You can use HTTP requests to set up a newly deployed vCenter Server Appliance or Platform Services Controller appliance.
After stage 1 of the deployment process completes successfully, you can perform setup by sending HTTP requests.
The following HTTP requests show the syntax that you can use to perform the available user operations.
For information about the content and syntax of the HTTP request body, see the API reference documentation. For use case examples, see Use HTTP Requests to Set Up a Newly Deployed vCenter Server Appliance with an Embedded Platform Services Controller, Use HTTP Requests to Set Up a Newly Deployed Platform Services Controller Appliance, and Use HTTP Requests to Set Up a Newly Deployed vCenter Server Appliance with an External Platform Services Controller.
HTTP Status Codes and Errors lists the status codes that you can receive when you send HTTP requests.
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All operations. You can check the returned data in the results data structure. |
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You cannot perform the operation because the appliance is in the current state. For information about the states of the appliance, see Setting Up a Newly Installed Appliance. |
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You use an invalid user name or password, or authentication has failed. |
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There is a vapi std error. For information about the types of vapi std errors, see vapi.std.errors in the API Reference documentation. |
If errors occur during the setup process, you can check the results data structure, the API log file, and download the appliance support bundle from https://<appliance_address>:443/appliance/support-bundle.