org.jclouds.vcloud.compute
Interface VCloudExpressComputeClient

All Superinterfaces:

org.jclouds.vcloud.compute.CommonVCloudComputeClient

All Known Implementing Classes:

VCloudExpressComputeClientImpl

public interface VCloudExpressComputeClient
extends org.jclouds.vcloud.compute.CommonVCloudComputeClient

Author:

Adrian Cole

Method Summary

VCloudExpressVApp

start(URI VDC, URI templateId, String name, InstantiateVAppTemplateOptions options, int... portsToOpen) Runs through all commands necessary to startup a vApp, opening at least one ip address to the public network.

Methods inherited from interface org.jclouds.vcloud.compute.CommonVCloudComputeClient

getPrivateAddresses, getPublicAddresses, reset, stop

Method Detail

start

VCloudExpressVApp start(@Nullable
                        URI VDC,
                        URI templateId,
                        String name,
                        InstantiateVAppTemplateOptions options,
                        int... portsToOpen)

Runs through all commands necessary to startup a vApp, opening at least one ip address to the public network. These are the steps:

instantiate -> deploy -> powerOn

This command blocks until the vApp is in state VAppStatus#ON

Parameters:

VDC - id of the virtual datacenter VCloudClient#getDefaultVDC

templateId - id of the vAppTemplate you wish to instantiate

name - name of the vApp

cores - amount of virtual cpu cores

megs - amount of ram in megabytes

options - options for instantiating the vApp; null is ok

portsToOpen - opens the following ports on the public ip address

Returns:

map contains at least the following properties

1. id - vApp id
2. username - console login user
3. password - console login password