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SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere 4.6
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REST APIs to download jobs and generate reports

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To generate reports and download logs for VMware vSphere web client jobs using the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere REST APIs, you must use the REST API calls for VMware vSphere.

For each REST API, add https://<server>:<port>; at the front of the REST API to form a complete endpoint.

Use the following REST APIs in the Jobs section to get detailed information on jobs:

REST API Comments

/4.1/jobs

Get all jobs gets the job details for multiple jobs. You can narrow the scope of the request by specifying a job type, such as backup, mountBackup, or restore.

/4.1/jobs/{id}

Get job details gets detailed information for the specified job.

Use the following REST API in the Jobs section to download job logs:

REST API Comments

/4.1/jobs/{id}/logs

getJobLogsById downloads the logs for the specified job.

Use the following REST APIs in the Reports section to generate reports:

REST API Comments

4.1/reports/protectedVM

Get Protected VM List gets a list of the protected VMs during the last seven days.

/4.1/reports/
unProtectedVM

Get Unprotected VM List gets a list of the unprotected VMs during the last seven days.