how to order SoftLayer_Virtual_ReservedCapacityGroup

Question

recently, IBM Bluemix releases Reserved Virtual Server(SoftLayer_Virtual_ReservedCapacityGroup).

We checked a relative API.

• SoftLayer_Virtual_ReservedCapac

Answer 1

To order a SoftLayer_Virtual_ReservedCapacityGroup you can use the following rest api:

Method: POST

https://[username]:[apiKey]@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3.1/SoftLayer_Product_Order/verifyOrder

Replace the [username] and [apiKey] with your credentials.

Body: Json

 {  
   "parameters":[  
      {  
               "complexType":"SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Virtual_ReservedCapacity",
               "backendRouterId": 11111,
               "name": "test",
               "packageId":1059,
               "prices":[  
                  {  
                     "id":217601,
                     "categories": [
                            {
                               "categoryCode": "reserved_capacity",
                               "id": 2060,
                               "name": "Reserved Capacity"
                            }
                         ],
                     "item": {
                               "capacity": "12",
                               "description": "B1.4x16 (1 Year Term)",
                               "id": 12293,
                               "keyName": "B1_4X16_1_YEAR_TERM"
                             }
                   }
               ],
               "quantity":1,
               "useHourlyPricing": true
            } 
         ]
     }

Reference: https://softlayer.github.io/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Virtual_ReservedCapacity/

To get the available "backendRouterId" you can use the below rest call:

Method: GET

https://[username]:[apiKey]@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3.1/SoftLayer_Network_Pod/getAllObjects

You will get a response like this example:

{
    "backendRouterId": 11111,
    "backendRouterName": "bcr01a.dal13",
    "datacenterId": 1854895,
    "datacenterLongName": "Dallas 13",
    "datacenterName": "dal13",
    "frontendRouterId": 22222,
    "frontendRouterName": "fcr01a.dal13",
    "name": "dal13.pod01"
},   

I selected the "backendRouterId" for "Dallas 13", you can choose any datacenter that you want.

Reference:

https://softlayer.github.io/reference/services/SoftLayer_Network_Pod/getAllObjects/

To get the item prices ID for "Reserved Capacity" you can use this rest api:

Method: GET

https://[username]:[apiKey]@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3.1/SoftLayer_Product_Package/1059/getItemPrices?objectMask=mask[categories,pricingLocationGroup[locations]]

Keep in mind the item price id that you choose has to be in the same location that the "backendRouterId".

The item prices that do not have locations are standard, it means that are available for all locations.

Reference:

https://softlayer.github.io/reference/services/SoftLayer_Product_Package/getItemPrices/