Create A Network Pool - VMware VCLOUD API 1.0 - API Programming Manual

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Example 7-25. Remove an External Network
Request:
DELETE http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/externalnet/27
Response:
202 Accepted
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml
...
<Task ... operation="Deleting External Network (27)" ...>
...
</Task>

Create a Network Pool

A system administrator can use the rel="add" link for networkPools in a VMWExtension body to add a
network pool to a vCloud. Example
request to the networkPools link returned in Example
(FencePoolType and PortGroupPoolType) follow a similar pattern.
N You must use the VMware vSphere API to obtain the values you need to populate the VimSwitchRef
OTE
element.
Example 7-26. Create a Network Pool
Request:
POST http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/networkPools
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.networkPool+xml
...
<vmext:VMWNetworkPool xmlns:vmext="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1"
<vcloud:Description>Extra pool for new Orgs</vcloud:Description>
<vmext:VlanRange>
<vmext:Start>100</vmext:Start>
<vmext:End>120</vmext:End>
</vmext:VlanRange>
<vmext:VimSwitchRef>
<vmext:VimServerRef type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwvserver+xml"
<vmext:MoRef>dvs-28</vmext:MoRef>
<vmext:VimObjectType>DV_SWITCH</vmext:VimObjectType>
</vmext:VimSwitchRef>
</vmext:VMWNetworkPool>
Response:
201 Created
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.networkPool+xml
...
<vmext:VMWNetworkPool xmlns:vmext="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1"
<vcloud:Description>Extra pool for new Orgs</vcloud:Description>
<vmext:VlanRange>
<vmext:Start>100</vmext:Start>
<vmext:End>120</vmext:End>
</vmext:VlanRange>
<vmext:VimSwitchRef>
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7‐26 creates a network pool of the VlanPoolType by making a POST
xmlns:vcloud="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:type="vmext:VlanPoolType" name="NewVlanPool">
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/vimServer/100"/>
xmlns:vcloud="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1" xsi:type="vmext:VlanPoolType"
name="NewVlanPool" type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.networkPool+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/networkPool/41" ... >
7‐1. Requests to create network pools of other types
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