Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

CreateEntitlement

Creates a Windows Server License entitlement for virtual machines in an Amazon EVS environment using the provided vCenter Server connector. This is an asynchronous operation. Amazon EVS validates the specified virtual machines before starting usage tracking.

Request Syntax


{
   "clientToken": "string",
   "connectorId": "string",
   "entitlementType": "string",
   "environmentId": "string",
   "vmIds": [ "string" ]
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

Note

In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

connectorId

A unique ID for the connector associated with the entitlement.

Type: String

Pattern: (cnctr-[a-zA-Z0-9]{10})

Required: Yes

entitlementType

The type of entitlement to create.

Type: String

Valid Values: WINDOWS_SERVER

Required: Yes

environmentId

A unique ID for the environment to create the entitlement in.

Type: String

Pattern: (env-[a-zA-Z0-9]{10})

Required: Yes

vmIds

The list of VMware vSphere virtual machine managed object IDs to create entitlements for.

Type: Array of strings

Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 100 items.

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 4. Maximum length of 1024.

Pattern: vm-[0-9]+

Required: Yes

clientToken

Note

This parameter is not used in Amazon EVS currently. If you supply input for this parameter, it will have no effect.

A unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the entitlement creation request. If you do not specify a client token, a randomly generated token is used for the request to ensure idempotency.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.

Pattern: [!-~]+

Required: No

Response Syntax


{
   "entitlements": [ 
      { 
         "connectorId": "string",
         "environmentId": "string",
         "errorDetail": { 
            "errorCode": "string",
            "errorMessage": "string"
         },
         "lastSyncedAt": number,
         "startedAt": number,
         "status": "string",
         "stoppedAt": number,
         "type": "string",
         "vmId": "string",
         "vmName": "string"
      }
   ]
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

entitlements

A list of the created entitlements.

Type: Array of VmEntitlement objects

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Error Types.

ResourceNotFoundException

A service resource associated with the request could not be found. The resource might not be specified correctly, or it may have a state of DELETED.

message: Describes the error encountered.
resourceId: The ID of the resource that could not be found.
resourceType: The type of the resource that is associated with the error.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ThrottlingException

The operation could not be performed because the service is throttling requests. This exception is thrown when the service endpoint receives too many concurrent requests.

message: Describes the error encountered.
retryAfterSeconds: The seconds to wait to retry.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ValidationException

The input fails to satisfy the specified constraints. You will see this exception if invalid inputs are provided for any of the Amazon EVS environment operations, or if a list operation is performed on an environment resource that is still initializing.

fieldList: A list of fields that didn't validate.
message: Describes the error encountered.
reason: The reason for the exception.

HTTP Status Code: 400