Connect Host
If vSphere APIs begin with /rest, maps are consumed and emitted as lists of objects containing a key:value pair.
Connect to the host corresponding to host previously added to the vCenter server.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/host/{host}/connect
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
string | Identifier of the host to be reconnected. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: HostSystem. |
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
string | Required session ID, obtained by first calling Create Session API |
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/host/{host}/connect
Errors
| Code | Returns | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 409 | ErrorRest | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.already_in_desired_state : if the host associated with host is already connected. |
| 503 | ErrorRest | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.service_unavailable : if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request. |
| default | ErrorRest | Not available |
| 401 | ErrorRest | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthenticated : if the user can not be authenticated. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if the user doesn't have the required privileges. |
| 404 | ErrorRest | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if the system reports an error while responding to the request. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_found : if there is no host associated with host in the system. |
