[ovirt-devel] Re: No response for post using curl for The Backup and Restore API oVirt API

I am getting error as ....... ( [status] => error [message] => [Interface is required, Attribute: diskVmElement.diskInterface] [output] => { "detail" : "[Interface is required, Attribute: diskVmElement.diskInterface]", "reason" : "Operation Failed" } I changed the api like this On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 4:55 PM Eyal Shenitzky <eshenitz(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > Hi Midhun, > > In order to attach a snapshot to a VM you should use the following call: > > POST /api/vms/22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222/diskattachments > HTTP/1.1 > Accept: application/xml > Content-type: application/xml > > <disk_attachment> > <active>true</active> > <disk id="11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"> > <snapshot id="11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"/> > </disk> > </disk_attachment> > > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 10:34 AM <smidhunraj(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > >> I have 2 virtual machines in my ovirt open virtualisation manager.The >> name of first virtual machine is backupvm and the name of second virtual >> machine is secondvm .I have created many snapshot shot of secondvm I want >> to convert a particular snapshot ofsecondvm using the ovirt api to secondvm >> backup and attach it to backupvm The link of the api is >> https://ovirt.org/documentation/admin-guide/chap-Backups_and_Migration.ht... >> .I want to run the fourth step which says. >> >> Attach the snapshot to the backup virtual machine and activate the disk: >> >> POST /api/vms/22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222/disks/ HTTP/1.1 >> Accept: application/xml >> Content-type: application/xml >> >> <disk id="11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"> >> <snapshot id="11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"/> >> <active>true</active> >> </disk> >> .I want to attach this snapshots after converting them to backups of vms >> and then attach to vm named backupvm.The api for this is mentioned as >> >> The id of secondvm is a88a79ab-1f0c-4f32-bdaa-abc8109b3c0d and the id of >> backupvm is a88a79ab-1f0c-4f32-bdaa-abc8109b3c0d.The id of snapshot is >> 804cb937-5961-4a55-a453-74932c508dd6 and id of disk is >> e6c623e3-31d8-4554-ad5a-2b581914494b >> >> I have written a curl command for this as >> >> curl -u 'username:password' -H "Accept: application/xml" -H >> "Content-type: application/xml" -X POST -d '<disk >> id="e6c623e3-31d8-4554-ad5a-2b581914494b"> >> <snapshot id="804cb937-5961-4a55-a453-74932c508dd6"/> >> <active>true</active> >> </disk>' >> https:<url>/ovirt-engine/api/vms/a88a79ab-1f0c-4f32-bdaa-abc8109b3c0d/disks/ >> ; >> I expect the vm snapshot to be attached to backupvm.But i am not getting >> any response .Hence i am under the assumption that it is not working.. >> >> What modification should i make in the curl command to get it working >> >> In the figure below secondvm is labelled as bobcarenewvm >> >> https://i.stack.imgur.com/LC3An.png >> https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lgozu.png >> https://i.stack.imgur.com/efQrf.png >> https://i.stack.imgur.com/3wAyA.png >> >> Please help me, >> Thanks and Regards, >> Midhun. >> _______________________________________________ >> Devel mailing list -- devel(a)ovirt.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave(a)ovirt.org >> Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/site/privacy-policy/ >> oVirt Code of Conduct: >> https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ >> List Archives: >> https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/devel@ovirt.org/message/U2HYTU7AVHO... >> > > > -- > Regards, > Eyal Shenitzky >