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5 Working with Hosts This chapter describes how to manage hosts. The sections apply to creation, modification, removal, and query operations on hosts. Creating a Host Create a host using the HTTP POST method. Use the following URI: https://:8080/api/v1/hosts Table 40 (page 52) shows the members that the message body can include. NOTE: Any user with Super or Edit role, or any role granted the host_create right, can perform this operation. Access to all domains is required for this operation. Table 40 Message Body JSON Objects for Host Creation Member name JSON Type string Value Range name31 Mandatory Yes Ignored Values Null Description Specifies the name of the host. (Since WSAPI 1.2) persona number HostPersona Enum No Zero and negative ID of the persona values to assign to the host. (Since WSAPI 1.2) FCWWNs array of string WWN No Null One or more WWN to set for the host. (Since WSAPI 1.2) iSCSINames array of string name223 No Null One or more iSCSI names to set for the host. (Since WSAPI 1.2) domain string name31 No Null Create the host in the specified domain, or default domain if unspecified. (Since WSAPI 1.2) forceTearDown Boolean No None If True, force to tear down low-priority VLUN exports. (Since WSAPI 1.2) descriptors HostDescriptors descriptors object No Null See HostDescriptors. (Since WSAPI 1.2) When creating a host, the name is required. Other members are optional. Host Creation Success Upon successful creation of the host, the location portion of the response header contains the URI for the newly created host in the following format: 52 Working with Hosts

Section	Page
HP 3PAR Web Services API 1.2 Developer's Guide	1
Contents	3
1 Introduction	9
About the WSAPI	9
Getting Started	9
Starting and Configuring the Server	9
About the SDK	9
Java SDK	10
Perl SDK	10
2 Accessing the WSAPI	11
Overview	11
Protocol and Message Format	12
Client HTTP Headers	12
Server HTTP Headers	13
Supported HTTP Methods	14
General URI Format	14
System Access	14
Creating Credentials	14
About Multiple Session Keys	14
About Session Key Security	15
Creating a Session Key	15
Using a Session Key	15
Deleting a Session Key	16
Session Key Deletion Success	16
Session Key Deletion Errors	16
HTTP Status and Error Codes	16
The code Member	16
The desc Member	24
The ref Member	25
HTTP Error Codes	25
Request Input and Optional Members	25
Null Members	26
Enumerations	26
JSON Types and API Types	27
3 Working with Common Provisioning Groups	29
CPG Enumeration and Configuration Objects	29
CPG LDLayout JSON Objects	29
CPG RAIDType Enumeration	29
CPG HA Enumeration	30
CPG chunkletPosPref Enumeration	30
CPG diskPatterns JSON Object	30
CPG diskType Enumeration	31
CPG Space Usage Objects	32
Growth Objects	32
CPG state Enumeration	32
CPG detailedState Enumeration	32
Creating a CPG	33
CPG Creation Success	33
CPG Creation Errors	34
Modifying a CPG	34
CPG Modification Success	35
CPG Modification Errors	35
Removing a CPG	35
CPG Removal Success	35
CPG Removal Errors	35
Querying CPG Information	36
Querying All CPGs	36
CPG Query Success	37
CPG Query Errors	37
Querying a Single CPG	37
Single-CPG Query Success	37
Single-CPG Query Errors	37
4 Working with Storage Volumes	38
Volume Enumeration and Configuration Objects	38
Volume provisioningType Enumeration Types	38
Volume CopyType Enumeration Types	38
Volume state Enumeration Types	38
Volume DetailedState Enumeration Types	39
Volume policies Configuration Object	40
Volume Space Objects	40
Creating a Storage Volume	41
Creating Base Volumes	41
Creating Snapshot Volumes	42
Volume Creation Success	43
Volume Creation Errors	43
Modifying a Virtual Volume	44
Volume Modification Success	46
Volume Modification Errors	46
Removing a Storage Volume	48
Storage Volume Removal Success	48
Storage Volume Removal Errors	48
Querying Volume Information	48
Querying All Volumes	48
All-Volumes Query Success	48
All-volumes Query Errors	50
Querying a Single Volume	50
Single-volume Query Success	50
Single-volume Query Errors	50
5 Working with Hosts	52
Creating a Host	52
Host Creation Success	52
Host Creation Errors	53
Modifying a Host	54
Host Modification Success	56
Host Modification Errors	56
Removing a Host	58
Host Removal Success	58
Host Removal Errors	58
Querying Hosts	58
Host Query Success	58
Host Query Errors	62
6 Working with Ports	63
Port Configuration and Enumeration Objects	63
Querying All Ports	65
All-ports Query Success	65
All-ports Query Errors	67
Querying A Single Port	67
Single-port Query Success	67
Single-port Query Errors	67
7 Working with Virtual LUNs	68
VLUN Configuration and Enumeration Objects	68
VLUN portPos Configuration Object	68
VLUNtype Enumeration	68
VLUN multipathing Enumeration	68
VLUN failedPathPol Enumeration	69
Creating a VLUN	69
VLUN Creation Success	70
VLUN Creation Errors	70
VLUN Creation Example	71
HTTP Request	71
HTTP Response	72
Removing a VLUN	72
VLUN Removal Success	72
VLUN Removal Errors	72
VLUN Removal Example	73
HTTP Request	73
HTTP Response	73
Querying VLUNs	73
Querying All VLUNs	73
All-VLUNs Query Success	73
All-VLUNs Query Example	75
All-VLUNs Query Errors	75
Querying a Single VLUN	76
Single-VLUN Query Success	76
Single-VLUN Query Errors	77
8 Getting Storage System and Version Information	79
Getting Storage System Information	79
Storage-system Query Success	79
Storage-system Query Errors	80
Getting Version Information	80
Version Information Query Success	80
Version Information Query Errors	80
9 Querying Available Space	81
Querying Overall System Capacity	81
Overall System Capacity Success	81
Overall Available Space Query Errors	84
Querying Available Space for a CPG or LDLayout Object	84
CPG Space Query Members	84
LDLayout Object Space Query Members	84
Space Query Success	84
Space Query Errors	85
10 Support and Other Resources	86
Contacting HP	86
HP 3PAR documentation	86
Typographic conventions	89
HP 3PAR branding information	89
11 Documentation feedback	90

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5 Working with Hosts

This chapter describes how to manage hosts. The sections apply to creation, modification, removal,

and query operations on hosts.

Creating a Host

Create a host using the HTTP POST method. Use the following URI:

https://

:8080/api/v1/hosts

Table 40 (page 52)

shows the members that the message body can include.

NOTE:

Any user with Super or Edit role, or any role granted the

host_create

right, can perform

this operation. Access to all domains is required for this operation.

Table 40 Message Body JSON Objects for Host Creation

Description

Ignored Values

Mandatory

Value Range

JSON Type

Member

Specifies the name

of the host.

Null

Yes

name31

string

name

(Since WSAPI 1.2)

ID of the persona

to assign to the

host.

Zero and negative

values

HostPersona Enum

number

persona

(Since WSAPI 1.2)

One or more

WWN to set for

the host.

Null

WWN

array of string

FCWWNs

(Since WSAPI 1.2)

One or more iSCSI

names to set for

the host.

Null

name223

array of string

iSCSINames

(Since WSAPI 1.2)

Create the host in

the specified

Null

name31

string

domain

domain, or default

domain if

unspecified.

(Since WSAPI 1.2)

If True, force to

tear down

None

Boolean

forceTearDown

low-priority VLUN

exports.

(Since WSAPI 1.2)

See

HostDescriptors.

Null

descriptors object

HostDescriptors

descriptors

(Since WSAPI 1.2)

When creating a host, the name is required. Other members are optional.

Host Creation Success

Upon successful creation of the host, the location portion of the response header contains the URI

for the newly created host in the following format:

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