Attaching an EVS Disk (Deprecated)

Function

This API is only used to change the EVS disk status from available to in-use.

This API call exists for compatibility reasons only and is not meant to be used.

Constraints

Do not call this API to attach a disk. If you need to attach a disk, call the ECS Attach Volume API.

URI

• URI format

  POST /v2/{project_id}/volumes/{volume_id}/action

• Parameter description

  Parameter	Mandatory	Description
  project_id	Yes	Specifies the project ID. For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.
  volume_id	Yes	Specifies the disk ID.

Request

• Parameter description

  Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
  os-attach	Object	Yes	Specifies the disk attachment marker. For details, see Parameters in the os-attach field.

• Parameters in the os-attach field

  Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
  instance_uuid	String	Yes	Specifies the UUID of the host to be attached to.
  mountpoint	String	Yes	Specifies the device name.
  host_name	String	No	Specifies the name of the host to be attached to. The value can contain a maximum of 255 bytes.
  mode	String	No	Specifies the attachment mode. The value can be rw (read/write) or ro (read-only).

• Example request

  POST https://{endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/volumes/b104b8db-170d-441b-897a-3c8ba9c5a214/action
  {
      "os-attach": {
          "instance_uuid": "95D9EF50-507D-11E5-B970-0800200C9A66", 
          "mountpoint": "/dev/vdc"
      }
  }

Response

• Parameter description

  Parameter	Type	Description
  error	Object	Specifies the error message returned when an error occurs. For details, see Parameters in the error field.

• Parameters in the error field

  Parameter	Type	Description
  message	String	The error message returned if an error occurs.
  code	String	The error code returned if an error occurs. For details about the error code, see Error Codes.

• Example response

  None

  or

  {
      "error": {
          "message": "XXXX", 
          "code": "XXX"
      }
  }

  In the preceding example, error indicates a general error, for example, badRequest or itemNotFound. An example is provided as follows:

  {
      "itemNotFound": {
          "message": "XXXX", 
          "code": "XXX"
      }
  }

Status Codes

• Normal

  202

Error Codes

For details, see Error Codes.