Virtual Switch

PowerVM Virtual Switch APIs

Resource

/rest/api/uom/ManagedSystem/{ManagedSystem_uuid}/VirtualSwitch/{VirtualSwitch_uuid}
/rest/api/uom/ManagedSystem/{ManagedSystem_uuid}/VirtualSwitch
Since Version 1_1_0

By default, the managed system has one virtual switch configured on a VSwitch capable managed system.

Virtual Switch has the following properties:
  1. SwitchID
  2. SwitchName
  3. SwitchMode

Valid SwitchModes are VEB and VEPA.

Switch Mode is applicable only for the VirtualServerNetworkingPhase2Capable managed systems.

Table 1. Supported methods
Method Description Internet media type
GET Fetch the specified Virtual Switch information. application/vnd.ibm.powervm.uom+xml, type=VirtualSwitch
PUT Create a Virtual Switch on the Managed System. application/vnd.ibm.powervm.uom+xml, type=VirtualSwitch
POST Modify Virtual Switch properties. SwitchName and SwitchMode are modifiable. application/vnd.ibm.powervm.uom+xml, type=VirtualSwitch
DELETE Delete the Virtual Switch. application/vnd.ibm.powervm.uom+xml, type=VirtualSwitch