VAST Data nics API

NICs represent interfaces on Network Interface Cards (NICs) in the CNodes and DNodes.

Operations 2

GET /nics/ List NICs. #
GET /nics/{id}/ Return Details of One NIC #

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OpenAPI Specification

vastdata-nics-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: VAST Management API definition
  title: VAST API Swagger Schema activedirectory Nics API
  version: '1.0'
security:
- ApiToken: []
tags:
- description: NICs represent interfaces on Network Interface Cards (NICs) in the CNodes and DNodes.
  name: nics
paths:
  /nics/:
    get:
      description: This endpoint lists NICs.
      operationId: nics_list
      parameters:
      - description: Filter by state
        in: query
        name: state
        schema:
          enum:
          - UNKNOWN
          - HEALTHY
          - FAILED
          - LOGIN_FAILED
          - ACTIVATING
          - INACTIVE
          - DEACTIVATING
          - FAILING
          - PHASING_OUT
          - ENTER_PHASING_OUT
          - EXIT_PHASING_OUT
          - ACTIVE
          - up
          - down
          - unknown
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/NIC'
                title: NICs
                type: array
          description: NIC information
      summary: List NICs.
      tags:
      - nics
  /nics/{id}/:
    get:
      description: This endpoint returns details of a specified NIC.
      operationId: nics_read
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NIC'
          description: ''
      summary: Return Details of One NIC
      tags:
      - nics
components:
  schemas:
    NIC:
      properties:
        address:
          type: string
          x-cli-header: Address
        cbox_id:
          type: integer
        cluster:
          description: Parent Cluster
          type: string
        cluster_id:
          type: integer
        dbox_id:
          type: integer
        display_name:
          type: string
        fw_version:
          description: FW version
          type: string
          x-cli-header: Firmware-Version
        guid:
          type: string
        host:
          description: NIC host
          type: string
        host_id:
          type: integer
        hostname:
          type: string
        id:
          type: integer
          x-cli-header: ID
        ipv6_address:
          type: string
          x-cli-header: Address
        link_state:
          description: NIC Link state
          type: string
        link_type:
          type: string
        model:
          type: string
        mtu:
          type: integer
          x-cli-header: MTU
        name:
          description: NIC name e.g ens785f1
          type: string
        nic_location:
          type: object
        nicport_id:
          description: Related NICPort ID
          type: integer
          x-cli-header: NIC Port ID
        node_id:
          type: integer
        port:
          description: NIC Port e.g. 1/2
          type: string
        port_type:
          type: string
        rate:
          type: string
        rate_number:
          type: integer
        sn:
          type: string
        state:
          description: NIC state
          enum:
          - UNKNOWN
          - HEALTHY
          - FAILED
          - LOGIN_FAILED
          - ACTIVATING
          - INACTIVE
          - DEACTIVATING
          - FAILING
          - PHASING_OUT
          - ENTER_PHASING_OUT
          - EXIT_PHASING_OUT
          - ACTIVE
          - up
          - down
          - unknown
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        vippool_ids:
          items:
            type: integer
          type: array
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ApiToken:
      description: Send current valid API token in an Authorization header with format Api-Token <token>.
      in: header
      name: ApiToken
      type: apiKey
    basicAuth:
      description: Basic authentication using VMS user name and password
      scheme: basic
      type: http