Templates

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Templates

A template bundles the operative system to be run by a cloud server and the services and scripts to be applied to it, thus defining a blueprint for cloud server configuration management.

List Templates

GET /v2/blueprint/templates

It lists all available templates.

Inputs

None

Returns

An array of templates with the following format:

Field Type Description
id String Identifier of the template.
name String Name of the template.
generic_image_id String Identifier of the OS image that the template builds on.
label_ids Array of strings List of ids corresponding to the labels the template has assigned.
resource_type String An identifier for the type of resource, specifically "template".

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Show Template

GET /v2/blueprint/templates/:id

It shows information about a specific template.

Inputs

None

Returns

Field Type Description
id String Identifier of the template.
name String Name of the template.
generic_image_id String Identifier of the OS image that the template builds on.
run_list Array of strings A list of cookbook recipes that is applied on the servers.
configuration_attributes Object The attributes used to configure the cookbooks in the cookbook_versions list
cookbook_versions Hash of string A set of cookbooks that this template includes. They can be cookbook versions inside the platform or Chef supermarket's cookbooks
error_message Sting Optional, this field indicates the error that happened when the template failed to compile if an error occurred.
state String The state of the template. Values can be ‘created', ‘compiling', ‘ready', ‘compiling_error'
variables Array of string A set of variables referencing other resources that the servers may use.
label_ids Array of strings List of ids corresponding to the labels the template has assigned.
resource_type String An identifier for the type of resource, specifically "template".

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Create Template

POST /v2/blueprint/templates

It creates a new template.

Inputs

Field Type Description Required
name String Name of the template. Yes
generic_image_id String Identifier of the OS image that the template builds on. Yes
run_list Array of strings A list of cookbook recipes that is applied on the servers. No
configuration_attributes Object The attributes used to configure the cookbooks in the cookbook_versions list No
cookbook_versions String A set of cookbooks that this template includes. They can be cookbook versions inside the platform or Chef supermarket's cookbooks No
label_ids Array of strings List of ids corresponding to the labels to assign to the template. No

Returns

Field Type Description
id String Identifier of the template.
name String Name of the template.
generic_image_id String Identifier of the OS image that the template builds on.
run_list Array of strings A list of cookbook recipes that is applied on the servers.
configuration_attributes Object The attributes used to configure the cookbooks in the cookbook_versions list
cookbook_versions Hash of string A set of cookbooks that this template includes. They can be cookbook versions inside the platform or Chef supermarket's cookbooks
error_message Sting Optional, this field indicates the error that happened when the template failed to compile if an error occurred.
state String The state of the template. Values can be ‘created', ‘compiling', ‘ready', ‘compiling_error'
variables Array of string A set of variables referencing other resources that the servers may use.
label_ids Array of strings List of ids corresponding to the labels the template has assigned.
resource_type String An identifier for the type of resource, specifically "template".

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Update Template

PUT /v2/blueprint/templates/:id

It updates an existing template.

Inputs

Field Type Description Required
name String Name of the template. No
run_list Array of strings A list of cookbook recipes that is applied on the servers. No
cookbook_versions Hash of string A set of cookbooks that this template includes. They can be cookbook versions inside the platform or Chef supermarket's cookbooks No
configuration_attributes Object The attributes used to configure the services in the service_list. No

Returns

Field Type Description
id String Identifier of the template.
name String Name of the template.
generic_image_id String Identifier of the OS image that the template builds on.
run_list Array of strings A list of cookbook recipes that is applied on the servers.
configuration_attributes Object The attributes used to configure the cookbooks in the cookbook_versions list
cookbook_versions Hash of string A set of cookbooks that this template includes. They can be cookbook versions inside the platform or Chef supermarket's cookbooks
error_message Sting Optional, this field indicates the error that happened when the template failed to compile if an error occurred.
state String The state of the template. Values can be ‘created', ‘compiling', ‘ready', ‘compiling_error'
variables Array of string A set of variables referencing other resources that the servers may use.
label_ids Array of strings List of ids corresponding to the labels the template has assigned.
resource_type String An identifier for the type of resource, specifically "template".

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Compile Template

PUT /v2/blueprint/templates/:id/compile

It compiles an existing template.

Inputs

None

Returns

Field Type Description
id String Identifier of the template.
name String Name of the template.
generic_image_id String Identifier of the OS image that the template builds on.
run_list Array of strings A list of cookbook recipes that is applied on the servers.
configuration_attributes Object The attributes used to configure the cookbooks in the cookbook_versions list
cookbook_versions Hash of string A set of cookbooks that this template includes. They can be cookbook versions inside the platform or Chef supermarket's cookbooks
error_message Sting Optional, this field indicates the error that happened when the template failed to compile if an error occurred.
state String The state of the template. Values can be ‘created', ‘compiling', ‘ready', ‘compiling_error'
variables Array of string A set of variables referencing other resources that the servers may use.
label_ids Array of strings List of ids corresponding to the labels the template has assigned.
resource_type String An identifier for the type of resource, specifically "template".

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Destroy Template

DELETE /v2/blueprint/templates/:id

It deletes a template.

Inputs

None

Returns

None

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Template Scripts

List Template Scripts

GET /v2/blueprint/templates/:template_id/scripts

Shows the parametrized scripts of a template that either is run automatically during either boot, migration, or shutdown or can be run in an operational state.

Inputs

Field Type Description Required
type String Type of script, when it will run on a server. Must be "operational", "boot" or "shutdown". No

Returns

An array of parametrized scripts:

Field Type Description
id String Identifier of the parameterized script.
type String Type of the script, when it will run on a server. Must be "operational", "boot" or "shutdown".
template_id String Identifier of the template that contains the parameterized script.
script_id String Identifier of the script this parametrized script parametrizes.
parameter_values Object An object with values for each of the parameters of the parameterized script.
execution_order Integer For parametrized scripts other than "operational", the order in which they automatically run.
resource_type String An identifier for the type of resource, specifically "template_script".

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Show Template Script

GET /v2/blueprint/templates/:template_id/scripts/:id

It shows information about a specific parameterized script.

Inputs

None

Returns

Field Type Description
id String Identifier of the parameterized script.
type String Type of the script, when it will run on a server. It must be "operational", "boot" or "shutdown".
template_id String Identifier of the template that contains the parameterized script.
script_id String Identifier of the script this parametrized script parametrizes.
parameter_values Object An object with values for each of the parameters of the parameterized script.
execution_order Integer For parametrized scripts other than "operational", the order in which they automatically run.
resource_type String An identifier for the type of resource, specifically "template_script".

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Create Template Script

POST /v2/blueprint/templates/:template_id/scripts

It creates a new parametrized script for a template and appends it to the list of parametrized scripts of the

same type.

Inputs

Field Type Description Required
type String Type of the script, when it will run on a server. It must be "operational", "boot" or "shutdown". Yes
script_id String Identifier of the script this parametrized script parametrizes. Yes
parameter_values Object An object with values for each of the parameters of the parameterized script. Yes

Returns

Field Type Description
id String Identifier of the parameterized script.
type String Type of the script, when it will run on a server. It must be "operational", "boot" or "shutdown".
template_id String Identifier of the template that contains the parameterized script.
script_id String Identifier of the script parametrized by the parameterized script.
parameter_values Object An object with values for each of the parameters of the parameterized script.
execution_order Integer For parametrized scripts other than "operational", the order in which they automatically run.
resource_type String An identifier for the type of resource, specifically "template_script".

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Update Template Script

PUT /v2/blueprint/templates/:template_id/scripts/:id

It updates an existing parametrized script for a template.

Inputs

Field Type Description Required
parameter_values Object An object with values for each of the parameters of the parameterized script. Yes

Returns

Field Type Description
id String Identifier of the parameterized script.
type String Type of the script, when it will run on a server. It must be "operational", "boot" or "shutdown".
template_id String Identifier of the template that contains the parameterized script.
script_id String Identifier of the script this parametrized script parametrizes.
parameter_values Object An object with values for each of the parameters of the parameterized script.
execution_order Integer For parametrized scripts other than "operational", the order in which they automatically run.
resource_type String An identifier for the type of resource, specifically "template_script".

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Reorder Template Scripts

PUT /v2/blueprint/templates/:template_id/scripts/reorder

It changes the execution order of the scripts of a certain type in a template.

Inputs

Field Type Description Required
type String Type of the script, when it will run on a server. It must be "boot", "operational" or "shutdown". Yes
script_ids Array of String Ids of the scripts you want to reorder Yes

Returns

An array of parametrized scripts of the specified type belonging to the template that has been reordered.

Field Type Description
id String Identifier of the parameterized script.
type String Type of the script, when it will run on a server. It must be "operational", "boot" or "shutdown".
template_id String Identifier of the template that contains the parameterized script.
script_id String Identifier of the script this parametrized script parametrizes.
parameter_values Object An object with values for each of the parameters of the parameterized script.
execution_order Integer For parametrized scripts other than "operational", the order in which they automatically run.
resource_type String An identifier for the type of resource, specifically "template_script".

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Destroy Template Script

DELETE /v2/blueprint/templates/:template_id/scripts/:id

It removes a parametrized script from a template.

Inputs

None

Returns

None

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Template Servers

List Template Servers

GET /v2/blueprint/templates/:template_id/servers

It returns information about the servers that use a specific template.

Inputs

None

Returns

An array of servers with the following fields:

Field Type Description Deprecation notices Notes
id String Identifier of the server.    
name String Logical name of the server.    
fqdn String Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the server.    
state String State of the server. It can be any of the following: commissioning,inactive, booting, bootstrapping, operational, stalled, shutting_down,decommissioning, commission_stalled.    
public_ip String Public IP of the server or null if it does not have one yet.    
private_ip String Private IP of the server or null if it does not have one yet.    
workspace_id String Identifier of the workspace to which the server belongs. No longer available from 7.3 onwards  
template_id String Identifier of the template defining the software configuration the server uses.    
server_plan_id String Identifier of the server plan with which the server is deployed.    
cloud_account_id String Identifier of the cloud account in which the server is deployed.    
ssh_profile_id String Identifier of the ssh profile the server uses. Deprecated from version 9 onwards.  
ssh_profile_ids Array of string Identifiers of the ssh profiles the server uses.   Available from version 9 onwards.
firewall_profile_id String Identifier of the firewall profile applied on the server.    
server_array_id String Identifier of the server array to which the server belongs if any or null.    
brownfield_state String A string describing the level of integration with the platform achieved. It must be one of "M1", "M1-M2", "M2", "M2-M3", "Overriden", "Certified" or "Pure".    
subnet_id String Identifier of the subnet on which the server is deployed if any or null.    
vpc_id String Identifier of the VPC on which the server is deployed if any or null.    
privateness Boolean For servers deployed on a VPC, flag indicating whether the server will get only a private IP    
variable_value_ids Object An object defining variable values for the configuration in the template. It has a key for each variable defined and arrays of two elements as values:The first element of the array is the id of the variable valueThe second element of the array is the resource_type of the variable value    
template_addons_ids Array of String A list of Ids of template addons that may be applied to this server.    
label_ids String List of ids corresponding to the labels the server has assigned.    
resource_type String An identifier for the type of resource, specifically "server".    

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