PowerVM NovaLink API

Use the PowerVM® NovaLink application programming interface (API) to programmatically control the management of virtualization functions on a managed system. The PowerVM NovaLink API is based on the API that is used by the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

Differences from the Hardware Management Console (HMC) API

The PowerVM NovaLink API differs from the Hardware Management Console (HMC) API in the following ways.
  • The PowerVM NovaLink API does not allow you to use PUT or POST methods on virtual networks.
  • The PowerVM NovaLink API does not include Atom links for elements that are otherwise discoverable by using a specific Atom feed. For example, a managed system object does not include a list of logical partition Atom links.
  • The PowerVM NovaLink API does not include all optional schema elements from the Hardware Management Console (HMC) API.

For more information about the HMC API, see the HMC REST APIs

For more information about the pypowervm open source library, see the pypowervm website (https://github.com/pypowervm/pypowervm).




Last updated: Fri, December 06, 2019