apiibm-cloud-infrastructure

SoftLayer API: - How to get the ID of a bare metal server on create

I'm using 'SoftLayer_Hardware', 'createObject' to deploy new servers, however this call returns no id, as on the example on http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Hardware/createObject

So if I have no id how can I query info for that server? I noticed there's a globalIdentifier variable but no mention at all on what it is and how to use it

Solution

  • you can use the goblal identifier instead the ID in your request

    e.g.

    Get https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3.1/SoftLayer_Hardware/$GloblalIdentifier/getObject

Note: replace the $GloblalIdentifier

    The reason why the id is not displayed is because the server was not created yet, your order has to be approved and when the provisioning is ended the id will show up, meanwhile you can use the global identifier when the provisioning ends you will be able to see the id

    regards