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Ganeti remote API

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Documents Ganeti version |version|

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Introduction

------------

Ganeti supports a remote API for enable external tools to easily

retrieve information about a cluster's state. The remote API daemon,

*ganeti-rapi*, is automatically started on the master node. By default

it runs on TCP port 5080, but this can be changed either in

``.../constants.py`` or via the command line parameter *-p*. SSL mode,

which is used by default, can also be disabled by passing command line

parameters.

Protocol

--------

The protocol used is JSON_ over HTTP designed after the REST_

principle.

.. _JSON: http://www.json.org/

.. _REST: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_State_Transfer

Generic parameters

------------------

A few parameter mean the same thing across all resources which implement it.

``bulk``

++++++++

Bulk-mode means that for the resources which usually return just a

list of child resources (e.g. ``/2/instances`` which returns just

instance names), the output will instead contain detailed data for all

these subresources. This is more efficient than query-ing the

sub-resources themselves.

``dry-run``

+++++++++++

The optional *dry-run* argument, if provided and set to a positive

integer value (e.g. ``?dry-run=1``), signals to Ganeti that the job

should not be executed, only the pre-execution checks will be done.

This is useful in trying to determine (without guarantees though, as

in the meantime the cluster state could have changed) if the operation

is likely to succeed or at least start executing.

Usage examples

--------------

You can access the API using your favorite programming language as

long as it supports network connections.

Shell

+++++

.. highlight:: sh

Using wget::

   wget -q -O - https://CLUSTERNAME:5080/2/info

or curl::

  curl https://CLUSTERNAME:5080/2/info

Python

++++++

.. highlight: python

  import urllib2

  f = urllib2.urlopen('https://CLUSTERNAME:5080/2/info')

  print f.read()

JavaScript

++++++++++

.. warning:: While it's possible to use JavaScript, it poses several

  potential problems, including browser blocking request due to

  non-standard ports or different domain names. Fetching the data on

  the webserver is easier.

.. highlight:: javascript

::

  var url = 'https://CLUSTERNAME:5080/2/info';

  var info;

  var xmlreq = new XMLHttpRequest();

  xmlreq.onreadystatechange = function () {

    if (xmlreq.readyState != 4) return;

    if (xmlreq.status == 200) {

      info = eval("(" + xmlreq.responseText + ")");

      alert(info);

    } else {

      alert('Error fetching cluster info');

    }

    xmlreq = null;

  };

  xmlreq.open('GET', url, true);

  xmlreq.send(null);

Resources

---------

.. highlight:: javascript

``/``

+++++

The root resource.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Shows the list of mapped resources.

Returns: a dictionary with 'name' and 'uri' keys for each of them.

``/2``

++++++

The ``/2`` resource, the root of the version 2 API.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Show the list of mapped resources.

Returns: a dictionary with ``name`` and ``uri`` keys for each of them.

``/2/info``

+++++++++++

Cluster information resource.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Returns cluster information.

Example::

  {

    "config_version": 2000000,

    "name": "cluster",

    "software_version": "2.0.0~beta2",

    "os_api_version": 10,

    "export_version": 0,

    "candidate_pool_size": 10,

    "enabled_hypervisors": [

      "fake"

    ],

    "hvparams": {

      "fake": {}

     },

    "default_hypervisor": "fake",

    "master": "node1.example.com",

    "architecture": [

      "64bit",

      "x86_64"

    ],

    "protocol_version": 20,

    "beparams": {

      "default": {

        "auto_balance": true,

        "vcpus": 1,

        "memory": 128

       }

      }

    }

``/2/instances``

++++++++++++++++

The instances resource.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``, ``POST``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Returns a list of all available instances.

Example::

    [

      {

        "name": "web.example.com",

        "uri": "\/instances\/web.example.com"

      },

      {

        "name": "mail.example.com",

        "uri": "\/instances\/mail.example.com"

      }

    ]

If the optional *bulk* argument is provided and set to a true value

(i.e ``?bulk=1``), the output contains detailed information about

instances as a list.

Example::

    [

      {

         "status": "running",

         "disk_usage": 20480,

         "nic.bridges": [

           "xen-br0"

          ],

         "name": "web.example.com",

         "tags": ["tag1", "tag2"],

         "beparams": {

           "vcpus": 2,

           "memory": 512

         },

         "disk.sizes": [

             20480

         ],

         "pnode": "node1.example.com",

         "nic.macs": ["01:23:45:67:89:01"],

         "snodes": ["node2.example.com"],

         "disk_template": "drbd",

         "admin_state": true,

         "os": "debian-etch",

         "oper_state": true

      },

      ...

    ]

``POST``

~~~~~~~~

Creates an instance.

If the optional *dry-run* argument is provided and set to a positive

integer valu (e.g. ``?dry-run=1``), the job will not be actually

executed, only the pre-execution checks will be done. Query-ing the

job result will return, in both dry-run and normal case, the list of

nodes selected for the instance.

Returns: a job ID that can be used later for polling.

``/2/instances/[instance_name]``

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Instance-specific resource.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``, ``DELETE``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Returns information about an instance, similar to the bulk output from

the instance list.

``DELETE``

~~~~~~~~~~

Deletes an instance.

It supports the ``dry-run`` argument.

``/2/instances/[instance_name]/reboot``

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Reboots URI for an instance.

It supports the following commands: ``POST``.

``POST``

~~~~~~~~

Reboots the instance.

The URI takes optional ``type=hard|soft|full`` and

``ignore_secondaries=False|True`` parameters.

It supports the ``dry-run`` argument.

``/2/instances/[instance_name]/shutdown``

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Instance shutdown URI.

It supports the following commands: ``PUT``.

``PUT``

~~~~~~~

Shutdowns an instance.

It supports the ``dry-run`` argument.

``/2/instances/[instance_name]/startup``

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Instance startup URI.

It supports the following commands: ``PUT``.

``PUT``

~~~~~~~

Startup an instance.

The URI takes an optional ``force=False|True`` parameter to start the

instance if even if secondary disks are failing.

It supports the ``dry-run`` argument.

``/2/instances/[instance_name]/tags``

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Manages per-instance tags.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``, ``PUT``, ``DELETE``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Returns a list of tags.

Example::

    ["tag1", "tag2", "tag3"]

``PUT``

~~~~~~~

Add a set of tags.

The request as a list of strings should be ``PUT`` to this URI. The

result willl be a job id.

It supports the ``dry-run`` argument.

``DELETE``

~~~~~~~~~~

Delete a tag.

In order to delete a set of tags, the DELETE request should be

addressed to URI like::

    /tags?tag=[tag]&tag=[tag]

It supports the ``dry-run`` argument.

``/2/jobs``

+++++++++++

The ``/2/jobs`` resource.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Returns a dictionary of jobs.

Returns: a dictionary with jobs id and uri.

``/2/jobs/[job_id]``

++++++++++++++++++++

Individual job URI.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``, ``DELETE``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Returns a job status.

Returns: a dictionary with job parameters.

The result includes:

- id: job ID as a number

- status: current job status as a string

- ops: involved OpCodes as a list of dictionaries for each

  opcodes in the job

- opstatus: OpCodes status as a list

- opresult: OpCodes results as a list of lists

``DELETE``

~~~~~~~~~~

Cancel a not-yet-started job.

``/2/nodes``

++++++++++++

Nodes resource.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Returns a list of all nodes.

Example::

    [

      {

        "id": "node1.example.com",

        "uri": "\/instances\/node1.example.com"

      },

      {

        "id": "node2.example.com",

        "uri": "\/instances\/node2.example.com"

      }

    ]

If the optional 'bulk' argument is provided and set to 'true' value

(i.e '?bulk=1'), the output contains detailed information about nodes

as a list.

Example::

    [

      {

        "pinst_cnt": 1,

        "mfree": 31280,

        "mtotal": 32763,

        "name": "www.example.com",

        "tags": [],

        "mnode": 512,

        "dtotal": 5246208,

        "sinst_cnt": 2,

        "dfree": 5171712,

        "offline": false

      },

      ...

    ]

``/2/nodes/[node_name]/tags``

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Manages per-node tags.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``, ``PUT``, ``DELETE``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Returns a list of tags.

Example::

    ["tag1", "tag2", "tag3"]

``PUT``

~~~~~~~

Add a set of tags.

The request as a list of strings should be PUT to this URI. The result

will be a job id.

It supports the ``dry-run`` argument.

``DELETE``

~~~~~~~~~~

Deletes tags.

In order to delete a set of tags, the DELETE request should be

addressed to URI like::

    /tags?tag=[tag]&tag=[tag]

It supports the ``dry-run`` argument.

``/2/os``

+++++++++

OS resource.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Return a list of all OSes.

Can return error 500 in case of a problem. Since this is a costly

operation for Ganeti 2.0, it is not recommended to execute it too

often.

Example::

    ["debian-etch"]

``/2/tags``

+++++++++++

Manages cluster tags.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``, ``PUT``, ``DELETE``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Returns the cluster tags.

Example::

    ["tag1", "tag2", "tag3"]

``PUT``

~~~~~~~

Adds a set of tags.

The request as a list of strings should be PUT to this URI. The result

will be a job id.

It supports the ``dry-run`` argument.

``DELETE``

~~~~~~~~~~

Deletes tags.

In order to delete a set of tags, the DELETE request should be

addressed to URI like::

    /tags?tag=[tag]&tag=[tag]

It supports the ``dry-run`` argument.

``/version``

++++++++++++

The version resource.

This resource should be used to determine the remote API version and

to adapt clients accordingly.

It supports the following commands: ``GET``.

``GET``

~~~~~~~

Returns the remote API version. Ganeti 1.2 returned ``1`` and Ganeti

2.0 returns ``2``.