How to create a model within a static global collection via REST API?

[Legacy User]

I am uncertain of how to create a device model that is associated with a specific, static global collection via REST.  If anyone has any guidance, it would be of great help.  Thank you in advance!

[ackjo04]

When a model is statically added to a GC, Spectrum creates a staticGlobalCollects relation id 0x0001003b between the GC and the model. The following is an example:

 

LMHandle      LMName       Relation                       RMHandle       RMName
0x2000169    GC_Name     staticGlobalCollects     0x20000ec      Device Model Name

 

So after creating the device model using the REST API, create the staticGlobalCollects relation between the GC and the device model.

 

Joe

[Frank Tonjes]

Just a note - when using the REST API or VNMsh, you need to create the relation on every landscape that contains a member of the Global Collection. e.g. if you have 10 devices you want in the GC spread out on 3 of 10 landscapes, you will need to create a global collection model on the 3 landscapes and then create the device models (by adding the devices if not already there) then you need to create the relation for each of the devices.

 

E.g.:

 

Create GC (POST):

 

http://<OC_IP>:<PORT>/spectrum/restful/model?landscapeid=0x100000&mtypeid=0x10474&attr=0x1006e&val=<GC_Name>

 

Associate GC:

http://<OC_IP>:<PORT>/spectrum/restful/associations/relation/0x1003b/leftmodel/<Model Handle of GC>/rightmodel/<Device Model Handle>

 

Note: This is a static global collection - ie. you copy the devices into the global collection and the GC never changes.

If you wanted to create a dynamic global collection (uses some sort of logic to populate the GC) - you would need to modify the dynamicCriteriaXML attribute (0x12a6a).