REST API - upload
  1. Operations
  2. vcenter
  3. nsx
  4. deployment
  5. software package

vcenter nsx deployment software package: upload

Upload NSX binaries to vCenter server. This API would provide the URI which has to be used to upload the content. Warning: This operation is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.

Request:

HTTP request

POST https://{server}/api/vcenter/nsx/deployment/software-package

?action=upload
{
    "file_name" : "string"
}

Body Parameters:

Name Type Description
bold = required
- upload_spec contains the filename.
-.file_name string The file that needs to be uploaded. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.

Response:

HTTP Status Code: 200

Response Body Structure:

{
    "access_token" : "string",
    "upload_URI" : "http://myurl.com"
}

Headers:

None

Type:

Name Type Description
bold = required
- upload_result UploadResult contains the file name and the URI which has to be used to upload the content.
-.access_token string An access token to an user who is granted to upload the NSX bundle. This can only be used to upload file which was passed in the upload spec. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
-.upload_URI URI The URL where the NSX bundle has to be uploaded. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.

Errors:

HTTP Status Code Type Description
401 unauthenticated if the user can not be authenticated.
400 not_allowed_in_current_state if the operation is not allowed in the current state. For Example upload or download is already in progress.
500 error if there is some unknown internal error. The accompanying error message will give more details about the error.