Creating a Protection Group¶
Function¶
This API is used to create a protection group.
Note
This API is an asynchronous interface. If this API is invoked successfully, the request is issued. To query the creation result, invoke the API described in Querying the Job Status.
Constraints and Limitations¶
None
URI¶
URI format
POST /v1/{project_id}/server-groups
Parameter description
Parameter
Mandatory
Type
Description
project_id
Yes
String
Specifies the project ID.
Request¶
Parameter description
Parameter
Mandatory
Type
Description
server_group
Yes
Object
Specifies the information about a protection group.
For details, see Table 1.
Table 1 server_group field description¶ Parameter
Mandatory
Type
Description
name
Yes
String
Specifies the name of a protection group. The name can contain a maximum of 64 bytes. The value can contain only letters (a to z and A to Z), digits (0 to 9), decimal points (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
description
No
String
Specifies the description of a protection group. The description can contain a maximum of 64 bytes. The value cannot contain the left angle bracket (<) or right angle bracket (>).
source_availability_zone
Yes
String
Specifies the production site AZ of a protection group.
You can obtain this value by calling the API described in Active-Active Domain.
target_availability_zone
Yes
String
Specifies the DR site AZ of a protection group.
You can obtain this value by calling the API described in Active-Active Domain.
domain_id
Yes
String
Specifies the ID of an active-active domain.
You can obtain this value by calling the API described in Active-Active Domain.
source_vpc_id
Yes
String
Specifies the ID of the VPC for the production site.
dr_type
No
String
Specifies the deployment model. The default value is migration, indicating migration within a VPC.
Example request
POST https://{endpoint}/v1/{project_id}/server-groups
{ "server_group": { "name":"testname", "description":"description", "source_availability_zone":"AZ01", "target_availability_zone":"AZ02", "domain_id":"fb4bb8e3-a574-4437-a156-78c916aeea4d", "source_vpc_id":"046852ef-c49d-409b-8389-546aaaa5701f", "dr_type":"migration", "server_type":"ECS" } }
Response¶
Parameter description
Parameter
Type
Description
job_id
String
Specifies the job ID.
Specifies the returned parameter when the asynchronous API command is issued successfully. For details about the task execution result, see the description in Querying the Job Status.
Example response
{ "job_id": "0000000062db92d70162db9d200f000a" }
Or
{ "error": { "message": "XXXX", "code": "XXX" } }
In this example, error represents a general error, including badrequest (shown below) and itemNotFound.
{ "badrequest": { "message": "XXXX", "code": "XXX" } }
Returned Values¶
Normal
Returned Value
Description
200
The server has accepted the request.
Abnormal
Returned Value
Description
400 Bad Request
The server failed to process the request.
401 Unauthorized
You must enter a username and the password to access the requested page.
403 Forbidden
You are forbidden to access the requested page.
404 Not Found
The server could not find the requested page.
405 Method Not Allowed
You are not allowed to use the method specified in the request.
406 Not Acceptable
The response generated by the server could not be accepted by the client.
407 Proxy Authentication Required
You must use the proxy server for authentication so that the request can be processed.
408 Request Timeout
The request timed out.
409 Conflict
The request could not be processed due to a conflict.
500 Internal Server Error
Failed to complete the request because of a service error.
501 Not Implemented
Failed to complete the request because the server does not support the requested function.
502 Bad Gateway
Failed to complete the request because the server receives an invalid response from an upstream server.
503 Service Unavailable
Failed to complete the request because the system is unavailable.
504 Gateway Timeout
A gateway timeout error occurred.