SoftLayer Network Backbone (type)

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This page refers to the SoftLayer_Network_Backbone data type. For information on the SoftLayer_Network_Backbone service please see SoftLayer_Network_Backbone.

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Overview

A SoftLayer_Network_Backbone represents a single backbone connection from SoftLayer to the public Internet, from the Internet to the SoftLayer private network, or a link that connects the private networks between SoftLayer's datacenters. The SoftLayer_Network_Backbone data type is a collection of data associated with one of those connections.

Warning! Even though our API is object based, XML-RPC can only return data as array values. The SOAP implementation treats data as object properties.

Local Properties

capacity

The numeric portion of the bandwidth capacity of a SoftLayer backbone. For instance, if a backbone is rated at "1 GigE" capacity then the capacity property of the backbone is 1.

  • Type: integer
  • Length: 22 digits



capacityUnits

The unit portion of the bandwidth capacity of a SoftLayer backbone. For instance, if a backbone is rated at "10 G" capacity then the capacityUnits property of the backbone is "G".

  • Type: string
  • Length: 10 characters



id

A backbone's internal identifier.

  • Type: integer



name

A backbone's name. This is usually the name of the backbone's network provider followed by a number in case SoftLayer uses more than one backbone from a provider. Backbone provider numbers start with the number one and increment from there.

  • Type: string
  • Length: 50 characters



type

Whether a SoftLayer backbone connects to the public Internet, to the private network, or connecting the private networks of SoftLayer's datacenters. Type is either the string "public", "private", or "private-interconnect".

  • Type: string
  • Length: 50 characters


Relational Properties

health

A backbone's status.
health must be a unique value.

  • Type: string



location

Which of the SoftLayer datacenters a backbone is connected to.
location must be a unique value.

Associated Methods

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