Cloud Account trigger Data Collection

[bdamian]

Is there any way to trigger a Data Collection of a Cloud Account via API call? 

I'm orchestrating the creation of projects with their own new NSX-T segments. I need the data collection in order to create the IPAM ranges in vRA.

Thanks!

[DexG83]

Hi,

I did that for a vRA 8.6.2 solution. I built a vRO Workflow as follows:

1. Get Cloud Account IDs
   • run Get operation Workflow from /Library/vRealize Automation 8.x and Cloud Services/Sample Rest Operations
   • pathUri: /iaas/api/cloud-accounts-vsphere

2. Extract the needed Cloud Account ID

3. run Post operation Workflow from /Library/vRealize Automation 8.x and Cloud Services/Sample Rest Operations
   • pathUri: '/iaas/api/cloud-accounts/' + cloudAccountId + '/private-image-enumeration';

Regards,

Dex

[bdamian]

This call only sync the VM templates in vCenter, not a Data Collection. 

In fact, NSX-T endpoint doesn't have this option.

[Dan_Johnson]

Did you manage to find a way of doing this? Looking to do the same and also unable to find a way

[Windspirit]

The only way I found so far is a workaround.

I query the resource I want and wait till it's there.

run=true;
do {
  System.sleep(60000) //wait a minute
  jsonObj=vraOperation("GET","/iaas/api/fabric-computes/$filter=name%20eq%20'"+hostShort+"*'",null,false);
  if (jsonObj.content.length>0){
    if (jsonObj.content[0].type == "Host"){
       run=false;
    }
  }
} while (run);

[frippeisking]

I have the same ask. Actually asked this via an VMware consultant on a project back in 2020 and I guess nothing really happened. He would send an internal informal request to look into this.

Actually the exact same usecase. Automating project creation and placing each project on a dedicated project network.
This should really be implemented in the API's.

Avoid a resource poll and potentially waiting for 10 minutes to get that new project. Not very 2023 🙂

[bdamian]

I've spoken with a VMware guy and he tells me that there was an API call to do this but now it doesn't work. So sad...