blog

• Getting Started With User Data and Post Provisioning Scripts
  The SoftLayer platform lets you add dynamic data and scripts when you place your order. The scripts are executed after

csharp

• Order Evault
  The example shows how to order a evault storage device in a virtual server
• CreateServer.cs
  CreateServer.cs
• GetRamOptions.cs
  GetRamOptions.cs
• GetReloadOptions.cs
  GetReloadOptions.cs
• OrderDedicatedFirewall.cs
  OrderDedicatedFirewall.cs
• OrderNAS.cs
  OrderNAS.cs
• OrderPortalStorage.cs
  OrderPortalStorage.cs
• OrderViyatta.cs
  OrderViyatta.cs
• OrderVLAN.cs
  OrderVLAN.cs
• PlaceOrder.cs
  PlaceOrder.cs
• PlaceOrderUpgrade.cs
  PlaceOrderUpgrade.cs
• ReloadOperatingSystem.cs
  ReloadOperatingSystem.cs

go

• order_endurance_storage.go
  order_endurance_storage.go
• Working with Subnets
  A collection of CLI Examples on how to interact with Subnets.
• Working with Image Templates
  A collection of CLI Examples on how to interact with Image Templates.
• More Bare Metal Server examples
  Working with Bare Metal Server
• Order a Virtual and Bare Metal Server by frondend/backend vlan or router
  Examples to order a Virtual and Bare Metal Server by frondend/backend vlan or router.
• Order a Virtual Server
  The example can be used to order a public, suspended, transit and dedicated virtual server
• create_dedicated_firewall.go
  create_dedicated_firewall.go
• create_standard_firewall.go
  create_standard_firewall.go
• get_active_presets.go
  get_active_presets.go
• get_item_prices_by_location.go
  get_item_prices_by_location.go
• get_item_prices.go
  get_item_prices.go
• get_locations.go
  get_locations.go
• get_standard_item_prices.go
  get_standard_item_prices.go
• get_virtual_guests_list.go
  get_virtual_guests_list.go
• order_consistent_performance_storage_nfs.go
  order_consistent_performance_storage_nfs.go
• order_global_ipv4_ipv6.go
  order_global_ipv4_ipv6.go
• order_performance_storage_iscsi.go
  order_performance_storage_iscsi.go
• order_preset_server.go
  order_preset_server.go
• order_server_with_raid_configuration.go
  order_server_with_raid_configuration.go
• order_vyatta_gateway.go
  order_vyatta_gateway.go
• place_order_monitoring.go
  place_order_monitoring.go
• place_order_portable_storage.go
  place_order_portable_storage.go

java

• Working with Product package
  A few examples on interacting with product package
• Order Load Balancer
  Order a Load Balancer
• OrderConsistentPerfBlockStorage.java
  OrderConsistentPerfBlockStorage.java
• OrderConsistentPerfFileStorage.java
  OrderConsistentPerfFileStorage.java

perl

• Working with Vlans
  A collection of CLI Examples on how to interact with Vlans.
• Working with Image Templates
  A collection of CLI Examples on how to interact with Image Templates.
• create_bare_metal.pl
  create_bare_metal.pl
• order_portable_storage.pl
  order_portable_storage.pl
• order_Vyatta.pl
  order_Vyatta.pl

php

• placeOrderNAS.php
  placeOrderNAS.php
• OrderConsistentPerfBlockStorage.php
  OrderConsistentPerfBlockStorage.php
• OrderConsistentPerfFileStorage.php
  OrderConsistentPerfFileStorage.php
• OrderEnduranceBlockStorage.php
  OrderEnduranceBlockStorage.php
• OrderEnduranceFileStorage.php
  OrderEnduranceFileStorage.php
• OrderGlobalIPv4IPv6.php
  OrderGlobalIPv4IPv6.php
• OrderVyatta.php
  OrderVyatta.php
• PlaceOrderDedicatedFirewall.php
  PlaceOrderDedicatedFirewall.php
• PlaceOrderPortableStorage.php
  PlaceOrderPortableStorage.php
• PlaceOrderUpgrade.php
  PlaceOrderUpgrade.php
• PlaceOrderVirtualGuest.php
  PlaceOrderVirtualGuest.php
• PlaceOrderVlan.php
  PlaceOrderVlan.php
• ReloadOperatingSystem.php
  ReloadOperatingSystem.php
• Find standard location pricing for a package
  Use an object filter to only return the Standard Location pricing for a SoftLayer package. This is a priceItemId that is standard across all SoftLayer Datacenters
• Order an SSL Certificate
  Explains how to get the information requried to order an SSL Certificate
• Order Firewall and Security Appliances
  An example of how to order a hardware firewall and a FortiGate security appliance
• Order Server with security software
  An example of how to include add-on software to a server order
• Upgrade virtual guest
  Upgrades a virtual guest immediately.
• Required price IDs for package
  For any package retrieve a list of options organized by required category

python

• Order a Virtual and Bare Metal Server by frondend/backend vlan or router
  Examples to order a Virtual and Bare Metal Server by frondend/backend vlan or router"
• Working with suspend virtual server
  A few examples on interacting with suspend virtual server.
• Advanced Bare Metal Server Ordering
  Explains how to build a bare metal order, includes how to get packages, prices (including pcie and gpu items), raid setup and vlans
• Verify items conflicts in ordering
  Items conflicts in ordering
• Order Global IP
  Order a global IPv4 or IPv6
• Ordering Vyatta Network Gateways
  Ordering Vyattas
• Ordering with KeyNames
  Examples on how to order anything in the catalog with the proper package and item names.
• create_dedicated_firewall.py
  create_dedicated_firewall.py
• create_standard_firewall.py
  create_standard_firewall.py
• determine_required_items.py
  determine_required_items.py
• get_active_presets_prices.py
  get_active_presets_prices.py
• get_active_presets.py
  get_active_presets.py
• get_available_locations.py
  get_available_locations.py
• get_iops_standard_price.py
  get_iops_standard_price.py
• get_item_price_information.py
  get_item_price_information.py
• get_item_prices.py
  get_item_prices.py
• get_location_prices_for_dc.py
  get_location_prices_for_dc.py
• get_locations.py
  get_locations.py
• get_prices_per_dc_from_presets.py
  get_prices_per_dc_from_presets.py
• get_standard_prices.py
  get_standard_prices.py
• get_storage_space_prices_for_location.py
  get_storage_space_prices_for_location.py
• get_storage_space_standard_prices.py
  get_storage_space_standard_prices.py
• get_vlans_for_order.py
  get_vlans_for_order.py
• List items for a Server Order
  The script displays the available data centers and items for a package.
• order_evault.py
  order_evault.py
• order_vsi_friendly.py
  order_vsi_friendly.py
• order_vyatta.py
  order_vyatta.py
• orderDedicatedHost.py
  orderDedicatedHost.py
• os_reload_configuration_page.py
  os_reload_configuration_page.py
• Find Location specific pricing for a package
  Use an object filter and object mask to return the Location Based pricing information for a SoftLayer package.
• Order an SSL Certificate
  Explains how to get the information requried to order an SSL Certificate
• List Packages
  A handy script with a few examples on how to interact with packages
• Required price IDs for package
  For any package retrieve a list of options organized by required category

reference

• getAccountRestrictedActivePresets
  The preset configurations available only for the authenticated account and this package.
• getAccountRestrictedCategories
  The results from this call are similar to [SoftLayer_Product_Package::getCategories](/reference/services/SoftLayer_Product_Package/getCategories), but these ONLY include account-restricted prices. Not all accounts have restricted pricing.
• getAccountRestrictedPricesFlag
  The flag to indicate if there are any restricted prices in a package for the currently-active account.
• getActiveItems
  Return a list of Items in the package with their active prices.
• getActivePackagesByAttribute
  <strong>This method is deprecated and should not be used in production code.</strong> This method will return the [SoftLayer_Product_Package](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Package) objects from which you can order a bare metal server, virtual server, service (such as CDN or Object Storage) or other software filtered by an attribute type associated with the package. Once you have the package you want to order from, you may query one of various endpoints from that package to get specific information about its products and pricing. See [SoftLayer_Product_Package::getCategories](/reference/services/SoftLayer_Product_Package/getCategories) or [SoftLayer_Product_Package::getItems](/reference/services/SoftLayer_Product_Package/getItems) for more information.
• getActivePresets
  The available preset configurations for this package.
• getActivePrivateHostedCloudPackages
  [DEPRECATED] This method pulls all the active private hosted cloud packages. This will give you a basic description of the packages that are currently active and from which you can order private hosted cloud configurations.
• getActiveRamItems
  A collection of valid RAM items available for purchase in this package.
• getActiveServerItems
  A collection of valid server items available for purchase in this package.
• getActiveSoftwareItems
  A collection of valid software items available for purchase in this package.
• getActiveUsagePrices
  A collection of [SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price) objects for pay-as-you-go usage.
• getActiveUsageRatePrices
  This method returns a collection of active usage rate [SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price) objects for the current package and specified datacenter. Optionally you can retrieve the active usage rate prices for a particular [SoftLayer_Product_Item_Category](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Item_Category) by specifying a category code as the first parameter. This information is useful so that you can see 'pay as you go' rates (if any) for the current package, location and optionally category.
• getAdditionalServiceFlag
  This flag indicates that the package is an additional service.
• getAllObjects
  This method pulls all the active packages. This will give you a basic description of the packages that are currently active
• getAttributes
• getAvailableLocations
  A collection of valid locations for this package. (Deprecated - Use [SoftLayer_Product_Package::getRegions](/reference/services/SoftLayer_Product_Package/getRegions))
• getAvailablePackagesForImageTemplate
• getAvailableStorageUnits
  The maximum number of available disk storage units associated with the servers in a package.
• getCategories
  This is a collection of categories ([SoftLayer_Product_Item_Category](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Item_Category)) associated with a package which can be used for ordering. These categories have several objects prepopulated which are useful when determining the available products for purchase. The categories contain groups ([SoftLayer_Product_Package_Item_Category_Group](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Package_Item_Category_Group)) that organize the products and prices by similar features. For example, operating systems will be grouped by their manufacturer and virtual server disks will be grouped by their disk type (SAN vs. local). Each group will contain prices ([SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price)) which you can use determine the cost of each product. Each price has a product ([SoftLayer_Product_Item](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Item)) which provides the name and other useful information about the server, service or software you may purchase.
• getCdnItems
• getCloudStorageItems
• getConfiguration
  The item categories associated with a package, including information detailing which item categories are required as part of a SoftLayer product order.
• getDefaultBootCategoryCode
  The default boot category code for the package.
• getDefaultRamItems
  A collection of valid RAM items available for purchase in this package.
• getDeploymentNodeType
  The node type for a package in a solution deployment.
• getDeploymentPackages
  The packages that are allowed in a multi-server solution. (Deprecated)
• getDeployments
  The package that represents a multi-server solution. (Deprecated)
• getDeploymentType
  The solution deployment type.
• getDisallowCustomDiskPartitions
  This flag indicates the package does not allow custom disk partitions.
• getFirstOrderStep
  The Softlayer order step is optionally step-based. This returns the first SoftLayer_Product_Package_Order_Step in the step-based order process.
• getGatewayApplianceFlag
  Whether the package is a specialized network gateway appliance package.
• getGpuFlag
  This flag indicates that the package supports GPUs.
• getHourlyBillingAvailableFlag
  Determines whether the package contains prices that can be ordered hourly.
• getHourlyOnlyOrders
  Packages with this flag do not allow monthly orders.
• getItemAvailabilityTypes
  Returns a collection of SoftLayer_Product_Item_Attribute_Type objects. These item attribute types specifically deal with when an item, SoftLayer_Product_Item, from the product catalog may no longer be available. The keynames for these attribute types start with 'UNAVAILABLE_AFTER_DATE_*', where the '*' may represent any string. For example, 'UNAVAILABLE_AFTER_DATE_NEW_ORDERS', signifies that the item is not available for new orders. There is a catch all attribute type, 'UNAVAILABLE_AFTER_DATE_ALL'. If an item has one of these availability attributes set, the value should be a valid date in MM/DD/YYYY, indicating the date after which the item will no longer be available.
• getItemConflicts
  The item-item conflicts associated with a package.
• getItemLocationConflicts
  The item-location conflicts associated with a package.
• getItemPriceReferences
  cross reference for item prices
• getItemPrices
  A collection of SoftLayer_Product_Item_Prices that are valid for this package.
• getItemPricesFromSoftwareDescriptions
  Return a collection of SoftLayer_Item_Price objects from a collection of SoftLayer_Software_Description
• getItems
  A collection of valid items available for purchase in this package.
• getItemsFromImageTemplate
  Return a collection of [SoftLayer_Product_Item](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Item) objects from a [SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group) object
• getLocations
  A collection of valid locations for this package. (Deprecated - Use [SoftLayer_Product_Package::getRegions](/reference/services/SoftLayer_Product_Package/getRegions))
• getLowestServerPrice
  The lowest server [SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price) related to this package.
• getMaximumPortSpeed
  The maximum available network speed associated with the package.
• getMessageQueueItems
• getMinimumPortSpeed
  The minimum available network speed associated with the package.
• getMongoDbEngineeredFlag
  This flag indicates that this is a MongoDB engineered package. (Deprecated)
• getNonEuCompliantFlag
  Whether the package is not in compliance with EU support.
• getNoUpgradesFlag
  Services ordered from this package cannot have upgrades or downgrades performed.
• getObject
  Retrieve a SoftLayer_Product_Package record.
• getObjectStorageDatacenters
  This method will return a collection of [SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Network_Storage_Hub_Datacenter](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Network_Storage_Hub_Datacenter) objects which contain a datacenter location and all the associated active usage rate prices where object storage is available. This method is really only applicable to the object storage additional service package which has a [SoftLayer_Product_Package_Type](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Package_Type) of '''ADDITIONAL_SERVICES_OBJECT_STORAGE'''. This information is useful so that you can see the 'pay as you go' rates per datacenter.
• getObjectStorageLocationGroups
  This method will return a collection of [SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Network_Storage_ObjectStorage_LocationGroup](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Network_Storage_ObjectStorage_LocationGroup) objects which contain a location group and all the associated active usage rate prices where object storage is available. This method is really only applicable to the object storage additional service package which has a [SoftLayer_Product_Package_Type](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Package_Type) of '''ADDITIONAL_SERVICES_OBJECT_STORAGE'''. This information is useful so that you can see the 'pay as you go' rates per location group.
• getOrderPremiums
  The premium price modifiers associated with the [SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price) and [SoftLayer_Location](/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Location) objects in a package.
• getPopLocationAvailabilityFlag
  This flag indicates if the package may be available in PoP locations in addition to Datacenters.
• getPreconfiguredFlag
  This flag indicates the package is pre-configured. (Deprecated)
• getPresetConfigurationRequiredFlag
  Whether the package requires the user to define a preset configuration.
• getPreventVlanSelectionFlag
  Whether the package prevents the user from specifying a Vlan.
• getPrivateHostedCloudPackageFlag
  This flag indicates the package is for a private hosted cloud deployment. (Deprecated)
• getPrivateHostedCloudPackageType
  The server role of the private hosted cloud deployment. (Deprecated)
• getPrivateNetworkOnlyFlag
  Whether the package only has access to the private network.
• getQuantaStorPackageFlag
  Whether the package is a specialized mass storage QuantaStor package. (Deprecated)
• getRaidDiskRestrictionFlag
  This flag indicates the package does not allow different disks with RAID.
• getRedundantPowerFlag
  This flag determines if the package contains a redundant power supply product.
• getRegions
  The regional locations that a package is available in.
• getStandardCategories
  This call is similar to [SoftLayer_Product_Package::getCategories](/reference/services/SoftLayer_Product_Package/getCategories), except that it does not include account-restricted pricing. Not all accounts have restricted pricing.
• getTopLevelItemCategoryCode
  The top level category code for this service offering.
• getType
  The type of service offering. This property can be used to help filter packages.
• SoftLayer_Product_Package
  The SoftLayer_Product_Package data type contains information about packages from which orders can be generated. Packages contain general information regarding what is in them, where they are currently sold, availability, and pricing.
• SoftLayer_Product_Package
  Every SoftLayer_Product_Package contains information related products and services that SoftLayer sells. The configuration of this package reveals which categories are required to place an order for this package. Every package has items, item prices, locations, regions, and a configuration. This service is the starting point for ordering servers, and other services we provide.

ruby

• Working with Product package
  A few examples on interacting with product package
• Order a Vlan
  Order a Network Vlan
• createTicketAttachedFile.rb
  createTicketAttachedFile.rb
• filtersRuby.rb
  filtersRuby.rb
• monitor_get_available_configuration_values.rb
  monitor_get_available_configuration_values.rb
• create_bare_metal.rb
  create_bare_metal.rb
• create_standard_monitor.rb
  create_standard_monitor.rb
• create_user_notification_guest.rb
  create_user_notification_guest.rb
• create_vsi_family.rb
  create_vsi_family.rb
• determine_required_items.rb
  determine_required_items.rb
• get_agents.rb
  get_agents.rb
• get_configuration_values_agent.rb
  get_configuration_values_agent.rb
• get_item_prices.rb
  get_item_prices.rb
• get_locations.rb
  get_locations.rb
• get_prices_location_group.rb
  get_prices_location_group.rb
• get_prices_pakage_monitoring.rb
  get_prices_pakage_monitoring.rb
• order_dedicated_host.rb
  order_dedicated_host.rb
• order_vsi_family.rb
  order_vsi_family.rb
• order_vsi_on_dedicated_host.rb
  order_vsi_on_dedicated_host.rb
• order_vyatta.rb
  order_vyatta.rb
• place_order_portable_storage.rb
  place_order_portable_storage.rb
• Ordering Raid
  Order a bare metal server with a raid array
• Find Location specific pricing for a package
  Use an object filter to return the Location Based pricing information for a SoftLayer package.
• Find standard location pricing for a package
  Use an object filter to only return the Standard Location pricing for a SoftLayer package. This is a priceItemId that is standard accross all SoftLayer Datacenters
• List Packages
  A handy script with a few examples on how to interact with packages