Re: InstantiateVappTemplate - No access to entity

dmcdougald · ‎11-08-2012

I've been having good luck with the API so far but ran into an issue trying to instantiate a vApp from a template, using version 1.5.1. InstantiatevAppTemplate() throws a VCloudException with the message - No access to entity \"com.vmware.vcloud.entity.vapptemplate:blahblahblah" I'm logged in as an OrganizationAdmin. So I don't believe permissions is an issue. The same user can create vApps through the Web interface with no issues.

I'm using NewvAppFromTemplate() method from teh HellovCloud example. Any help is greatly appreciated.

dmcdougald · ‎11-19-2012

Anybody have any idea? I'm completely blocked by this.

Todor_Todorov · ‎11-19-2012

Is the vApp template added to a Catalog as a Catalog Item? In order to instantiate a vApp template, it has to be added to a Catalog.

Regards,

Todor Todorov

dmcdougald · ‎11-19-2012

Yes. This template is in a catalog.

Nikolai_ · ‎04-07-2013

Hello,

I have the same issue. Just started with VCloud. I'm using console and the Java sdk and can not fugure out what's wrong.

Through the console I can instantiate vApp from template.

Using the SDK with the same user the error is:

The code does this:

login,

find vdc,

find catalog,

find catalog by reference,

catalog.getCatalogItemReferences(),

and for paticular reference - instantiate (instantiation is from SDK examples HelloVCloud newvAppFromTemplate)

Regards,

Nikolai

Todor_Todorov · ‎06-06-2013

Hi Nikolai_,

The problem is in the way you're obtaining the href of the vApp template from the catalog item.

Regards,

Todor Todorov

Nikolai_ · ‎06-06-2013

Yes, the problem was that the href was taken directly from the item.

Solution is instead of instVappTemplParams.setSource(catalogItem.getHref());

use:

ref = catalogItem.getResource().getEntity();

instVappTemplParams.setSource(ref);

Thanks,

Nikolai

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