IBM Power Virtualization Center APIs

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The OpenStack software has industry-standard interfaces that are released under the terms of the Apache License. IBM® Power® Virtualization Center interfaces are a subset of OpenStack northbound APIs. A number of interfaces were added or extended to enhance the capabilities that are associated with the IBM Power platform.

You can use several types of interfaces to build solutions on top of PowerVC:
  • Supported OpenStack APIs - These APIs are a subset of the APIs provided by OpenStack and can be used with PowerVC without any modifications.
  • Extended OpenStack APIs - These APIs are a subset of the APIs provided by OpenStack, but their functions are extended by PowerVC.
  • PowerVC APIs - These APIs do not exist in OpenStack and are exclusive to PowerVC.
APIs are available in two formats:
  • Preferred format: https://<ip-hostname>:<service-port>/...
  • https://<ip-hostname>/powervc/openstack/<service>/...
Notes:
  • Telemetry (Ceilometer) APIs are accessible by using this format only: https://<ip-hostname>:<service-port>/...
  • Some strings are not translated.
  • Exceptions coming from external sources such as HMC are never translated.