IBM Spectrum Scale REST API
With the IBM Spectrum Scale™ REST API, you can develop scripts to automate labor-intensive cluster management tasks.
The API is a REST-style interface for managing IBM Spectrum Scale cluster resources. It runs on HTTPS and uses JSON syntax to frame data inside HTTP requests and responses.
Installing the server
For information about installing the server, see Installing the Scale Management server (REST API).
Configuring and starting the server
For information about configuring and starting the server, see Configuring and starting the Scale Management server.
The REST API commands
For information about the REST API commands, see REST API commands.
Using the REST API
The following topics describe the commands that the API provides and the rules for working with requests and responses.
- Functional overview
The REST API supports a number of resources, resource elements, and operations. - REST API requests
REST API requests include a URL and in some cases HTTP parameters or JSON data. - REST API responses
REST API responses provide a response code from the REST API server and a return code and optional return message from IBM Spectrum Scale.
Parent topic: Administering