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SoftLayer REST API for Bare Metals

We are using SoftLayer Rest API for creating/modifying/deleting autoscale groups. Can we also use SoftLayer REST API, or any other kinds of APIs, to create/modify/delete bare metals?

Solution

  • 1. Create Bare Metal

    To create a baremetal using the simplified way, you need to use: SoftLayer_Hardware_Server::createObject method.

    https://$user:$apiKey@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Hardware_Server/createObject

Method: Post

{  
   "parameters":[  
      {  
         "hostname":"rcvtest1",
         "domain":"softlayer.com",
         "processorCoreAmount":2,
         "memoryCapacity":2,
         "hourlyBillingFlag":true,
         "datacenter":{  
            "name":"dal05"
         },
         "operatingSystemReferenceCode":"UBUNTU_LATEST"
      }
   ]
}

    There is another way to create a bare metal using SoftLayer_Product_Order::placeOrder method which provides more options at the moment to place an order, see the following forum to get more information about it:

    SoftLayer API Hardware : How to order Bare Metal Server without OS using REST API

    Another example: https://softlayer.github.io/rest/place_order/

    2. Modify Bare Metal

    To modify a bare metal, you need to use SoftLayer_Hardware_Server::editObject method, here an example:

    https://$user:$apiKey@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Hardware_Server/$hardwareId/editObject

Method: Post
{  
   "parameters":[  
      {  
       "hostname": "rctestpar2"

      }
   ]
}

    You can edit some properties from your server, if you want to upgrade you should use: SoftLayer_Product_Order::placeOrder method, here an example in python:

    https://softlayer.github.io/python/upgrade_examples/

    3. Delete Bare Metal

    To delete a bare metal, the following method will help with it: SoftLayer_Hardware_Server::deleteObject:

    https://$user:$apiKey@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Hardware_Server/155392/deteleObject

Method: Get

    Some references: