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Get Storage System Types

GET /vdc/storage-system-types/type/{type}

Returns a list of all Storage System Types requested for like block, file, object or all. Valid input parameters are block, file, object and all

type

Required Roles

Requires one of the following roles:

  • SYSTEM_ADMIN
  • SYSTEM_MONITOR

Response Body

List of all storage system types.

Field Description Type Notes
<storagesystem_types>
<storagesystem_type>     0-* Elements
<storage_type_id> Storage System Type ID internal URI generated by system for unique identification String
<storage_type_name> Storage System Type name, example VMAX String
<meta_type> Storage System Type type, example file, block and object String
<is__smi_provider> Is this Storage System Type is managed using SMI Provider. If true CoprHD should connect through Provider only Boolean
<storage_type_disp_name> Display name for storage system type, example EMC VMAX String
<is_default_ssl> Storage system type support SSL connection by default. If true provide SSL port Boolean
<is_default_mdm> Is the storage system type support Meta Data Manager as default. This is applicable only for ScaleIO arrays Boolean
<is_only_mdm> Is the storage system type support only Meta Data Manager. This is applicable only for ScaleIO arrays Boolean
<is_element_mgr> Whether the Storage System Type is managed by Element Manager. Applicable for ScaleIO Boolean
<is_secret_key> Whether the Storage System Type has a secret key. Boolean
<ssl_port> SSL port number, if SSL is supported and enabled String
<non_ssl_port> Storage System Type port number. String
<driver_class_name> Storage System Type driver class name. This class is defined in South Bound SDK of CoprHD that device driver developer should implement. String
<name> The name assigned to this resource in ViPR. The resource name is set by a user and can be changed at any time. It is not a unique identifier. String
<id> An identifier that is generated by ViPR when the resource is created. The resource ID is guaranteed to be unique and immutable across all virtual data centers for all time. URI
<link> A hyperlink to the details for this resource
<creation_time> A timestamp that shows when this resource was created in ViPR DateTime
<tags> Keywords and labels that can be added by a user to a resource to make it easy to find when doing a search.
<tag> String 0-* Elements
</tags>
<inactive> Whether or not the resource is inactive. When a user removes a resource, the resource is put in this state before it is removed from the ViPR database. Boolean
<global> Boolean
<remote> Boolean
<vdc>    
<id> ViPR ID of the related object URI
<link> A hyperlink to the related object
</vdc>      
<internal> Whether or not the resource is an internal resource. Boolean
</storagesystem_type>      
</storagesystem_types>