Configures a new cloud gateway pool on the Veeam backup server connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.
To configure a cloud gateway pool, you must have at least one cloud gateway configured on the Veeam backup server.
Request
To create a new cloud gateway pool, you need to send the POST HTTP request to the URL of the /cloud/gatewayPools resource.
HTTP Request
POST http://<Enterprise-Manager>:9399/api/cloud/gatewayPools |
Request Header
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. |
Content-Type | True | Identifies the format of the request body message. Possible values:
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Accept | False | Identifies the format of the response. Possible values:
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 for the new cloud gateway pool. The body of the request must conform to the XML Schema Definition of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful API.
The request body must contain the following elements:
Element | Type | Description | Modifiable | Min/Max Occurrence |
Name | String | Name of the created cloud gateway pool. | Yes | 1/1 |
Description | String | Description for the created cloud gateway pool. | Yes | 0/1 |
CloudGateways | CloudGatewayPool | Specifies the list of cloud gateways included in the cloud gateway pool. At least one cloud gateway must be specified in order to create a cloud gateway pool. For more information, see Cloud Gateway Settings. | Yes | 1/1 |
CloudTenants | CloudGatewayPool | Specifies the list of cloud tenants to whom the created cloud gateway pool will be assigned. This parameter is optional, because a cloud gateway pool can be assigned to no tenants. For more information, see Cloud Tenant Settings. | Yes | 0/1 |
BackupServerUid | URN | UID of the Veeam backup server on which the cloud gateway pool must be created. | Yes | 1/1 |
For example:
<CreateCloudGatewayPoolSpec 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"> |
You can define the following parameters:
Element | Type | Description | Modifiable | Min/Max Occurrence |
CloudGatewayUid | URN | UID of the cloud gateway included in the created cloud gateway pool. Can be obtained from the representation of the /cloud/gateways resource. | Yes | 1/Unbounded |
For example:
<CloudGateways> |
You can define the following parameters:
Element | Type | Description | Modifiable | Min/Max Occurrence |
CloudTenantUid | URN | UID of the tenant account to which the created cloud gateway pool will be assigned. Can be obtained from the representation of the /cloud/tenants resource. | Yes | 1/Unbounded |
For example:
<CloudTenants> |
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:
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Response Body
None.
Example
The example below creates a cloud gateway pool on the Veeam backup server having UID urn:veeam:BackupServer:29e5d158-1f58-44bc-bbaa-2752d787a91d.
Request: POST http://localhost:9399/api/cloud/gatewayPools
Request Headers: X-RestSvcSessionId NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj
Request Body: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
Response: 202 Accepted
Response Body: <Task xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="Task" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/tasks/task-1"> |
To trace the status of the operation, send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the received task resource:
Request: GET http://localhost:9399/api/tasks/task-1
Request Header: X-RestSvcSessionId NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj
Response: 200 Success
Response Body: <Task xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="Task" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/tasks/task-1"> |
