POST /cdpPolicies/{ID}/includes

Adds a VM or a VM container to the CDP policy having the specified ID.

Request

To add a VM or VM container to the CDP policy, send the POST HTTP request to the URL of the /cdpPolicies/{ID}/includes resource.

HTTP Request

POST https://<Enterprise-Manager>:9398/api/cdpPolicies/{ID}/includes

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. For details, see Authentication and Security.

Content-Type

True

Identifies the format of the request body message. Possible values:

  • application/xml
  • application/json

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

In the request body, the client must send parameters of the VM or VM container you want to add to the CDP policy. The body of the request must conform to the XML Schema Definition of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager REST API.

Important

If you use the XML media type, make sure that the order of parameters in the request body is correct. For details, see request body examples in this section.

The request body must contain the following elements:

Element

Type

Description

Modifiable

Min/Max Occurrence

HierarchyObjRef

HierarchyObjRefType

Reference to the VM or VM container. You can construct the reference manually or use the lookup service to retrieve the reference.

Yes

1/1

HierarchyObjName

String

Name of the VM or VM container.

No

1/1

GuestProcessingOptions

GuestProcessing OptionsType

Options for application-aware image processing. For details, see  Guest Processing Options.

Yes

0/1

Guest Processing Options

You can define the following guest processing options for the CDP policy:

Element

Type

Description

Modifiable

Min/Max Occurrence

VssSnapshotOptions

VssSnapshotOptionsType

Application-aware processing options. For details, see Application-Aware Processing Options.

Yes

0/1

WindowsCredentialsId

String

Guest OS credentials for starting the indexing runtime process in Microsoft Windows OS.

Yes

0/1

LinuxCredentialsId

String

Guest OS credentials for starting the indexing runtime process in Linux OS.

Yes

0/1

For example:

XML Representation

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<CreateObjectInJobSpec xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
 <HierarchyObjRef>urn:VMware:Vm:b4cd87e5-c608-4790-9178-076d16d4166b.vm-16</HierarchyObjRef>
 <HierarchyObjName>virt03-srv01</HierarchyObjName>
 <GuestProcessingOptions>
   <VssSnapshotOptions>
     <VssSnapshotMode>RequireSuccess</VssSnapshotMode>
     <IsCopyOnly>false</IsCopyOnly>
   </VssSnapshotOptions>
 </GuestProcessingOptions>
 <WindowsCredentialsId>00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000</WindowsCredentialsId>
 <LinuxCredentialsId>00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000</LinuxCredentialsId>
</CreateObjectInJobSpec>

JSON Representation

{

 "HierarchyObjRef": "urn:VMware:Vm:b4cd87e5-c608-4790-9178-076d16d4166b.vm-16",

 "HierarchyObjName": "virt03-srv01",

 "GuestProcessingOptions": {

   "VssSnapshotOptions": {

     "VssSnapshotMode": "RequireSuccess",

     "IsCopyOnly": false

   },

   "WindowsCredentialsId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",

   "LinuxCredentialsId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",

 }

}

Application-Aware Processing Options

You can define the following application-aware processing options for the CDP policy:

Element

Type

Description

Modifiable

Min/Max Occurrence

VssSnapshotMode

String

Mode of application-aware image processing. Possible values:

  • RequireSuccess
  • IgnoreFailures
  • Disabled

Yes

IsCopyOnly

Boolean

Defines whether copy-only backups must be created or transaction logs for Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL and Oracle VMs must be processed. Possible values:

  • True
  • False

Yes

0/1

UsePersistentGuestAgent

Boolean

Defines whether to use persistent guest agents on the protected VM for application-aware processing. Possible values:

  • True
  • False

The default value is False.

 

 

For example:

XML Representation

<VssSnapshotOptions>
 <VssSnapshotMode>RequireSuccess</VssSnapshotMode>
 <IsCopyOnly>false</IsCopyOnly>
 <UsePersistentGuestAgent>false</UsePersistentGuestAgent>
</VssSnapshotOptions>

JSON Representation

"VssSnapshotOptions": {

  "VssSnapshotMode": "RequireSuccess",

  "IsCopyOnly": false,

  "UsePersistentGuestAgent": false

}

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns response code 202 Accepted.

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, the REST API returns a task that has been created to perform the requested operation. To track the status of the operation, send the GET /tasks/{ID} request.

The task resource also contains a link to the task deletion operation. To stop the task execution, send the DELETE /task/{ID} request to the URL in the link.

Example

The example below adds a VM having MoID vm-10266 to the CDP policy having ID f365fbd8-fbd2-43ad-9f7a-c87cd390a0d9.

Request:

POST https://localhost:9398/api/cdpPolicies/f365fbd8-fbd2-43ad-9f7a-c87cd390a0d9/includes

 

Request Headers:

X-RestSvcSessionId   NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj
Content-Type         application/xml

 

Request Body:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<CreateObjectInJobSpec xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
 <HierarchyObjRef>urn:VMware:VM:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000.vm-10266</HierarchyObjRef>
 <HierarchyObjName>exch02</HierarchyObjName>
 <GuestProcessingOptions>
   <VssSnapshotOptions>
     <VssSnapshotMode>RequireSuccess</VssSnapshotMode>
     <IsCopyOnly>false</IsCopyOnly>
     <UsePersistentGuestAgent>false</UsePersistentGuestAgent>
   </VssSnapshotOptions>
 </GuestProcessingOptions>
</CreateObjectInJobSpec>

 

Response:

202 Accepted

 

Response Body:

<Task xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="Task" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/tasks/task-1">
 <Links>
   <Link Rel="Delete" Type="Task" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/tasks/task-1" />
 </Links>
 <TaskId>task-1</TaskId>
 <State>Running</State>
 <Operation>UpdateCdpPolicy</Operation>
</Task>

To track the status of the operation, send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the received task resource:

Request:

GET https://localhost:9398/api/tasks/task-1

 

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId   NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

 

Response:

200 OK

 

Response Body:

<Task xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="Task" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/tasks/task-1">
 <Links>
   <Link Rel="Delete" Type="Task" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/tasks/task-1" />
 </Links>
 <TaskId>task-1</TaskId>
 <State>Finished</State>
 <Operation>UpdateCdpPolicy</Operation>
 <Result Success="true">
   <Message>Ok</Message>
 </Result>
</Task>