sparePool

Classes SoftLayer_Hardware_SecurityModule750
Tags method sldn hardware

SoftLayer_Hardware_SecurityModule750::sparePool

Allows servers to be added to or removed from the spare pool.

Description

The ability to place bare metal servers in a state where they are powered down, and ports closed yet still allocated to the customer as a part of the Spare Pool program.

Parameters

Name Type Description
action string Action to ‘add’ server to spare pool or remove (use ‘activate’) from spare pool
newOrder boolean Set to true if a Spare Pool Server was ordered; otherwise false

Required Headers

Optional Headers

  • None

Return Values

  • boolean

Error Handling

  • Throws the exception ‘You do not have permission to this service.’ when a user does not have permission to Issue OS Reloads.
  • Throws the exception ‘There is currently an outstanding transaction for this server.’ when there is a current hardware update. 
curl -g -u $SL_USER:$SL_APIKEY -X POST -d '{"parameters": [string, boolean]}' \
'https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3.1/SoftLayer_Hardware_SecurityModule750/{SoftLayer_Hardware_SecurityModule750ID}/sparePool'