Tasks

Table of Contents

• Get the Tasks

• Get a Task

• Retry a Task

1. Get the Tasks

1.1. Prerequisites

None

1.2. Steps

• Invoke the API

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/tasks' -i -X GET \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'

HTTP Request

GET /v1/tasks HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 2221

{
  "elements" : [ {
    "id" : "839dcb5a-b993-4d39-859e-e9a234d51dd2",
    "name" : "Enable VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program",
    "status" : "Failed",
    "creationTimestamp" : "2019-06-20T12:03:18.890Z",
    "subTasks" : [ {
      "name" : "FetchEntitiesForCEIPChangeAction",
      "description" : "Obtain Resources for Configuring Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) Setting",
      "status" : "SUCCESSFUL",
      "creationTimestamp" : "2019-06-20T12:03:18.890Z"
    }, {
      "name" : "UpdateCeipForEsxiAction",
      "description" : "Configure Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) Setting on ESXi Hosts",
      "status" : "FAILED",
      "creationTimestamp" : "2019-06-20T12:03:18.890Z"
    }, {
      "name" : "UpdateCeipOnNsxTAction",
      "description" : "Configure Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) Setting on NSX-T",
      "status" : "PENDING",
      "creationTimestamp" : "2019-06-20T12:03:18.890Z"
    }, {
      "name" : "SaveResourceCeipStatusAction",
      "description" : "Save Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) Status to Local Datastore",
      "status" : "PENDING",
      "creationTimestamp" : "2019-06-20T12:03:18.890Z"
    } ],
    "errors" : [ {
      "errorCode" : "VCF_ENABLE_CEIP_ERROR",
      "errorType" : "ERROR",
      "message" : "Unable to modify CEIP operation on VCF",
      "causes" : [ ]
    } ],
    "resources" : [ {
      "resourceId" : "a164d6de-d6f4-4613-b432-2d91dd81abc1",
      "type" : "HOST"
    } ],
    "resolutionStatus" : "UNRESOLVED",
    "isCancellable" : false
  }, {
    "id" : "80c19937-a9db-4684-8862-41c96c7e5740",
    "name" : "Credentials rotate operation",
    "status" : "Successful",
    "creationTimestamp" : "2019-06-20T12:03:18.890Z",
    "subTasks" : [ {
      "name" : "sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io:FTP",
      "description" : "Password rotate for sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io and credential type FTP",
      "status" : "SUCCESSFUL",
      "creationTimestamp" : "2019-06-20T12:03:18.890Z"
    } ],
    "errors" : [ ],
    "resources" : [ {
      "resourceId" : "263656fe-0ad8-4281-b5ae-a87a260c5a03",
      "type" : "HOST"
    } ],
    "resolutionStatus" : "UNRESOLVED",
    "isCancellable" : false
  } ]
}

2. Get a Task

2.1. Prerequisites

The following data is required

• ID of the task

2.2. Steps

• Invoke the API by providing the ID of the task as input.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/tasks/55831ff0-76fe-4944-9682-d73d9612a02e' -i -X GET \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'

HTTP Request

GET /v1/tasks/55831ff0-76fe-4944-9682-d73d9612a02e HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 960

{
  "id" : "55831ff0-76fe-4944-9682-d73d9612a02e",
  "name" : "Vi workload Domain Creation",
  "status" : "FAILED",
  "creationTimestamp" : "1970-01-20T01:47:10.561Z",
  "subTasks" : [ {
    "name" : "HostVibValidationAction",
    "description" : "Validate the hosts for any disallowed VIBS",
    "status" : "SUCCESSFUL",
    "creationTimestamp" : "2019-06-20T12:03:18.890Z"
  }, {
    "name" : "HostMaintenanceModeValidationAction",
    "description" : "Verifies that none of the hosts are in maintenance mode",
    "status" : "FAILED",
    "creationTimestamp" : "2019-06-20T12:03:18.890Z"
  }, {
    "name" : "FetchDnsAndNtpAction",
    "description" : "Fetches DNS \\u0026 NTP IPs",
    "status" : "PENDING",
    "creationTimestamp" : "2019-06-20T12:03:18.890Z"
  } ],
  "errors" : [ ],
  "resources" : [ {
    "resourceId" : "3ed1aedb-6f54-4d38-93d4-fb4d16a7c6f5",
    "type" : "HOST"
  } ],
  "resolutionStatus" : "UNRESOLVED",
  "isCancellable" : false
}

3. Retry a Task

Used to retry a failed task/workflow.

3.1. Prerequisites

The following data is required

• ID of the failed task

3.2. Steps

• Invoke the API by providing the ID of the task as input.

cURL Request

$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/tasks/67536cfe-d379-44cd-809e-6a4b9590e32c' -i -X PATCH \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'

HTTP Request

PATCH /v1/tasks/67536cfe-d379-44cd-809e-6a4b9590e32c HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....

HTTP Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Note : The credentials' update/rotate password tasks cannot be retried using this API. Refer to Retry a failed credentials task for a given ID API section.

Last updated 2022-05-10 11:15:18 PDT

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