POST /cloud/publicIpAddresses

Adds one or several public IP addresses to the pool of public IP addresses configured on the backup server connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Request

To add one or several public IP addresses to the pool of public IP addresses, send the POST HTTP request to the URL of the /cloud/publicIpAddresses resource.

HTTP Request

POST https://<Enterprise-Manager>:9398/api/cloud/publicIpAddresses

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. 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 for the new public IP address range. 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

BackupServerUid

UidType

UID of the backup server on which the pool of public IP addresses must be configured.

No

1/1

IpAddressLowerBound

String

The first IP address in the range of public IP addresses added to the pool.

Yes

1/1

IpAddressUpperBound

String

The last IP address in the range of public IP addresses added to the pool.

Yes

1/1

For example:

XML Representation

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<CloudPublicIpAddressCreateSpec 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">
 <BackupServerUid>urn:veeam:BackupServer:8fff3b8e-c3f1-4ef5-aecc-561f07bf9982
</BackupServerUid>
 <IpAddressLowerBound>198.51.100.11</IpAddressLowerBound>
 <IpAddressUpperBound>198.51.100.15</IpAddressUpperBound>
</CloudPublicIpAddressCreateSpec>

JSON Representation

{

 "BackupServerUid": "urn:veeam:BackupServer:8fff3b8e-c3f1-4ef5-aecc-561f07bf9982\n",

 "IpAddressLowerBound": "198.51.100.11",

 "IpAddressUpperBound": "198.51.100.15"

}

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

None.

Example

The example adds a range of public IP addresses to the pool of public IP addresses on the backup server with ID 8fff3b8e-c3f1-4ef5-aecc-561f07bf9982.

Request:

POST https://localhost:9398/api/cloud/publicIpAddresses

 

Request Headers:

X-RestSvcSessionId   NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj
Content-Type         application/xml

 

Request Body:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<CloudPublicIpAddressCreateSpec 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">
 <BackupServerUid>urn:veeam:BackupServer:8fff3b8e-c3f1-4ef5-aecc-561f07bf9982
</BackupServerUid>
 <IpAddressLowerBound>198.51.100.11</IpAddressLowerBound>
 <IpAddressUpperBound>198.51.100.15</IpAddressUpperBound>
</CloudPublicIpAddressCreateSpec>

 

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>CreateCloudPublicIpAddress</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" />
   <Link Rel="Related" Type="CloudPublicIpAddressList" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/cloud/publicIpAddresses?format=Entity" />
 </Links>
 <TaskId>task-1</TaskId>
 <State>Finished</State>
 <Operation>CreateCloudPublicIpAddress</Operation>
 <Result Success="true">
   <Message>Ok</Message>
 </Result>
</Task>