This operation returns virtual machine (VM) group information that is available in a virtual client .
Request
Syntax
GET <webservice>/v2/vsa/vmGroups/{vmgroupID} HTTP/1.1
Host: <host name>
Accept: {application/json}
Content-type: application/jsonwhere <webservice> is the root path used to route the API requests to the Web Server.
For more information, see Available Web Services for REST API.
Request Parameters
Name | Description |
|---|---|
vmgroupID | The ID of the virtual group. If the virtual group is not known, use the GET Virtual Group IDs to retrieve it. |
Request Headers
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Host | The host name of the Web Server or Web Console used in the API request. |
Accept | The format of the response. Valid value is application/json. |
Content-type | The media type contained in the request body. Valid value is application/json. |
Response
Response Parameters
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
vmGroupInfo | The information of the VM group. |
vmGroupId | The unique ID of the VM group. |
clientName | The name of the VM client. |
vmGroupName | The name of the VM group. |
planName | The name of the plan. |
lastBackupTime | Time of the last backup. |
vmBackupInfo | The backup information of the VM that is added as content. |
vmPendingCount | The number of VMs that are pending for backup in the VM group. |
vmProtectedCount | The number of protected VMs in the VM group. |
vmNotProtectedCount | The number of unprotected VMs in the VM group. |
vmNeverBackedUpCount | The number of VMs that are never backed up in the VM group. |
vmBackedUpWithErrorCount | The number of VMs that are backed up with errors in the VM group. |
vmTotalCount | The total number of VMs in the VM group. |
vmSLAInfo | The SLA information for a VM. |
vmExcludedCount | The number of VMs that are excluded in SLA |
vmMetSLACount | The number of VMs that met SLA. |
vmMissedSLACount | The number of VMs that missed SLA. |
equalsOrNotEquals | The condition for a rule while adding content. For example, VM name or pattern EQUALS test. For a positive condition such as EQUALS , CONTAINS equalsOrNotEquals will be 1. For a negative condition such as DOES_NOT_EQUALS, DOES_NOT_CONTAINS equalsOrNotEquals will be 0. |
path | The path of the content. For example, for a VM, it is GUID. |
displayName | The display name of the content that you added. For example, VM display name. |
name | The name of the content that you added. For example, datastore name. |
allOrAnyChildren | The condition for rules in rule groups . For the All condition in rule group , allOrAnyChildren will be 1, For Any condition in rule group , allOrAnyChildren will be 0. |
type | The type of the content to be added to the subclient. Valid values are:
|
Examples
Sample Request
GET <webservice>/v2/vsa/vmGroups/521 HTTP/1.1
Host: client.mydomain.com
Accept: application/json
Content-type: application/jsonSample Response
{
"vmGroupInfo": [
{
"vmGroupId": 521,
"clientName": "VMWare_Client",
"vmGroupName": "VMWare LiveSyncDirect",
"planName": "Plan_1",
"lastBackupTime": 0,
"vmBackupInfo": {
"vmPendingCount": 0,
"vmProtectedCount": 0,
"vmNotProtectedCount": 0,
"vmNeverBackedUpCount": 0,
"vmBackedUpWithErrorCount": 0,
"vmTotalCount": 0
},
"vmSLAInfo": {
"vmExcludedCount": 3,
"vmMetSLACount": 0,
"vmMissedSLACount": 0
},
"content": {
"children": [
{
"equalsOrNotEquals": true,
"path": "",
"displayName": "LiveSyncDirectVM1",
"name": "5026b5cc-1f53-bd8b-2a79-9bf6ee9bc9a4",
"allOrAnyChildren": true,
"type": 9
},
{
"equalsOrNotEquals": true,
"path": "",
"displayName": "LiveSyncDirectVM10",
"name": "5026f812-cb97-9cef-8152-cecf8c05b150",
"allOrAnyChildren": true,
"type": 9
},
{
"equalsOrNotEquals": true,
"path": "",
"displayName": "LiveSyncDirectVM2",
"name": "5026d5cb-b72a-b901-72a2-9a5bb38878dd",
"allOrAnyChildren": true,
"type": 9
}
]
}
}
]
}