Restarting a BMS (Native OpenStack API)

Function

This API is used to restart a single BMS.

Constraints

Currently, only forcible restart is supported.

URI

POST /v2.1/{project_id}/servers/{server_id}/action

Table 1 lists the parameters.

Table 1 Parameter description

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

project_id

Yes

Specifies the project ID.

For how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining Required Information.

server_id

Yes

Specifies the BMS ID.

You can obtain the BMS ID from the BMS console or by calling the Querying BMSs (Native OpenStack API).

Request

  • Request parameters

    Parameter

    Mandatory

    Type

    Description

    reboot

    Yes

    Object

    Specifies the operation of restarting the BMS. For details, see Table 2.

    Table 2 reboot field data structure description

    Parameter

    Mandatory

    Type

    Description

    type

    Yes

    String

    Specifies the type of the restart operation.

    • SOFT: soft restart

    • HARD: forcible restart

      Note

      Currently, value SOFT is invalid. All BMS restart operations are forcible restart.

  • Example request

    POST https://{ECS Endpoint}/v2.1/c685484a8cc2416b97260938705deb65/servers/95bf2490-5428-432c-ad9b-5e3406f869dd/action
    
    {
        "reboot": {
            "type": "HARD"
        }
    }
    

Response

N/A

Returned Values

Normal values

Returned Values

Description

204

The server has processed the request but did not return any content.

For details about other returned values, see Status Codes.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.