Classes SoftLayer_Hardware_Server
Tags method sldn Hardware

SoftLayer_Hardware_Server::getPublicBandwidthGraphImage

Retrieve a graph of a server's public network usage.

Overview

Retrieve a graph of a server's public network bandwidth usage over the specified time frame. If no time frame is specified then getPublicBandwidthGraphImage retrieves the last 24 hours of public bandwidth usage. getPublicBandwidthGraphImage returns a PNG image measuring 827 pixels by 293 pixels. THIS METHOD GENERATES GRAPHS BASED ON THE NEW DATA WAREHOUSE REPOSITORY.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Description
startTime	dateTime	The starting point to retrieve bandwidth data from, specified as a [[dateTime
endTime	dateTime	The end point to retrieve bandwidth data to, specified as a [[dateTime

Required Headers

• authenticate
• SoftLayer_Hardware_ServerInitParameters

Return Values

• binary data

External Links

• Portable Network Graphics at Wikipedia

Error Handling

• SoftLayer_Exception

Throw the exception “Unable to retrieve the public bandwidth graph for server {id}.” if the API is unable to retrieve a valid PNG bandwidth graph image.

• SoftLayer_Exception

Throw the exception “The start time {startTime} is not a readable date format.” if an invalid start time is passed to getPublicBandwidthGraphImage.

• SoftLayer_Exception

Throw the exception “The end time {endTime} is not a readable date format.” if an invalid end time is passed to getPublicBandwidthGraphImage.