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(GET) /wanAccelerators/{ID}

Returns a resource representation of a WAN accelerator having the specified ID.

Request

To get a resource representation of the WAN accelerator, you need to send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the /wanAccelerators/{ID} resource:

HTTP Request

GET https://<Enterprise-Manager>:9398/api/wanAccelerators/{ID}

or

GET https://<Enterprise-Manager>:9398/api/wanAccelerators/{ID}?format=Entity

Request Headers

The request contains the following headers:

Header

Required

Description

X-RestSvcSessionId

True

The request requires authorization. In the header, the client must send a session ID copied from the server reply to the request creating a new logon session. To learn more, see Authentication and Security.

Accept

False

Identifies the format of the response. Possible values:

  • application/xml — the client can send this value in the header to accept response in the XML format.
  • application/json — the client must send this value in the header to accept the request in the JSON format.

If the request does not contain the header, the server will return the response in the XML format.

Request Body

None.

Query Parameters

The following parameters can be used in queries:

Parameter

Type

Description

Can Be Used for Filtering

Can Be Used for Sorting

UID

URN

ID of the WAN accelerator resource, for example: urn:veeam:WanAccelerator:55bd11af-696d-4224-ae9c-0917c851177c.

True

True

Name

String

Name of the WAN accelerator, for example: SourceWanAccelerator.

True

True

Capacity

Long

Size of the global cache (in GB) that was specified for the WAN accelerator in Veeam Backup & Replication, for example: 100.

True

True

ConnectionsCount

Int

Number of connections that are used to transmit data between WAN accelerators. Parameter is set in Veeam Backup & Replication, the default value is 5.

True

True

HighBandwidthModeEnabled

Boolean

Defines if the WAN accelerator operates in the high bandwidth mode. This mode applies simplified algorithms for data deduplication and does not use the global cache. It allows to transfer incremental backup data more efficiently in case network bandwidth is greater than 100 Mbps.

True

True

BackupServerUid

URN

ID of the Veeam backup server parent to the WAN accelerator.

True

True

BackupServerName

String

Name of the Veeam backup server parent to the WAN accelerator.

True

True

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns response code 200 OK.

Response Headers

The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers.

Header

Description

Content-length

The length of the response body.

Content-type

The media type and syntax of the request body message. Possible values:

  • application/xml
  • application/json

Response Body

In the response body, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager returns a representation of the /wanAccelerators/{ID} resource.

Example

The example below returns an entity reference representation of the WAN accelerator having ID 55bd11af-696d-4224-ae9c-0917c851177c.

Request:

GET https://localhost:9398/api/wanAccelerators/55bd11af-696d-4224-ae9c-0917c851177c?format=entity

 

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId   NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

 

Response:

200 OK

 

Response Body:

<WanAccelerator xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="WanAccelerator" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/wanAccelerators/55bd11af-696d-4224-ae9c-0917c851177c?format=Entity" Name="172.16.13.45" UID="urn:veeam:WanAccelerator:55bd11af-696d-4224-ae9c-0917c851177c">
 <Links>
   <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.tech.local" />
   <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="WanAcceleratorReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/wanAccelerators/55bd11af-696d-4224-ae9c-0917c851177c" Name="172.16.13.45" />
 </Links>
 <Description>WAN Accelerator in Columbus</Description>
 <OutOfDate>false</OutOfDate>
 <Version>8.0</Version>
 <Capacity>100</Capacity>
 <TrafficPort>6165</TrafficPort>
 <ConnectionsCount>5</ConnectionsCount>
 <CachePath>C:\VeeamWAN</CachePath>
 <HighBandwidthModeEnabled>false</HighBandwidthModeEnabled>
</WanAccelerator>