2.3.4 Updating Collector
This API updates the user ID and password contained in the specified collector. However, it cannot update a collector for a custom application.
Execution permission
Admin
API version
v1
Request format
PUT http[s]://host:port/Analytics/version/objects/Collectors/{id}
Request body
The structure of the request body and the object attributes are as follows:Collector
{ "name":"...", "collectorType":"...", "osType":"...", "autoCollectionType":"...", "collectorCredentials":[{ "ipAddress":"...", "userId":"...", "password":"...", "updatePassword":"...", "portNumber":"...", "hypertextTransferProtocolType":"...", "domainName":"...", "rootPassword":"...", "updateRootPassword":"...", "useAdministrativeShares":"...", "shareName":"...", "sharedFolder":"...", "logicalHostName":"...", "useLogicalHostName":"..." }, : ] }
Collector (Type: Collector)
Attribute |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
name |
string |
Collector name |
collectorType |
enum |
Collector type. (For details about the specifiable values, see the table ProtocolType in List of enumerators.) The specifiable values are as follows:
|
osType |
enum |
Type of OS. This member is only set when the collectorType is AJS, PFM, or IM. (For details about the specifiable values, see the table CollectorOsType in List of enumerators.) |
autoCollectionType |
enum |
Settings for periodic executions of the collector. (For details about the specifiable values, see the table ConnectType in List of enumerators.) The specifiable values are as follows:
|
collectorCredentials |
CollectorCredential[] |
Authentication information used for connections to monitoring targets. |
collectorCredentials (Type: CollectorCredential)
Attribute |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
ipAddress |
string |
IP address or host name used for connections to management software. |
userId |
string |
User ID used for connections to management software. Specify a string of 255 or fewer bytes. |
password |
string |
Password used for connections to management software. Encode a string of 255 or fewer bytes in Base64. |
updatePassword |
boolean |
Whether to change the password used for connections to management software. ・true: Password is changed ・false: Password is not changed If this member is omitted, false is set. |
portNumber |
int |
Port number used for connections to management software. |
hypertextTransferProtocolType |
enum |
Whether to use SSL (HTTPS) for connections to management software. (For details about the specifiable values, see the table HypertextTransferProtocolType in List of enumerators.) The specifiable values are as follows:
|
domainName |
string |
Domain name: Used for application linkage when Windows is selected. |
rootPassword |
string |
root password: Used for application linkage when Unix is selected. |
updateRootPassword |
boolean |
To change the password, set true. Use only for updates. |
useAdministrativeShares |
boolean |
To share management, set true. |
shareName |
string |
share Name |
sharedFolder |
string |
shared Folder |
logicalHostName |
string |
Logical Host Name |
useLogicalHostName |
boolean |
To use logical host name, set true. |
Response body
The structure of the response body and the object attributes are as follows:Collector
{ "instanceID":"...", "name":"...", "collectorType":"...", "osType":"...", "autoCollectionType":"...", "connectResult":"...", "refreshStatus":"...", "message":"...", "lastRefreshed":"...", "refreshDateForInventory":"...", "refreshDateForPerformance":"...", "numOfHypervisors":"...", "numOfVms":"...", "numOfApplications":"...", "collectorCredentials":[{ "ipAddress":"...", "userId":"...", "portNumber":"...", "hypertextTransferProtocolType":"...", "domainName":"...", "useAdministrativeShares":"...", "shareName":"...", "sharedFolder":"...", "logicalHostName":"...", "useLogicalHostName":"..." }, : ], "productName":"...", "providerName":"...", "refreshDateForApp":"..." }
Collector (Type: Collector)
Attribute |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
instanceID |
long |
ID for identifying instances. |
name |
string |
Collector name |
collectorType |
enum |
Collector type. (For details about the specifiable values, see the table ProtocolType in List of enumerators.) The specifiable values are as follows:
|
osType |
enum |
Type of OS. This member is only set when the collectorType is AJS, PFM, or IM. (For details about the specifiable values, see the table CollectorOsType in List of enumerators.) |
autoCollectionType |
enum |
Settings for periodic executions of the collector. (For details about the specifiable values, see the table ConnectType in List of enumerators.) The specifiable values are as follows:
|
connectResult |
enum |
Last execution result of the collector. (For details about the specifiable values, see the table ConnectStatusType in List of enumerators.) The specifiable values are as follows:
|
refreshStatus |
enum |
Execution status of the collector. (For details about the specifiable values, see the table ConnectStatusType in List of enumerators.) The specifiable values are as follows:
|
message |
string |
Message of the execution result of the collector |
lastRefreshed |
dateTime |
Last refresh date and time |
refreshDateForInventory |
dateTime |
Refresh date and time for the configuration information |
refreshDateForPerformance |
dateTime |
Refresh date and time for the performance information |
numOfHypervisors |
int |
Number of hypervisors found by the collector |
numOfVms |
int |
Number of virtual machines found by the collector |
numOfApplications |
int |
Number of applications found by the collector. |
collectorCredentials |
CollectorCredential[] |
Authentication information used for connections to monitoring targets. |
productName |
string |
Collected-product name |
providerName |
string |
Provider name |
refreshDateForApp |
dateTime |
Date definition was applied |
collectorCredentials (Type: CollectorCredential)
Attribute |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
ipAddress |
string |
IP address or host name used for connections to management software. |
userId |
string |
User ID used for connections to management software. Specify a string of 255 or fewer bytes. |
portNumber |
int |
Port number used for connections to management software. |
hypertextTransferProtocolType |
enum |
Whether to use SSL (HTTPS) for connections to management software. (For details about the specifiable values, see the table HypertextTransferProtocolType in List of enumerators.) The specifiable values are as follows:
|
domainName |
string |
Domain name: Used for application linkage when Windows is selected. |
useAdministrativeShares |
boolean |
To share management, set true. |
shareName |
string |
share Name |
sharedFolder |
string |
shared Folder |
logicalHostName |
string |
Logical Host Name |
useLogicalHostName |
boolean |
To use logical host name, set true. |
Status codes
Status code |
Reason phrase |
Description |
---|---|---|
200 |
OK |
Success. |
400 |
Bad Request |
- A format of request body is invalid - A request is invalid. |
401 |
Unauthorized |
No login privilege. |
403 |
Forbidden |
No update privilege. |
404 |
Not Found |
The resource was not found. |
412 |
Precondition Failed |
The server is not available. |
500 |
Internal Server Error |
Server processing error. |
Example code
[Request Header] PUT /Analytics/v1/objects/Collectors/11 HTTP/1.1 Authorization: Basic c3lzdGVtOm1hbmFnZXI= User-Agent: curl/7.33.0 Host: localhost:22015 Accept: application/json Content-Type: application/json Accept-Language: ja Content-Length: 482 [Request Body] { "instanceID" : 11, "name" : "vCenterMonitoring", "collectorType" : "VCENTER", "autoCollectionType" : "AutoConnect", "connectResult" : "NoConnect", "refreshStatus" : "NoConnect", "numOfHypervisors" : 0, "numOfVms" : 0, "numOfStorages" : 0, "collectorCredentials" : [ { "ipAddress" : "172.17.17.116", "userId" : "Administrator", "updatePassword" : true, "password" : "c3lzdGVtOm1hbmFnZXI=", "portNumber" : 443, "hypertextTransferProtocolType" : "HTTPS" } ] } [Response Header] HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 08:42:46 GMT Server: Cosminexus HTTP Server Cache-Control: no-cache WWW-Authenticate: HSSO ea7ee5beeebb36f7aeb0571ff9adba9e12fca4_WVlGcHsLfg5ffg0I_V0810 X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN Transfer-Encoding: chunked Content-Type: application/json [Response Body] { "instanceID" : 11, "name" : "vCenterMonitoring", "collectorType" : "VCENTER", "autoCollectionType" : "AutoConnect", "connectResult" : "NoConnect", "refreshStatus" : "NoConnect", "numOfHypervisors" : 0, "numOfVms" : 0, "numOfStorages" : 0, "collectorCredentials" : [ { "ipAddress" : "172.17.17.116", "userId" : "Administrator", "portNumber" : 443, "hypertextTransferProtocolType" : "HTTPS" } ] }