
 
       "flavor":{
 
       "flavor":{
 
         "name":"1024MB Server3",
 
         "name":"1024MB Server3",
 
         "links":[
 
         "links":[
 
             {
 
             {
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               "href":"http://127.0.0.1:6543/flavors/3/",
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               "href":"{server_name}/flavors/3/",
 
               "rel":"self"
 
               "rel":"self"
 
             }
 
             }
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         "id":3
 
         "id":3
 
       },
 
       },
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       "id":"michalski275226-AUS001-0005",
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       "id":"{server_id}",
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       "name":"michalski275226-AUS001-0005",
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       "name":"{display_server_name}",
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       "created":"2011-12-05T12:51:28",
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       "created":"",
 
       "tenantId":null,
 
       "tenantId":null,
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       "accessIPv4":"216.185.158.89",
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       "accessIPv4":"{ip_address}",
 
       "accessIPv6":null,
 
       "accessIPv6":null,
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       "progress":100,
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       "progress":0,
 
       "metadata":{
 
       "metadata":{
  
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* When a server is still pending (has not completed the provisioning process), the creation timestamp and hostId that are returned will be empty string.
 
==== server ====
 
==== server ====
 
; id - ''string''
 
; id - ''string''
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; name - ''string''
 
; name - ''string''
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: Name for this server.
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: Display name for this server.
  
 
; created - ''string''
 
; created - ''string''
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; flavor.id - ''string''
 
; flavor.id - ''string''
 
: Unique identifier for flavor this server is based on.
 
: Unique identifier for flavor this server is based on.
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== Response Codes ==
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; Success:
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:''HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted''
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::Request is accepted.
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; Failure:
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:''HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request''
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::The resource used for creating server is not found.
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== Examples ==
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'''Create a new server'''
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:'''POST''' <nowiki>http://{api_url}/servers</nowiki>
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''Request Headers:''
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    Content-Type:application/json
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    Charset=UTF-8
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    Authorization:Base64-encoded username & password string
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''Request Body:''
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    {"server" : { "flavorRef" : "<nowiki>http://{server_name}//flavors/{flavor_id}</nowiki>", "name" : "{display_server_name}",
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                  "imageRef" : "<nowiki>http://{server_name}//images/{image_id}</nowiki>" } }
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''Response Code:''
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<pre>HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted</pre>
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''Response Body:''
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    {"server": {"status": "BUILD", "updated": null, "hostId": "",
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    "addresses": {"public": [{"version": 4, "addr": "{ip_address}"}], "private": [{"version": 4, "addr":  "{ip_address}"}]},
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    "links": [{"href": "<nowiki>http://{server_name}/servers/{server_id}/</nowiki>", "rel": "self"}], "image": {"name": "CentOS 5 Plesk",
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    "links": [{"href": "<nowiki>http://{server_name}/images/Centos%205%20x86%20Plesk/</nowiki>", "rel": "self"}], "id": "Centos 5 x86 Plesk"},
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    "userId": "{user_account_id}", "flavor":  {"name": "", "links": [], "id": ""}, "id": "{server_id}", "name": "{display_server_name}",
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    "created": "", "tenantId": null, "accessIPv4": "{ip_address}", "accessIPv6": null, "progress": 0, "metadata": {}}}
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* When a server is still pending (has not completed the provisioning process), the creation timestamp and hostId that are returned will be empty string.
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'''Create a server with bad request body'''
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:'''POST''' <nowiki>http://{api_url}/servers</nowiki>
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''Request Headers:''
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    Content-Type:application/json
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    Charset=UTF-8
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    Authorization:Base64-encoded username & password string
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''Request Body:''
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{"server" : { "flavorRef" : "<nowiki>http://{server_name}//flavors/{flavor_id}</nowiki>", "name" : "{display_server_name}",
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                  "imageRef" : "<nowiki>http://{server_name}//images/{image_id}</nowiki>" } }
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''Response Code:''
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<pre>HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request</pre>
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''Response Body:''
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{"computeFault": {"message": "Bad imageRef", "code": 400, "details": ""}}
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Revision as of 19:57, 12 April 2012

Needs production update

This operation will create a new server. The server creation is asynchronous, the progress can be checked with the URL in the response Location header or the self link in the body.

POST /servers

Contents

Parameters

JSON 

{
   "server":{
      "name":"{display_server_name}",
      "imageRef":"http://{server_name}/images/{image_id}/",
      "flavorRef":"http://{server_name}/flavors/{flavor_id}/"
   }
}
name - string
Display name for this server
imageRef - string
Absolute URL of the Image to use
flavorRef - string
Absolute URL of the Flavor to use

Result

JSON 

{
   "server":{
      "status":"BUILD",
      "updated":null,
      "hostId":"",
      "addresses":{
         "public":[
            {
               "version":4,
               "addr":"{ip_address}"
            }
         ],
         "private":[
            {
               "version":4,
               "addr":"{ip_address}"
            }
         ]
      },
      "links":[
         {
            "href":"http://{server_name}/servers/{server_id}/",
            "rel":"self"
         }
      ],
      "image":{
         "name":"Ubuntu 10.10 x64",
         "links":[
            {
               "href":"http://{server_name}/images/20GB_Ubuntu%2010.10%20x64%20R1soft/",
               "rel":"self"
            }
         ],
         "id":"20GB_Ubuntu 10.10 x64 R1soft"
      },
      "userId":"{user_account_id}",
      "flavor":{
         "name":"1024MB Server3",
         "links":[
            {
               "href":"{server_name}/flavors/3/",
               "rel":"self"
            }
         ],
         "id":3
      },
      "id":"{server_id}",
      "name":"{display_server_name}",
      "created":"",
      "tenantId":null,
      "accessIPv4":"{ip_address}",
      "accessIPv6":null,
      "progress":0,
      "metadata":{
 
      }
   }
}


  • When a server is still pending (has not completed the provisioning process), the creation timestamp and hostId that are returned will be empty string.

server

id - string
Unique identifier for this server.
links - list
Hypermedia for this resource.
status - string
Current state of the server. Values: BUILD, ACTIVE, SUSPENDED, DELETED, UNKNOWN
hostId - string
Id of the physical host this virtual machine is running on.
userId - string
Unique identifier for the owner of this server.
name - string
Display name for this server.
created - string
The date and time this server was created. ISO 8601 format, YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.
accessIPv4 - string
The default included public IPv4 address.
progress - number
The progress of the current this server while in the BUILD status. The value is in the range of 0 - 100, but currently will only even be 0, 50, 100.
metadata - object
Unused always an empty object.
tenantId
Unused always always null.
accessIPv6
Unused always null.
updated
Unused always null.

addresses

addresses.public.version - number
IP version of this address. Values: 4
addresses.public.addr = string
Public IP address of this server
addresses.private.version - number
IP version of this address. Values: 4
addresses.private.addr - string
Private IP address of this server

image

image.name - string
The display name of the image this server is based on.
image.links - list
Hypermedia for the image.
image.id - string
Unique identifier for image this server is based on.

flavor

flavor.name - string
The display name of the flavor this server is based on.
flavor.links - list
Hypermedia for the flavor.
flavor.id - string
Unique identifier for flavor this server is based on.

Response Codes

Success
HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Request is accepted.
Failure
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
The resource used for creating server is not found.

Examples

Create a new server

POST http://{api_url}/servers

Request Headers: 

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

Request Body: 

   {"server" : { "flavorRef" : "http://{server_name}//flavors/{flavor_id}", "name" : "{display_server_name}", 
                 "imageRef" : "http://{server_name}//images/{image_id}" } }

Response Code: 

HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted

Response Body: 

   {"server": {"status": "BUILD", "updated": null, "hostId": "", 
    "addresses": {"public": [{"version": 4, "addr": "{ip_address}"}], "private": [{"version": 4, "addr":  "{ip_address}"}]}, 
    "links": [{"href": "http://{server_name}/servers/{server_id}/", "rel": "self"}], "image": {"name": "CentOS 5 Plesk", 
    "links": [{"href": "http://{server_name}/images/Centos%205%20x86%20Plesk/", "rel": "self"}], "id": "Centos 5 x86 Plesk"}, 
    "userId": "{user_account_id}", "flavor":  {"name": "", "links": [], "id": ""}, "id": "{server_id}", "name": "{display_server_name}", 
    "created": "", "tenantId": null, "accessIPv4": "{ip_address}", "accessIPv6": null, "progress": 0, "metadata": {}}}
  • When a server is still pending (has not completed the provisioning process), the creation timestamp and hostId that are returned will be empty string.


Create a server with bad request body

POST http://{api_url}/servers

Request Headers: 

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

Request Body: 

{"server" : { "flavorRef" : "http://{server_name}//flavors/{flavor_id}", "name" : "{display_server_name}", 
                 "imageRef" : "http://{server_name}//images/{image_id}" } }

Response Code: 

HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request

Response Body: 

{"computeFault": {"message": "Bad imageRef", "code": 400, "details": ""}}


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