2.5.4 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:{ "name":"...", "collectorType":"...", "osType":"...", "autoCollectionType":"...", "collectorCredentials":[{ "requireHostAddress":"...", "ipAddress":"...", "accessTargetIdentification":"...", "userId":"...", "password":"...", "updatePassword":"...", "portNumber":"...", "optionalInformation1":"...", "updateOptionalInformation1":"...", "optionalInformation2":"...", "updateOptionalInformation2":"...", "optionalInformation3":"...", "updateOptionalInformation3":"...", "useProxy":"...", "proxyHostAddr":"...", "proxyPort":"...", "proxyUser":"...", "updateProxyPassword":"...", "proxyPassword":"...", "hypertextTransferProtocolType":"...", "domainName":"...", "rootPassword":"...", "updateRootPassword":"...", "useAdministrativeShares":"...", "shareName":"...", "sharedFolder":"...", "logicalHostName":"...", "useLogicalHostName":"..." }, : ], "plugin":{ "instanceID":"..." } }
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. |
plugin |
Plugin |
Defail information of the plug-in applied to the collector |
collectorCredentials (Type: CollectorCredential)
Attribute |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
requireHostAddress |
boolean |
A flag that determines if an IP address or host name is required - true: An IP address is required. An access-target identification key is not required. - false: An IP address is not required. An access-target identification key is required. This is used for the HTTP protocol. |
ipAddress |
string |
IP address or host name used for connections to management software. |
accessTargetIdentification |
string |
Access-target identification key (when no IP address is specified) |
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. |
optionalInformation1 |
string |
Option information for information acquisition that can be used in the plug-in. The value set for the first option. Encode a string in Base64. |
updateOptionalInformation1 |
boolean |
To change option 1, set "true". Use this only for updates. |
optionalInformation2 |
string |
Option information for information acquisition that can be used in the plug-in. The value set for the second option. Encode a string in Base64. |
updateOptionalInformation2 |
boolean |
To change option 2, set "true". Use this only for updates. |
optionalInformation3 |
string |
Option information for information acquisition that can be used in the plug-in. The value set for the third option. Encode a string in Base64. |
updateOptionalInformation3 |
boolean |
To change option 3, set "true". Use this only for updates. |
useProxy |
boolean |
Specify true when connecting to a custom collector via a proxy. |
proxyHostAddr |
string |
Proxy host address when using a proxy. |
proxyPort |
int |
Proxy port when using a proxy. |
proxyUser |
string |
The authenticated user of the proxy when using the proxy. |
updateProxyPassword |
boolean |
Set true to change the proxy password. Used only when updating. |
proxyPassword |
string |
Proxy authentication password when using a proxy. Encode a string in Base64. |
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. |
plugin (Type: Plugin)
Attribute |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
instanceID |
long |
ID for identifying instances |
Response body
The structure of the response body and the object attributes are as follows:{ "instanceID":"...", "name":"...", "collectorType":"...", "osType":"...", "autoCollectionType":"...", "connectResult":"...", "refreshStatus":"...", "message":"...", "lastRefreshed":"...", "refreshDateForInventory":"...", "refreshDateForPerformance":"...", "refreshDateForState":"...", "numOfHypervisors":"...", "numOfVms":"...", "numOfHosts":"...", "numOfApplications":"...", "numOfContainers":"...", "numOfServices":"...", "numOfResources":"...", "collectorCredentials":[{ "requireHostAddress":"...", "ipAddress":"...", "accessTargetIdentification":"...", "userId":"...", "portNumber":"...", "hypertextTransferProtocolType":"...", "domainName":"...", "useAdministrativeShares":"...", "shareName":"...", "sharedFolder":"...", "logicalHostName":"...", "useLogicalHostName":"..." }, : ], "productName":"...", "providerName":"...", "refreshDateForApp":"...", "plugin":{ "instanceID":"...", "name":"...", "pluginId":"...", "protocolType":"...", "formatversion":"...", "pluginversion":"...", "pluginType":"...", "numOfRelatedResources":"...", "isCollector":"...", "status":"..." } }
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 |
The date and time when information for the following was last updated: ・refreshDateForInventory ・refreshDateForPerformance ・refreshDateForState |
refreshDateForInventory |
dateTime |
Refresh date and time for the configuration information |
refreshDateForPerformance |
dateTime |
Refresh date and time for the performance information |
refreshDateForState |
dateTime |
Date and time when the state information is to be refreshed. This value can be obtained when all of the following conditions are met: ・The type of collector is VCENTER. ・The collection interval settings of "Status Monitoring (VM/Hypervisor)" are enabled. |
numOfHypervisors |
int |
Number of hypervisors found by the collector |
numOfVms |
int |
Number of virtual machines found by the collector |
numOfHosts |
int |
Number of virtual machines found by the collector |
numOfApplications |
int |
Number of applications found by the collector. |
numOfContainers |
int |
Number of container nodes found by the collector. |
numOfServices |
int |
Number of service resources found by the collector. |
numOfResources |
int |
Number of management resources found by the collector. |
collectorCredentials |
CollectorCredential[] |
Authentication information used for connections to monitoring targets. |
productName |
string |
Collected-product name. This value can be obtained when the collectorType is CUSTOM_APP. |
providerName |
string |
Provider name. This value can be obtained when the collectorType is CUSTOM_APP. |
refreshDateForApp |
dateTime |
Date definition was applied. This value can be obtained when the collectorType is CUSTOM_APP. |
plugin |
Plugin |
Defail information of the plug-in applied to the collector |
collectorCredentials (Type: CollectorCredential)
Attribute |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
requireHostAddress |
boolean |
A flag that determines if an IP address or host name is required - true: An IP address is required. An access-target identification key is not required. - false: An IP address is not required. An access-target identification key is required. This is used for the HTTP protocol. |
ipAddress |
string |
IP address or host name used for connections to management software. |
accessTargetIdentification |
string |
Access-target identification key (when no IP address is specified) |
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. |
plugin (Type: Plugin)
Attribute |
Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
instanceID |
long |
ID for identifying instances |
name |
string |
Name of the plug-in |
pluginId |
string |
ID for identifying the plug-in |
protocolType |
enum |
Protocol used for connections to monitoring targets (For details about the specifiable values, see the table ProtocolType in List of enumerators.) The specifiable values are as follows:
|
formatversion |
string |
Format version of the plug-in |
pluginversion |
string |
Version of the plug-in |
pluginType |
enum |
Type of the plug-in (For details about the specifiable values, see the table PluginType in List of enumerators.) The specifiable values are as follows:
|
numOfRelatedResources |
int |
Number of resources found by using the plug-in |
isCollector |
boolean |
Whether it is Collector |
status |
enum |
Status of the plug-in (For details about the specifiable values, see the table PluginStatusType in List of enumerators.) |
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, "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, "numOfApplications" : 0, "numOfContainers": 0, "numOfServices": 0, "numOfResources" 0, "collectorCredentials" : [ { "ipAddress" : "172.17.17.116", "userId" : "Administrator", "portNumber" : 443, "hypertextTransferProtocolType" : "HTTPS" } ] }