GET /vmReplicaPoints/{ID}

Returns a resource representation of a VM replica restore point having the specified ID.

Request

To get a restore point for a specific VM replica, send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the /vmReplicaPoints/{ID} resource.

HTTP Request

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

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.

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.

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, the REST API returns an entity or an entity reference of the /vmReplicaPoints/{ID} resource. The resource entity contains the following parameters and links.

Parameters

Element

Type

Description

UID

UidType

UID of the VM replica point resource.

Name

String

Name of the VM replica point, for example: dc-hv@2014-08-21 11:03:38.

CreationTime

DateTime

Date and time when the restore point was created. The parameter accepts only UTC-formatted DateTime values.

VmName

String

Name of the VM for which the restore point has been created.

Algorithm

String

Replication method used to create the restore point. Possible values:

  • Full
  • ReversedIncremental
  • Incremental
  • SyntheticFull

PoinType

String

Type of the VM replica point. Possible values:

  • Full
  • ReverseIncrement
  • Increment
  • Snapshot

To view query parameters that you can use for filtering or sorting, see GET /query?type=VmReplicaPoint.

Links

Reference

Relationship

Description

/vmReplicaPoints/{ID}?action=failover

Failover

URL for the POST /vmReplicaPoints/{ID}?action=failover request.

/backupServers/{ID}

Up

URL of the /backupServers/{ID} resource — a backup server that created the replica restore point.

/replicas/{ID}

Up

URL of the /replicas/{ID} resource — a VM replica for which the restore point was created.

/vmReplicaPoints/{ID}

Alternate

Alternate URL of the /vmReplicaPoints/{ID} resource.

/vmReplicaPoints/{ID}/mounts

Down

URL of the /vmReplicaPoints/{ID}/mounts resource —  a collection of mount points that provide access to guest OS files of the VM.

/vmReplicaPoints/{ID}/mounts

Create

URL for the POST /vmReplicaPoints/{ID}/mounts request.

Example

The example below returns an entity resource representation of a VM replica restore point having ID 7bd7de06-ec7c-4067-b10b-081e4a69ccc3:

Request:

GET https://localhost:9398/api/vmReplicaPoints/7bd7de06-ec7c-4067-b10b-081e4a69ccc3?format=Entity

 

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId   NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

 

Response:

200 OK

 

Response Body:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<VmReplicaPoint xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/vmReplicaPoints/7bd7de06-ec7c-4067-b10b-081e4a69ccc3?format=Entity" Type="VmReplicaPoint" Name="apache_replica@2021-10-18 20:00:30" UID="urn:veeam:VmReplicaPoint:7bd7de06-ec7c-4067-b10b-081e4a69ccc3" VmDisplayName="apache_replica" xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0">
   <Links>
       <Link Href="https://localhost:9398/api/vmReplicaPoints/7bd7de06-ec7c-4067-b10b-081e4a69ccc3?action=failover" Rel="Failover" />
       <Link Href="https://localhost:9398/api/backupServers/a490c017-2c1c-40ee-8bcf-73bcce6ab36f" Name="enterprise01.tech.local" Type="BackupServerReference" Rel="Up" />
       <Link Href="https://localhost:9398/api/replicas/f8864ea3-8ddf-45b3-b81b-6d95b58a7d9b" Name="Replication Job 1" Type="ReplicaReference" Rel="Up" />
       <Link Href="https://localhost:9398/api/vmReplicaPoints/7bd7de06-ec7c-4067-b10b-081e4a69ccc3" Name="apache_replica@2021-10-18 20:00:30" Type="VmReplicaPointReference" Rel="Alternate" />
       <Link Href="https://localhost:9398/api/vmReplicaPoints/7bd7de06-ec7c-4067-b10b-081e4a69ccc3/mounts" Type="VmReplicaPointMountList" Rel="Down" />
       <Link Href="https://localhost:9398/api/vmReplicaPoints/7bd7de06-ec7c-4067-b10b-081e4a69ccc3/mounts" Type="VmReplicaPointMount" Rel="Create" />
   </Links>
   <CreationTimeUTC>2021-10-18T20:00:30.423Z</CreationTimeUTC>
   <VmName>apache_replica</VmName>
   <Algorithm>Full</Algorithm>
   <PointType>Snapshot</PointType>
</VmReplicaPoint>