Setting the nickname for an iSCSI name

REST API Reference Guide for Virtual Storage Platform 5000, Virtual Storage Platform E Series, and Virtual Storage Platform G/F Series

Version
93-07-0x
90-09-0x
88-08-10
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-98RD9014-17
The following request sets the nickname for an iSCSI name registered for the iSCSI target. You can also delete the nickname that is already set.

Execution permission

Storage Administrator (Provisioning)

Request line

PATCH base-URL/v1/objects/host-iscsis/object-ID

Request message

Object ID

Specify the value of hostIscsiId that was obtained by the processing to get information about the iSCSI name. You can also specify the attributes and connect them with commas as follows:

portId,hostGroupNumber,iscsiName

Attribute

Type

Description

portId

string

(Required) Port number

hostGroupNumber

int

(Required) Target ID of the iSCSI target

iscsiName

string

(Required) iSCSI name of the host bus adapter (iSCSI initiator) registered for the iSCSI target

Query parameters
None.
Body

When setting the nickname for the iSCSI name

{
  "iscsiNickname": "REST_API_Testing"
}

When deleting the nickname from the iSCSI name:

{
  "iscsiNickname": ""
}

Attribute

Type

Description

iscsiNickname

string

(Required) Specify a nickname consisting of 1 to 32 characters for the iSCSI name of the host bus adapter.

You can use the following characters.

  • Alphanumeric characters
  • The following symbols:

    . @ _ -

    The label cannot start with a hyphen (-).

To delete the nickname from the iSCSI name, specify a null character string.

Response message

Body

A job object is returned. For details on attributes other than affectedResources, see the description on job objects.

Attribute

Description

affectedResources

URL of the iSCSI name whose settings were changed

Action template

None.

Status codes

For details on the status codes of the request for this operation, see the description on HTTP status codes.

Coding example

curl -v -H "Accept:application/json" -H "Content-Type:application/json" -H "Authorization:Session d7b673af189048468c5af9bcf3bbbb6f" -X PATCH --data-binary @./InputParameters.json https://192.0.2.100/ConfigurationManager/v1/objects/host-iscsis/CL1-B,0,iqn.20150907