Cohesity

Cohesity Protection Runs API

The ProtectionRuns API from Cohesity — 3 operation(s) for protectionruns.

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Operations 4

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GET /public/protectionRuns List protection job runs · List Protection Job Runs filtered by the specified parameters #

Ask an LLM

“Which backup job runs happened recently on my cluster?”

“Can I exclude failed runs when listing a job's runs?”

Tell an agent

List runs of protection job {jobId}.

Show the last {numRuns} runs of job {jobId}.

PUT /public/protectionRuns Change retention of protection job runs · Update how long Protection Job Runs and their snapshots are retained on the… #

Ask an LLM

“How do I extend how long a backup run's snapshots are kept?”

“Can I shorten retention so old job runs expire sooner?”

Tell an agent

Update retention for job runs {jobRuns}.

Change the expiration date on these protection runs: {jobRuns}.

POST /public/protectionRuns/cancel/{id} Cancel a protection job run · Cancel a Protection Job run #

Ask an LLM

“How do I cancel a backup job run that's in progress?”

“Can I cancel just one copy task of a job run?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Cancel the run of protection job {id}.

Cancel job run {jobRunId} of protection job {id}.

GET /public/protectionRuns/errors List errors from a protection job run task · List Protection Job Run Errors filtered by the specified parameters #

Ask an LLM

“Why did a backup job run task fail?”

“Can I see the error list for a specific job run task?”

Tell an agent

List errors for job {jobId}, run started {startTimeUsecs}, task {taskId}.

Show up to {limitNumberOfErrors} errors for task {taskId} of job {jobId} run at {startTimeUsecs}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: 'This API list provides operations for interfacing with the Cohesity

    Cluster.'
  title: Cohesity REST Protection Runs API
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://<CLUSTER_VIP>/irisservices/api/v1
tags:


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