Add a Device Group
post
/rest/{versionId}/inventory/deviceMgmt/deviceGroups
Use this (POST) method to add a device group to Device Manager. A device group is a containment group that can contain other device groups or devices maintained in Network Functions (NFs).
Request
Supported Media Types
- application/xml
- application/json
Path Parameters
Nested Schema : parameter
Type:
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object
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description(optional):
string
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label(optional):
string
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maxValue(optional):
integer(int64)
-
minValue(optional):
integer(int64)
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name(optional):
string
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readOnly(optional):
boolean
Default Value:
false
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validValues(optional):
array validValue
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value(optional):
string
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valueList(optional):
array validLists
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valueType(optional):
string
Response
Supported Media Types
- application/xml
- application/json
200 Response
successful operation
Nested Schema : parameter
Type:
Show Source
object
-
description(optional):
string
-
label(optional):
string
-
maxValue(optional):
integer(int64)
-
minValue(optional):
integer(int64)
-
name(optional):
string
-
readOnly(optional):
boolean
Default Value:
false
-
validValues(optional):
array validValue
-
value(optional):
string
-
valueList(optional):
array validLists
-
valueType(optional):
string
400 Response
The user input is invalid.
401 Response
The session ID is invalid.
404 Response
The object (resource URI, device, and so on) of your input request cannot be found.
Examples
The following example shows how to add a device group by submitting a POST request on the REST resource using cURL. For more information about cURL, see Use cURL
Example of cURL Data
The following shows an example of cURL data sent with the request.
curl -v -b sessionid.txt -X POST -d@deviceGroup/createDeviceGroup.xml -H"Content-Type: application/xml" -H"Accept: application/xml" http://localhost:8080/rest/v1.1/inventory/deviceMgmt/deviceGroups
Example of Request Body
The following shows an example of the user request body input in XML format.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <deviceGroup> <parentGroupFullName>HG1/HG2</parentGroupFullName> <name>testDeviceGroup</name> </deviceGroup>
Example of Response Header
The following shows an example of the response header.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:41:15 GMT Server: Apache X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN Content-Length: 277 Vary: Accept-Encoding Content-Type: application/xml
Example of Response Body
The following example shows the contents of the response body in XML format.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <deviceGroup> <fullName>HG1/HG2/testDeviceGroup</fullName> <id>ID24</id> <isHidden>false</isHidden> <name>testDeviceGroup</name> <parentGroupFullName>HG1/HG2</parentGroupFullName> <parentGroupId>ID4</parentGroupId> </deviceGroup>