[ovirt-users] schedule a VM backup in ovirt 3.5

[Maor Lipchuk]

Hi Indunil,

You can access the api as you mentioned before:
  https://engine.example.com:[port]/ovirt-engine/api

if you having trouble to access it, I suggest you try to open your admin portal,
and once it is opened go to the URL and simply add "/api" at the end of the address, this will present you the output of ovirt-engine API.

To get the list of the VMs through the API just call:
  https://engine.example.com:[port]/ovirt-engine/api/vms
then you should notive all the Ids of the VMs which you can use for backup.

I've attached an example of a print screen accessing to the API.

Regards,
Maor


----- Original Message -----
> From: "Indunil Jayasooriya" <indunil75 at gmail.com>
> To: users at ovirt.org
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 8:50:03 AM
> Subject: [ovirt-users] schedule a VM backup in ovirt 3.5
> 
> Hi list,
> 
> I want to schedule a VM backup in ovirt 3.5. I read below URL.
> 
> http://www.ovirt.org/Features/Backup-Restore_API_Integration#Full_VM_Backups
> 
> It gives an below example of VM backup
> 
> 
> Example for VM Backup
> 
> 
>     * Use existing VM Snapshot/Create a vm snapshot (example):
> URL = SERVER:PORT/api/vms/VM_ID/snapshots
>  Method = POST
>  (with Content-Type:application/xml header)
>  Body =
>  <snapshot>
>  <description>Virtual Machine 1 - Snapshot For Backup</description>
>  </snapshot>
> 
> 
> But, How can I find the VM_ID of the VM that I want to backup?
> 
> How can I write this below format?
> URL = SERVER:PORT/api/vms/VM_ID/snapshots
> 
> MY Ovirt Engine manager is running on another PC. (let's say
> engine.example.com ) i can access it by typing https://engine.example.com/
> 
> is it https://engine.example.com/api/vms/ VM_ID /snapshots ? I can't access
> it in firefox browser?
> 
> Should I write a script? is there any Youtube video or doc that makes me to
> understand this?
> 
> Hope to hear from you.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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