This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Run Failover
[Applies only to replica and storage plans]
You can run failover for a plan with the specified ID.
Request
To fail over a plan, send the HTTP POST request to the /Plans/{planId}/Failover endpoint.
HTTP Request
POST https://<hostname>:<port>/api/v3/Plans/{planId}/Failover |
Request Headers
The request contains the following headers.
Header | Required/Optional | Value | Description |
Authorization | Required | Bearer <Access-Token> | Authenticates a client who sends the request to the server. Must contain the access token for the current logon session in the Bearer <Access-Token> format. |
Content-Type | Required | application/json | Identifies a media type that is used in the body of the request. |
Accept | Optional |
| Specifies a media type of representation that is required in the response message. If the requested type is not supported, the server will return the response in the application/json media type. |
Request Body
To run failover for a plan, you must send the following specific parameters:
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
executeChainedPlans | boolean | Defines whether VAO will run other plans scheduled in chain after the currently processed plan. |
restorePointDate | string | Defines the restore point date to be used to restore VM replicas. Note: Use null value to use the latest restore point. |
protectStorageVolumes | boolean | Defines whether VAO will protect target storage volumes after failover process is complete. |
In the request body, specify parameter values.
{ "executeChainedPlans": true/false, "restorepointDate": "YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00", "protectStorageVolumes": true/false } |
Response
The server returns the following response to the client.
Response Code
A successfully completed operation returns 200 response code.
Response Headers
The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers.
Header | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
Content-Length | integer | Identifies the length of the response body message, in bytes. |
Content-Type |
| Identifies the media type of the response body message. |
Example
The following example runs failover for a plan with the ID b8517d70-028d-4740-a130-787e164a3d83.
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