Cannot create Virtual IP using the SoftLayer API

Question

When using the API to place an order for a VIP, it is failing with a non intuitive error message. Please see the following REST API call JSON and the ensuing error:

JSON:
{
  "loadBalancer": {
    "name": "lbName_TEST",
    "id" : 123, 
    "type": "HTTP",
    "sourcePort": 80,
    "virtualIpAddress": "123.123.123.123"
  }
}

REST API URL USED:
https://user.name:[email protected]/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Network_Application_Delivery_Controller/15293/createLiveLoadBalancer.json

{
  "error": "Invalid port supplied.",
  "code": "SoftLayer_Exception_Public"
}

The question that arises is this. We are trying to script the ordering of a VPX Netscaler and the addition of all related configurations to the created VPX, are we doing something out of order?

Answer 1

Related to create the loadBalancer the JSON is wrong, try this JSON:

{
"parameters": [
    {
         "name": "lbName_TEST",
         "type": "HTTP",
         "sourcePort": 80,
         "virtualIpAddress": "123.123.123.123",
         "loadBalancingMethod": "pi"
    }
]

}

Regards