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CreateInstanceConfiguration

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/20160918/instanceConfigurations

Create an instance configuration. An instance configuration is a template that defines the settings to use when creating Compute instances.

Request

Supported Media Types

• application/json

Header Parameters

• opc-retry-token: string
  Minimum Length: 1

  Maximum Length: 64

  A token that uniquely identifies a request so it can be retried in case of a timeout or server error without risk of executing that same action again. Retry tokens expire after 24 hours, but can be invalidated before then due to conflicting operations (for example, if a resource has been deleted and purged from the system, then a retry of the original creation request may be rejected).

Body ()

Instance configuration creation details

Root Schema : CreateInstanceConfigurationBase

Type: object

Discriminator: source

Creation details for an instance configuration.

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• compartmentId(required): string
  Minimum Length: 1

  Maximum Length: 255

  The OCID of the compartment containing the instance configuration.
• definedTags: object definedTags
  Additional Properties Allowed: additionalProperties

  Defined tags for this resource. Each key is predefined and scoped to a namespace.
• displayName: string
  Minimum Length: 1

  Maximum Length: 255

  A user-friendly name. Does not need to be unique, and it is changeable. Avoid entering confidential information.
• freeformTags: object freeformTags
  Additional Properties Allowed: additionalProperties

  Free-form tags for this resource. Each tag is a simple key-value pair with no predefined name, type, or namespace. Example: {"Department": "Finance"}
• source: string
  Default Value: NONE

  Allowed Values: [ "NONE", "INSTANCE" ]

  The source of the instance configuration. An instance configuration defines the settings to use when creating Compute instances, including details such as the base image, shape, and metadata. You can also specify the associated resources for the instance, such as block volume attachments and network configuration. When you create an instance configuration using an existing instance as a template, the instance configuration does not include any information from the source instance's boot volume, such as installed applications, binaries, and files on the instance. It also does not include the contents of any block volumes that are attached to the instance. To create an instance configuration that includes the custom setup from an instance's boot volume, you must first create a custom image from the instance (see CreateImage). Then, use the custom image to launch a new instance (see LaunchInstance). Finally, create the instance configuration based on the instance that you created from the custom image. To include block volume contents with an instance configuration, first create a backup of the attached block volumes (see CreateVolumeBackup). Then, create the instance configuration by specifying the list of settings, using InstanceConfigurationVolumeSourceFromVolumeBackupDetails to include the block volume backups in the list of settings. The following values are supported: NONE - Creates an instance configuration using the list of settings that you specify. INSTANCE - Creates an instance configuration using an existing instance as a template.

{
    "discriminator":"source",
    "description":"Creation details for an instance configuration.",
    "properties":{
        "compartmentId":{
            "description":"The OCID of the compartment containing the instance configuration.",
            "maxLength":"255",
            "minLength":"1",
            "type":"string"
        },
        "definedTags":{
            "description":"Defined tags for this resource. Each key is predefined and scoped to a namespace.",
            "type":"object",
            "additionalProperties":{
                "description":"Key-value pair representing a defined tag key and value, scoped to a namespace.",
                "type":"object",
                "additionalProperties":{
                    "description":"The value of the tag. Only the String type is supported.",
                    "type":"object"
                }
            }
        },
        "displayName":{
            "description":"A user-friendly name. Does not need to be unique, and it is changeable. Avoid entering confidential information.",
            "maxLength":"255",
            "minLength":"1",
            "type":"string"
        },
        "freeformTags":{
            "description":"Free-form tags for this resource. Each tag is a simple key-value pair with no predefined name, type, or namespace. Example: {\"Department\": \"Finance\"} ",
            "type":"object",
            "additionalProperties":{
                "type":"string"
            }
        },
        "source":{
            "description":"The source of the instance configuration. An instance configuration defines the settings to use when creating Compute instances, including details such as the base image, shape, and metadata. You can also specify the associated resources for the instance, such as block volume attachments and network configuration. When you create an instance configuration using an existing instance as a template, the instance configuration does not include any information from the source instance's boot volume, such as installed applications, binaries, and files on the instance. It also does not include the contents of any block volumes that are attached to the instance. To create an instance configuration that includes the custom setup from an instance's boot volume, you must first create a custom image from the instance (see CreateImage). Then, use the custom image to launch a new instance (see LaunchInstance). Finally, create the instance configuration based on the instance that you created from the custom image. To include block volume contents with an instance configuration, first create a backup of the attached block volumes (see CreateVolumeBackup). Then, create the instance configuration by specifying the list of settings, using InstanceConfigurationVolumeSourceFromVolumeBackupDetails to include the block volume backups in the list of settings. The following values are supported: NONE - Creates an instance configuration using the list of settings that you specify. INSTANCE - Creates an instance configuration using an existing instance as a template.",
            "type":"string",
            "enum":[
                "NONE",
                "INSTANCE"
            ],
            "default":"NONE"
        }
    },
    "required":[
        "compartmentId"
    ],
    "type":"object"
}

Nested Schema : definedTags

Type: object

Additional Properties Allowed

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• object additionalProperties
  Additional Properties Allowed: additionalProperties

  Key-value pair representing a defined tag key and value, scoped to a namespace.

{
    "description":"Defined tags for this resource. Each key is predefined and scoped to a namespace.",
    "type":"object",
    "additionalProperties":{
        "description":"Key-value pair representing a defined tag key and value, scoped to a namespace.",
        "type":"object",
        "additionalProperties":{
            "description":"The value of the tag. Only the String type is supported.",
            "type":"object"
        }
    }
}

Defined tags for this resource. Each key is predefined and scoped to a namespace.

Nested Schema : freeformTags

Type: object

Additional Properties Allowed

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• string

{
    "description":"Free-form tags for this resource. Each tag is a simple key-value pair with no predefined name, type, or namespace. Example: {\"Department\": \"Finance\"} ",
    "type":"object",
    "additionalProperties":{
        "type":"string"
    }
}

Free-form tags for this resource. Each tag is a simple key-value pair with no predefined name, type, or namespace. Example: {"Department": "Finance"}

Nested Schema : additionalProperties

Type: object

Additional Properties Allowed

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• object additionalProperties
  The value of the tag. Only the String type is supported.

{
    "description":"Key-value pair representing a defined tag key and value, scoped to a namespace.",
    "type":"object",
    "additionalProperties":{
        "description":"The value of the tag. Only the String type is supported.",
        "type":"object"
    }
}

Key-value pair representing a defined tag key and value, scoped to a namespace.

Nested Schema : additionalProperties

Type: object

The value of the tag. Only the String type is supported.

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Response

Supported Media Types

• application/json

200 Response

The instance configuration.

Headers

• etag: string
  For optimistic concurrency control. See if-match.
• opc-request-id: string
  Unique Oracle-assigned identifier for the request. Provide this request OCID if you need to contact Oracle about this request.

Body ()

Root Schema : InstanceConfiguration

Type: object

An instance configuration is a template that defines the settings to use when creating Compute instances.

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• compartmentId(required): string
  Minimum Length: 1

  Maximum Length: 255

  The OCID of the compartment containing the instance configuration.
• deferredFields: array deferredFields
  Parameters that were not specified when the instance configuration was created, but that are required to launch an instance from the instance configuration. See the LaunchInstanceConfiguration operation.
• definedTags: object definedTags
  Additional Properties Allowed: additionalProperties

  Defined tags for this resource. Each key is predefined and scoped to a namespace.
• displayName: string
  Minimum Length: 1

  Maximum Length: 255

  A user-friendly name. Does not need to be unique, and it is changeable. Avoid entering confidential information.
• freeformTags: object freeformTags
  Additional Properties Allowed: additionalProperties

  Free-form tags for this resource. Each tag is a simple key-value pair with no predefined name, type, or namespace. Example: {"Department": "Finance"}
• id(required): string
  Minimum Length: 1

  Maximum Length: 255

  The OCID of the instance configuration.
• instanceDetails: object InstanceConfigurationInstanceDetails
  Discriminator: instanceType
• timeCreated(required): string(date-time)
  The date and time the instance configuration was created, in the format defined by [RFC3339](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339). Example: 2016-08-25T21:10:29.600Z

{
    "description":"An instance configuration is a template that defines the settings to use when creating Compute instances.",
    "properties":{
        "compartmentId":{
            "description":"The OCID of the compartment containing the instance configuration.",
            "maxLength":"255",
            "minLength":"1",
            "type":"string"
        },
        "definedTags":{
            "description":"Defined tags for this resource. Each key is predefined and scoped to a namespace.",
            "type":"object",
            "additionalProperties":{
                "description":"Key-value pair representing a defined tag key and value, scoped to a namespace.",
                "type":"object",
                "additionalProperties":{
                    "description":"The value of the tag. Only the String type is supported.",
                    "type":"object"
                }
            }
        },
        "displayName":{
            "description":"A user-friendly name. Does not need to be unique, and it is changeable. Avoid entering confidential information.",
            "maxLength":"255",
            "minLength":"1",
            "type":"string"
        },
        "freeformTags":{
            "description":"Free-form tags for this resource. Each tag is a simple key-value pair with no predefined name, type, or namespace. Example: {\"Department\": \"Finance\"} ",
            "type":"object",
            "additionalProperties":{
                "type":"string"
            }
        },
        "id":{
            "description":"The OCID of the instance configuration.",
            "maxLength":"255",
            "minLength":"1",
            "type":"string"
        },
        "instanceDetails":{
            "$ref":"#/definitions/InstanceConfigurationInstanceDetails"
        },
        "deferredFields":{
            "description":"Parameters that were not specified when the instance configuration was created, but that are required to launch an instance from the instance configuration. See the LaunchInstanceConfiguration operation.",
            "items":{
                "type":"string"
            },
            "type":"array"
        },
        "timeCreated":{
            "description":"The date and time the instance configuration was created, in the format defined by [RFC3339](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339). Example: 2016-08-25T21:10:29.600Z ",
            "format":"date-time",
            "type":"string"
        }
    },
    "required":[
        "id",
        "compartmentId",
        "timeCreated"
    ],
    "x-example":"{   \"compartmentId\": \"ocid1.tenancy.<var>unique_ID</var>\",   \"definedTags\":{},   \"displayName\": \"example-instance-configuration\",   \"freeformTags\":{},   \"id\": \"ocid1.instanceconfiguration.<var>unique_ID</var>\",   \"instanceDetails\": {     \"instanceType\": \"compute\",     \"launchDetails\": {       \"compartmentId\": \"ocid1.tenancy.<var>unique_ID</var>\",       \"createVnicDetails\": {         \"assignPublicIp\": false,         \"displayName\": \"example-vnic\",         \"skipSourceDestCheck\": false       },       \"displayName\": \"My instance\",       \"shape\": \"VM.Standard2.1\",       \"sourceDetails\": {         \"sourceType\": \"image\",         \"imageId\": \"ocid1.image.<var>unique_ID</var>\"       }     }   },   \"deferredFields\": [     \"instanceDetails.launchDetails.availabilityDomain\",     \"instanceDetails.launchDetails.createVnicDetails.subnetId\"   ],   \"timeCreated\": \"2019-06-13T21:13:32.830Z\" } ",
    "type":"object"
}

Nested Schema : deferredFields

Type: array

Parameters that were not specified when the instance configuration was created, but that are required to launch an instance from the instance configuration. See the LaunchInstanceConfiguration operation.

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• Array of: string

{
    "description":"Parameters that were not specified when the instance configuration was created, but that are required to launch an instance from the instance configuration. See the LaunchInstanceConfiguration operation.",
    "items":{
        "type":"string"
    },
    "type":"array"
}

Nested Schema : definedTags

Type: object

Additional Properties Allowed

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• object additionalProperties
  Additional Properties Allowed: additionalProperties

  Key-value pair representing a defined tag key and value, scoped to a namespace.

{
    "description":"Defined tags for this resource. Each key is predefined and scoped to a namespace.",
    "type":"object",
    "additionalProperties":{
        "description":"Key-value pair representing a defined tag key and value, scoped to a namespace.",
        "type":"object",
        "additionalProperties":{
            "description":"The value of the tag. Only the String type is supported.",
            "type":"object"
        }
    }
}

Defined tags for this resource. Each key is predefined and scoped to a namespace.

Nested Schema : freeformTags

Type: object

Additional Properties Allowed

Show Source

• string

{
    "description":"Free-form tags for this resource. Each tag is a simple key-value pair with no predefined name, type, or namespace. Example: {\"Department\": \"Finance\"} ",
    "type":"object",
    "additionalProperties":{
        "type":"string"
    }
}

Free-form tags for this resource. Each tag is a simple key-value pair with no predefined name, type, or namespace. Example: {"Department": "Finance"}

Nested Schema : InstanceConfigurationInstanceDetails

Type: object

Discriminator: instanceType

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• instanceType(required): string
  The type of instance details. Supported instanceType is compute

{
    "discriminator":"instanceType",
    "properties":{
        "instanceType":{
            "description":"The type of instance details. Supported instanceType is compute ",
            "type":"string"
        }
    },
    "required":[
        "instanceType"
    ],
    "type":"object"
}

Nested Schema : additionalProperties

Type: object

Additional Properties Allowed

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• object additionalProperties
  The value of the tag. Only the String type is supported.

{
    "description":"Key-value pair representing a defined tag key and value, scoped to a namespace.",
    "type":"object",
    "additionalProperties":{
        "description":"The value of the tag. Only the String type is supported.",
        "type":"object"
    }
}

Key-value pair representing a defined tag key and value, scoped to a namespace.

Nested Schema : additionalProperties

Type: object

The value of the tag. Only the String type is supported.

400 Response

Bad Request

Headers

• opc-request-id: string
  Unique Oracle-assigned identifier for the request. Provide this request OCID if you need to contact Oracle about this request.

Body ()

Root Schema : Error

Type: object

The properties that define an error.

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• code(required): string
  A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing..

  Example: UnknownError
• message(required): string
  A human-readable error string.

  Example: error validating payload

{
    "type":"object",
    "description":"The properties that define an error.",
    "required":[
        "code",
        "message"
    ],
    "properties":{
        "code":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"UnknownError",
            "description":"A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing.."
        },
        "message":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"error validating payload",
            "description":"A human-readable error string."
        }
    }
}

401 Response

Unauthorized

Headers

• opc-request-id: string
  Unique Oracle-assigned identifier for the request. Provide this request OCID if you need to contact Oracle about this request.

Body ()

Root Schema : Error

Type: object

The properties that define an error.

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• code(required): string
  A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing..

  Example: UnknownError
• message(required): string
  A human-readable error string.

  Example: error validating payload

{
    "type":"object",
    "description":"The properties that define an error.",
    "required":[
        "code",
        "message"
    ],
    "properties":{
        "code":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"UnknownError",
            "description":"A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing.."
        },
        "message":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"error validating payload",
            "description":"A human-readable error string."
        }
    }
}

404 Response

Not Found

Headers

• opc-request-id: string
  Unique Oracle-assigned identifier for the request. Provide this request OCID if you need to contact Oracle about this request.

Body ()

Root Schema : Error

Type: object

The properties that define an error.

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• code(required): string
  A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing..

  Example: UnknownError
• message(required): string
  A human-readable error string.

  Example: error validating payload

{
    "type":"object",
    "description":"The properties that define an error.",
    "required":[
        "code",
        "message"
    ],
    "properties":{
        "code":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"UnknownError",
            "description":"A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing.."
        },
        "message":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"error validating payload",
            "description":"A human-readable error string."
        }
    }
}

409 Response

Conflict

Headers

• opc-request-id: string
  Unique Oracle-assigned identifier for the request. Provide this request OCID if you need to contact Oracle about this request.

Body ()

Root Schema : Error

Type: object

The properties that define an error.

Show Source

• code(required): string
  A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing..

  Example: UnknownError
• message(required): string
  A human-readable error string.

  Example: error validating payload

{
    "type":"object",
    "description":"The properties that define an error.",
    "required":[
        "code",
        "message"
    ],
    "properties":{
        "code":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"UnknownError",
            "description":"A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing.."
        },
        "message":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"error validating payload",
            "description":"A human-readable error string."
        }
    }
}

500 Response

Internal Server Error

Headers

• opc-request-id: string
  Unique Oracle-assigned identifier for the request. Provide this request OCID if you need to contact Oracle about this request.

Body ()

Root Schema : Error

Type: object

The properties that define an error.

Show Source

• code(required): string
  A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing..

  Example: UnknownError
• message(required): string
  A human-readable error string.

  Example: error validating payload

{
    "type":"object",
    "description":"The properties that define an error.",
    "required":[
        "code",
        "message"
    ],
    "properties":{
        "code":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"UnknownError",
            "description":"A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing.."
        },
        "message":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"error validating payload",
            "description":"A human-readable error string."
        }
    }
}

Default Response

An error has occurred.

Headers

• opc-request-id: string
  Unique Oracle-assigned identifier for the request. Provide this request OCID if you need to contact Oracle about this request.

Body ()

Root Schema : Error

Type: object

The properties that define an error.

Show Source

• code(required): string
  A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing..

  Example: UnknownError
• message(required): string
  A human-readable error string.

  Example: error validating payload

{
    "type":"object",
    "description":"The properties that define an error.",
    "required":[
        "code",
        "message"
    ],
    "properties":{
        "code":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"UnknownError",
            "description":"A short error code that defines the error, meant for programmatic parsing.."
        },
        "message":{
            "type":"string",
            "example":"error validating payload",
            "description":"A human-readable error string."
        }
    }
}

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