OVF Package List Resource

Cloud Admin	Enterprise Admin	User

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OVF Packages Lists aggregate multiple OVF Packages in a datacenter, providing a better way to organize them.

OVF Packages can be shared by many lists.

Its compatible with the current RepositorySpace format.

OVF Package List Data Model

Methods related to OVF Package List Resource

Create a new OVF Package List

All the contained OVF Packages will be created and available from the http://community.abiquo.org/display/Abiquo/OVF Package ResourceRetrieve an OVF Package List

Synopsis: POST http://{$hostIp}/api/admin/enterprises/{$enterpriseId}/appslib/ovfpackagelists
Request Headers: Accept, Content-Type.
Request Parameters: N/A.
Request Message Body: OVFPackageList.
Request example: Create new OVF Package List

Response Headers: Content-Length, Content-Type, Location.
Response Message Body: URI.
Response Status: 201, 400, 401, 403.
Response example: The creation response

Create a new OVF Package List using an RepositorySpace (ovfindex) URL.

Reads the [OVF Index document ] and creates a new OVF Package for each OVFDescription. Availables from the Retrieve an OVF Package List
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Synopsis: POST http://{$hostIp}/api/admin/enterprises/{$enterpriseId}/appslib/ovfpackagelists
Request Headers: Accept, Content-Type=url/ovfindex.
Request Parameters: N/A.
Request Message Body: URL of an 'ovfindex.xml'
Request example: Create new OVF Package List from ovfindex

Response Headers: Content-Length, Content-Type, Location.
Response Message Body: URI.
Response Status: 201, 400, 401, 403.
Response example: The creation response

Retrieve an OVF Package List

Synopsis: GET http://{$hostIp}/api/admin/enterprises/{$enterpriseId}/appslib/ovfpackagelists/{$ovfPackageListId}
Request Headers: Accept, Content-Type.
Request Parameters: N/A.
Request Message Body: N/A.
Example Request: Retrieve the list with OVF Packages.

Response Headers: Content-Length, Content-Type.
Response Message Body: OVFPackageList
Response Status: 200, 401, 403.
Example Response: Response of the GET over an OVF Package List

Future issues include filtering by 'category'.

Delete an OVF Package List

Synopsis: DELETE [http://example.com/server/admin/enterprise/1/appslib/ovfpackagelists/{$ovfPackageListId}
Request Headers: Accept, Content-Type.
Request Parameters: N/A.
Request Message Body: N/A.
Example Request: Deletes an existing OVF package list (does not delete its packages)

Response Headers: Content-Length, Content-Type.
Response Message Body: N/A.
Response Status: 200, 401, 403, 409
Example Response: Response of the deletion