POST ComputeResources/Discover/Information
Discover information about a compute resource prior to adding it to the system.
Note: The verb is POST rather than GET so that the credentials are passed securely in the message body rather than in the query string.
Request Information
Parameters
Name | Description | Additional information |
---|---|---|
clusterFullPath | Optional; the path the compute resource cluster to discover information about. |
Type: String |
Request body type
DiscoverComputeResourceInformationModel
Request body formats
application/json, text/json
Sample:
{ "ComputeResourceType": "HyperV", "Address": "https://10.1.1.10", "UserNameOrApiKey": "DOMAIN\\scvmm", "PasswordBase64OrSecretKey": "cGFzc3dvcmQ=" }
Response Information
Information about the compute resource.
Response type
ComputeResourceInformationModel
Response body formats
application/json, text/json
Sample:
{ "Href": "[api:ComputeResources/Discover/Information]", "ServiceOfferings": [ { "Name": "Small instance", "VCpus": 1, "MemoryMB": 512 }, { "Name": "Medium instance", "VCpus": 2, "MemoryMB": 1024 } ], "HypervisorsInPool": [ "10.1.1.10", "10.1.1.11" ], "StoragePools": [ { "Name": "storage1", "Type": "Shared" }, { "Name": "storage2", "Type": "Shared" } ], "Networks": [ { "Name": "network1" }, { "Name": "network2" } ] }