Introduction

Get Arch List

Get OS Variant List

Get OS Template List

Get Server List

Get Server Detail

Create Server

Cancel Server

Reinstall Server

Turn Server On

Turn Server Off

Change Server Label

Change Server Hostname

Change Reverse Host

Set Server Custom Info

Change Server Password

Get Server Virtual Monitor URL

Get Server Shared Access List

Add Server Shared Access

Delete Server Shared Access

Get Snapshot List

Get Snapshot Detail

Delete Snapshot

Set Server Snapshot Schedule

Reinstall Server

Description:

This function enables you to reinstall server.

URLs:

• Sandbox URL: https://virtdedi.com/api-sandbox/v1/reinstall_server
• Real API URL: https://virtdedi.com/api/v1/reinstall_server

Request Parameters:

Parameter	Required	Type	Max Length	Description
server_id	Yes	String	50 characters	The ID of server you want to reinstall.
install_source	Yes	String	8 characters	Available options: template snapshot iso
os_template	Conditional	String	50 characters	It is required if you choose template as install source. You can get OS template list with get_os_template_list function.
hostname	Conditional	String	50 characters	It should be FQDN (fully qualified domain name). It is required if you choose template as install source.
ssh_keys	No	String	10 keys	If you want more than 1 ssh key, saparate them with carriage return (enter string). You can get your ssh key in your ~/.ssh/is_rsa.pub by executing this command: ssh-keygen -t rsa (Linux, Unix, BSD, Mac)
snapshot_id	Conditional	String	50 characters	Only active snapshot from OS template installation with same or lower package an be used. It is required if you choose snapshot as install source.
iso_file_option	Conditional	String	20 characters	Available options: cached_iso_file own_iso_file
cached_iso_file	Conditional	String	255 characters	It should be valid cached ISO file. It is required if you choose own iso as install source. You can get OS variant list with get_cached_iso_file_list function.
iso_url	Conditional	String	255 characters	It should be valid URL to an ISO file. It is required if you choose own iso as install source.
os_variant	Conditional	String	50 characters	It is required if you choose own iso as install source. You can get OS variant list with get_os_variant_list function.
arch	Conditional	String	10 characters	It is required if you choose own iso as install source. You can get arch list with get_arch_list function.

JSON Response:

    
        
{
    "code"    : "OK",
    "message" : "The server re-installation process has been started",
    "data"    : {
        "server_id"     : "1122334",
        "order_status"  : "active",
        "server_status" : "reinstall"
    }
}
    

XML Response:

    
        
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<code>OK</code>
<message>The server re-installation process has been started</message>
<data>
    <server_id>1122334</server_id>
    <order_status>active</order_status>
    <server_status>reinstall</server_status>
</data>
    

PHP Example:

    
        
<?php
$url      = "https://virtdedi.com/api-sandbox/v1/reinstall_server";
//$url    = "https://virtdedi.com/api/v1/reinstall_server";
$user_id  = "12312";
$API_key  = "hasdh6ghvhgFDa454565jasdbNBS";
$random   = rand(10000,99999).uniqid().rand(100000,999999);
$checksum = sha1(sha1(sha1($user_id.$API_key.$random)));
$data = array(
    "user_id"        => $user_id,
    "random"         => $random,
    "format"         => "json",
    "checksum"       => $checksum,
    "server_label"   => "My Cool Server",
    "install_source" => "template",
    "os_template"    => "centos-6-64",
    "hostname"       => "myserver.mydomain.com"
);
$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 20);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($data));
$output = curl_exec($ch);
$curl_error = curl_errno($ch);
curl_close($ch);
if ($curl_error){
    echo "Unable to connect to API Server.";
} else {
    $outputArray = json_decode($output,true);
    if (!$outputArray){
        echo "Invalid JSON Format";
    } else {
        if ($outputArray["code"] == "OK"){
            print_r($outputArray);
            // Do what you want to do here if OK
        } else {
            echo "Error Message: ".$outputArray["message"];
            // Do what you want to do here if not OK
        }
    }
}