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Creating a Template

Function

This API is used to create a template.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

POST /v3/vm/templates

Request

Table 1 Request header parameter

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

The user token. It can be obtained by calling the IAM API (value of X-Subject-Token in the response header).

Minimum length: 1 character

Maximum length: 16,384 characters
Table 2 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

template

Yes

TemplateRequest object

The template information.
Table 3 TemplateRequest field description

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

Yes

String

The template name.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

is_template

Yes

Boolean

Specifies whether the template is general. If the template is associated with a task, the template is not a general template.

region

Yes

String

The region.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

projectid

Yes

String

The project ID.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

target_server_name

No

String

The name of the target server.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

availability_zone

No

String

The AZ.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

volumetype

No

String

The disk type.

The value can be:

  • SAS

  • SSD

  • SATA

flavor

No

String

The flavor of the target server.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 65,535 characters

vpc

No

VpcObject object

The VPC information.

nics

No

Array of Nics objects

The NIC information. Multiple NICs are supported. If the target server is automatically created, enter only one NIC and set the ID to autoCreate.

Array length: 0 to 65,535 characters

security_groups

No

Array of SgObject objects

The security group information. Multiple security groups are supported. If the target server is automatically created, enter only one security group and set the ID to autoCreate.

Array length: 0 to 65,535 characters

publicip

No

PublicIp object

The public IP address.

disk

No

Array of TemplateDisk objects

The disk information.

Array length: 0 to 65,535 characters

data_volume_type

No

String

The disk type.

The value can be:

  • SAS

  • SSD

  • SATA

target_password

No

String

The password for logging in to the target server.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 1,024 characters

image_id

No

String

The ID of the image used to create target servers.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters
Table 4 VpcObject field description

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

id

Yes

String

The VPC ID. If the target server is created automatically, set this parameter to autoCreate.

Minimum length: 1 character

Maximum length: 255 characters

name

Yes

String

The VPC name.

Minimum length: 1 character

Maximum length: 255 characters

cidr

No

String

The VPC CIDR block. The default value is 192.168.0.0/16.

Minimum length: 1 character

Maximum length: 255 characters
Table 5 Nics field description

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

id

Yes

String

The subnet ID. If the target server is created automatically, set this parameter to autoCreate.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

name

Yes

String

The subnet name.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

cidr

Yes

String

The subnet gateway/mask.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

ip

No

String

The IP address of the target server. If this parameter is not specified, the system will automatically assign an IP address.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters
Table 6 SgObject field description

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

id

Yes

String

The security group ID.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

name

Yes

String

The security group name.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters
Table 7 PublicIp field description

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

type

Yes

String

The EIP type. The default value is 5_bgp.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

bandwidth_size

Yes

Integer

The bandwidth size in Mbit/s. The minimum increment for bandwidth adjustment varies depending on the bandwidth range. The minimum increment is 1 Mbit/s if the allowed bandwidth ranges from 0 to 300 Mbit/s. The minimum increment is 50 Mbit/s if the allowed bandwidth ranges from 300 Mbit/s to 1,000 Mbit/s. The minimum increment is 500 Mbit/s if the allowed bandwidth is greater than 1,000 Mbit/s.

Minimum value: 1

Maximum value: 2000

bandwidth_share_type

No

String

The bandwidth type, shared or dedicated.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters
Table 8 TemplateDisk field description

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

id

No

Long

The disk ID.

Minimum value: 0

Maximum value: 9223372036854775807

index

Yes

Integer

The disk serial number, starting from 0.

Minimum value: 0

Maximum value: 2147483647

name

Yes

String

The disk name.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

disktype

Yes

String

The disk type. The value is the same as that of volumetype.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

size

Yes

Long

The disk size in GB.

Minimum value: 0

Maximum value: 9223372036854775807

device_use

No

String

The used disk space.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

Response

Status code: 200

Table 9 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

The ID of the newly created template returned by SMS.

Minimum length: 0 characters

Maximum length: 255 characters

Example Request

  • This example creates a migration task template. The template name is xxxx, the region information is region, and the project ID is 00924d0ad2df4f21ac476dd9f3288xxx.

    POST https://{endpoint}/v3/vm/templates

{
  "template" : {
    "name" : "",
    "is_template" : false,
    "region" : "region",
    "target_server_name" : "abcd",
    "availability_zone" : "availability_zone",
    "projectid" : "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx00000001",
    "volumetype" : "",
    "image_id" : "",
    "vpc" : {
      "id" : "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx0001",
      "name" : "sms-1566979232(192.168.0.0/16)"
    },
    "security_groups" : [ {
      "id" : "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx0001",
      "name": "kubernetes.io-default-sg (Inbound: udp/1-65535;tcp/22,1-65535,3389; Outbound: --) "
    } ],
    "nics" : [ {
      "id" : "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx0001",
      "name" : "sms-1566979244(192.168.0.0/16)",
      "cidr" : "192.168.0.0/16",
      "ip" : ""
    } ],
    "flavor" : "s2.medium.2",
    "publicip" : {
      "type" : "5_bgp",
      "bandwidth_size" : 5,
      "bandwidth_share_type" : "PER"
    },
    "disk" : [ {
      "index" : 0,
      "name" : "system",
      "disktype" : "",
      "size" : 40
    } ]
  }
}

  • This example creates a template directly.

    POST https://{endpoint}/v3/vm/templates

{
  "template" : {
    "name" : "xxxx",
    "is_template" : true,
    "region" : "region",
    "target_server_name" : "ggg-win16-t",
    "availability_zone" : "availability_zone",
    "projectid" : "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx00000001",
    "target_password" : "********",
    "flavor" : "c3.medium.2",
    "vpc" : {
      "id" : "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx0001",
      "name" : "Migrate-SSd-1",
      "cidr" : "192.168.0.0/16"
    },
    "nics" : [ {
      "id" : "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx0001",
      "name" : "Migrate-SSd-35",
      "cidr" : "192.168.0.0/16",
      "ip" : ""
    } ],
    "security_groups" : [ {
      "id" : "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx0001",
      "name" : "Migrate-dddd"
    } ],
    "disk" : [ {
      "id" : "0",
      "index" : 0,
      "name" : "Disk 0",
      "disktype" : "SATA",
      "size" : 40,
      "device_use" : "BOOT"
    } ],
    "volumetype" : "SATA",
    "publicip" : {
      "type" : "5_g-vm",
      "bandwidth_size" : 10,
      "bandwidth_share_type" : "PER"
    }
  }
}

Example Response

Status code: 200

OK

{
  "id" : "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx0001"
}

Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

Response returned.

Error Codes

For details, see Error Codes.

Parent topic: Template Management