Nutanix and Gitlab – Foundation and Cluster Creation

Nutanix has a bunch of APIs that you can leverage to automate different processes and reduce operational time, effort, risks, and improve consistency. In the following example, we will see how GitLab can be used to deploy a new AHV cluster from scratch. 

Our Gitlab Project called “ntnx-automation” is composed of different files:

  • A README file, usually a documention, describing requirements, how to use the solution, etc.
  • A ntnx-scripts folder storing all scripts dedicated to the automation project.

VMware: Request a CatalogItem with the vRA API

VMware : Request a CatalogItem with the vRA API


Dans cet article on va faire un tour sur l’API Rest offerte par vRA. Le but va être de demander et supprimer une machine virutelle via Rest API.

Quelques notions avant de débuter

  • GET = récupérer une information
  • POST = envoyer une information
  • vRA CatalogItem = Blueprint ou Template disponible sous forme de services qu’on peut consommer via le portail vRAa. (IaaS, XaaS, etc).
  • vRA CatalogResource = Machine déjà provisioné qu’on