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== Task Monitoring == | == Task Monitoring == | ||
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| + | QuantaStor REST interface always uses SSL via HTTPS. You can change the pem keys on your system by replacing the qstorapi_server.pem file located in /opt/osnexus/quantastor/restsrv/. If you want to use plain HTTP without SSL you can rename or remove the qstorapi_server.pem and the RESTful service will automatically fall back to using HTTP. After removing the file just restart the RESTful service interface with: | ||
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== Supported SOAP / WebServices Implementations == | == Supported SOAP / WebServices Implementations == | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 23 August 2012
QuantaStor was designed from the ground up so that you can develop your own applications to remotely manage your storage systems.
Contents
Supported Languages
You can use just about any programming language you like to communicate with QuantaStor via our RESTful API. Recommended tools:
- C/C++ - libcurl [1]
- Python - PyCurl [2]
- Unix/Linux/VMware/XenServer scripting - curl [3]
- PHP curl - [4]
Async vs. Sync API calls
Task Monitoring
Security
QuantaStor REST interface always uses SSL via HTTPS. You can change the pem keys on your system by replacing the qstorapi_server.pem file located in /opt/osnexus/quantastor/restsrv/. If you want to use plain HTTP without SSL you can rename or remove the qstorapi_server.pem and the RESTful service will automatically fall back to using HTTP. After removing the file just restart the RESTful service interface with:
service restsrv restart
Supported SOAP / WebServices Implementations
- gSOAP (C++, all platforms)
- Apache Axis (Java, all platforms)
- .NET (C# & Visual Basic, Windows)
API List
userAdd API
Adds a new user to the system. User accounts can access QuantaStor via the web management interface, remote scripting and via the qstorapi RESTful API.
Example
curl -U username:password -k https://hostname:8153/userAdd?username=tiger&password=passWORD1&firstName=Tiger&lastName=Woods&role=Administrator
Argument List
- username: <xs:string>
- defaultChapPassword: <xs:string>
- alertSubscriptions: <xs:unsignedInt>
- description: <xs:string>
- firstName: <xs:string>
- lastName: <xs:string>
- flags: <xs:unsignedInt>
- emailAddress: <xs:string>
- role: <xs:string>
- password: <xs:string>
- defaultChapUsername: <xs:string>
