Create Links
Creates a new hybrid link between the local and foreign PSC. Usage beyond VMware Cloud on AWS is not supported. Warning: This operation is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/hvc/links
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, acquired from Create Session API under CIS product
vmware-api-session-id example
"b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389"
Request Body
Request Body
HvcLinksCreateSpec of mimetype application/json
Required
Specification for the new link to be created.
{
"domain_name": "string",
"password": "string",
"psc_hostname": "string",
"username": "string"
}
string
username
Required
The administrator username of the PSC. Warning: This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.
string
domain_name
Required
The domain to which the PSC belongs. Warning: This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.
string
password
Required
The administrator password of the PSC. Warning: This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.
string
psc_hostname
Required
The PSC hostname for the domain to be linked. Warning: This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.
string
port
Optional
The HTTPS port of the PSC to be linked. Warning: This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments. If unset 443 will be used as default.
string
ssl_thumbprint
Optional
The ssl thumbprint of the server. Warning: This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments. if unset no thumbprint is passed.
array of
string
admin_groups
Optional
List of groups to be added to enable administrator access to. Warning: This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments. if unset administrator access will not be set.
Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
201 Created returns
string of type application/json
The identifier of the newly linked domain. The result will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.hvc.Links.
Errors
400
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.already_exists : If the link already exists. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.invalid_argument : If the values of any of the fields of the spec parameter are not valid. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unsupported : If the PSC or the VC version is not supported. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unverified_peer : If the SSL certificate of the foreign PSC cannot be validated by comparing with the thumbprint provided in Links.CreateSpec.ssl-thumbprint or if Links.CreateSpec.ssl-thumbprint is unset. The value of the {@link UnverifiedPeer#data) field will be a structure that contains all the fields defined in Links.CertificateInfo.
500
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
default
‘Default’ means this response is used for all HTTP codes that are not covered individually for this operation.
Code Samples
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"admin_groups":["string"],"domain_name":"string","password":"string","port":"string","psc_hostname":"string","ssl_thumbprint":"string","username":"string"}' https://{api_host}/api/hvc/links
Vendor Extensions
This operation contains the following vendor extensions defined in the spec:
x-vmw-doc-operation: create
