I need to launch compute instance with volume creation using softlayer rest API and need to launch using globalIdentifier.
https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest.json
Body: { "parameters": [{ "complexType": "SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest", "maxMemory": 4, "hostname": "jagatest", "maxCpu": 2, "domain": "test.local", "hourlyBillingFlag": true, "startCpus": 1, "blockDeviceTemplateGroup": { "globalIdentifier": "375c7ad3-1b39-4c58-a657-7fc4351d7b06" }, "blockDevices": [{ "device": "0", "diskImage": { "capacity": 25 } }, { "device": "2", "diskImage": { "capacity": 10 } } ], "localDiskFlag": false, "datacenter": { "complexType": "SoftLayer_Location", "name": "sjc01" } }] }
Error Through:
{"error":"Invalid value provided for 'blockDevices'. Block devices may not be provided when using an image template.","code":"SoftLayer_Exception_InvalidValue"}
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Method POST
https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/createObject.json
Body
{
"parameters": [
{
"complexType": "SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest",
"maxMemory": 4,
"hostname": "jagatest",
"maxCpu": 2,
"domain": "test.local",
"hourlyBillingFlag": true,
"startCpus": 1,
"blockDeviceTemplateGroup": {
"globalIdentifier": "375c7ad3-1b39-4c58-a657-7fc4351d7b06"
},
"localDiskFlag": false,
"datacenter": {
"complexType": "SoftLayer_Location",
"name": "sjc01"
}
}
]
}