REST API - POST Cloud Metrics Reporting Configuration

Updated

This operation updates the configuration for Cloud Metrics Reporting.

Request

Syntax

POST <webservice>/CommServ/MetricsReporting HTTP/1.1 Host: <host name> Accept: {application/xml | application/json} Authtoken: <authentication token> Content-type: application/xml <update_cloud_metrics_reporting_template.xml>

where <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 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 values are: application/xml or application/json.

Authtoken

The authentication token received after successfully logging on. For details on receiving an authentication token, see Authentication.

Content-type

The media type contained in the request body.

Request Body

Download the XML file required for this request: update_cloud_metrics_reporting_template.xml. The following table displays the parameters for the request body.

Parameter

Description

Element

commcellDiagUsage

The option to enable or disable the collection of data for Cloud Metrics Reporting.

Valid values are True or False.

config

id

The ID for the type of data to collect. Add a serviceList block for each type of data and use the enable parameter to enable or disable the collection of that data. For example:

<serviceList>
<service>
<id>1</id>
</service>
<enabled>true</enabled>
</serviceList>
<serviceList>
<service>
<id>7</id>
</service>
<enabled>disable</enabled>
</serviceList>

Valid values are:

  • 1, for Health Check - collects data for the creation of the Health report

  • 2, for Post Upgrade Check - collects data for the creation of the Upgrade Check report

  • 3, for Activity - collects data for the creation of the Activity report

  • 4, for Upgrade Readiness - collects data for the creation of the Preupgrade Readiness Report

  • 5, for Audit - collects data for the creation of the Configuration Audit report

  • 6, for Chargeback - collects data for the creation of the Capacity and Charge Back report

  • 7, for Proactive Support - allows our Enterprise Support Team to collect log files and other information from your CommCell computer to help you troubleshoot problems

  • 8, for Cloud Assist - enables a setup script that creates and configures the user group that is used to send out alerts for Cloud Assist workflows

service

enabled

The option to enable or disable the collection of the type of data in the id parameter.

Valid values are True or False.

serviceList

dataCollectionTime

The time to collect data from the CommServe database.

Valid values are UNIX-style timestamps (seconds since January 1, 1970). For example, if 3:30 p.m. is set as the data collection time, 55800 is the value in the dataCollectionTime parameter.

config

clientGroupId

The system-generated ID assigned to the client computer group. If data is collected for all client computer groups, -1 is the value in the clientGroupId parameter.

clientGroupList

clientGroupName

The client computer group name. If data is collected for all client computer groups, the clientGroupName parameter is not returned.

clientGroupList

_type_

Valid value is CLIENT_GROUP_ENTITY.

clientGroupList

uploadNow

The option to immediately send current data collection results to the Metrics Reporting Server.

Valid values are 0 or 1.

config

uploadFrequency

The number of days between the time that data collection results are uploaded to the Metrics Reporting Server.

Valid values are 1 to 7.

config

Response

Response Parameters

Parameter

Description

Element

errorCode

The possible codes.

Valid values are:

  • 0, successful completion.

  • 2, a failure.

  • a specific error code.

CVGui_GenericResp

errorMessage

The description of the error code. Not all error codes have a description.

CVGui_GenericResp

Examples

Sample Request

This request disables the collection of the Health Check data.

POST <webservice>/CommServ/MetricsReporting HTTP/1.1
 Host: client.mydomain.com
 Accept: application/xml
 Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc6
 0f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f
 8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f
 40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef7
 68fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f323
 3d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8
 Content-type: application/xml
 <EVGui_SetCommServeSurveyConfigurationReq>
   <config>
     <commcellDiagUsage>true</commcellDiagUsage>
     <cloud>
       <serviceList>
         <service>
           <id>1</id>
         </service>
         <enabled>false</enabled>
       </serviceList>
     </cloud>
   </config>
 </EVGui_SetCommServeSurveyConfigurationReq>
    
Sample Response
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
 <CVGui_GenericResp errorCode="0" errorMessage="Success"/>