SoftLayer Network Storage

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This page refers to the SoftLayer_Network_Storage service. For information on the SoftLayer_Network_Storage data type please see SoftLayer_Network_Storage (type).

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Overview

SoftLayer customers may have a StorageLayer volume associated with their account. StorageLayer types include: NAS, LOCKBOX, ISCSI, and EVAULT. Information such as the account the StorageLayer volume is associated to, username and password to access the StorageLayer volume, related server (EVault only) and the capacity used are some of the details that may be retrieved using this service. Information regarding the StorageLayer's resource may also be retrieved which may be useful in reconfiguring/mounting the StorageLayer volume.

For the EVault Storagelayer Services, the username and passwords in the SoftLayer_Network_Storage services is used to register the EVault Server agent with the vault. To edit the passwords and/or notes for the EVault Webcc tool, please see the SoftLayer_Account_Password service.

Endpoints

SOAP WSDL http://api.service.softlayer.com/soap/v3/SoftLayer_Network_Storage?wsdl
XML-RPC http://api.service.softlayer.com/xmlrpc/v3/SoftLayer_Network_Storage

Methods

editObject

Edit the password and/or notes for the StorageLayer service

  • returns
bool
  • parameters
SoftLayer_Network_Storage templateObject


getAccount

Retrieve the account that the StorageLayer services belongs to.

  • returns
SoftLayer_Account
  • parameters
None


getAccountPassword

Retrieve other usernames and passwords associated with the StorageLayer volume.

  • returns
SoftLayer_Account_Password
  • parameters
None


getBillingItem

Retrieve the current billing item for the StorageLayer volume.

  • returns
SoftLayer_Billing_Item
  • parameters
None


getHardware

Retrieve when applicable, the hardware associated with the StorageLayer service.

  • returns
SoftLayer_Hardware
  • parameters
None


getObject

Retrieve a SoftLayer_Network_Storage record.

  • returns
SoftLayer_Network_Storage
  • parameters
None


getServiceResource

Retrieve the resource the StorageLayer service is connect to.

  • returns
SoftLayer_Network_Service_Resource
  • parameters
None


getVolumeHistory

Retrieve the username/password history for the StorageLayer service.

  • returns
SoftLayer_Network_Storage_HistoryArray
  • parameters
None


getWebccAccount

Retrieve the account username and password for the webCC interface (EVault).

  • returns
SoftLayer_Account_Password
  • parameters
None


upgradeVolumeCapacity

Edit the StorageLayer volume to a different package

  • returns
bool
  • parameters
int itemId
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