Dimension Data Examples

Example code that uses jclouds to perform common tasks on an Dimension Data CloudControl. The class names are self-explanatory and the code is well commented for you to follow along.

• Requirements
• Environment
• The Examples
• Support and Feedback

Requirements

1. Username and password for Dimension Data CloudControl - See the Getting Started guide.
2. Java Development Kit (JDK) version 6 or later - Download.
3. Apache Maven - Maven in 5 Minutes.
4. Git - Download.

Environment

To setup an environment to compile and run the examples use these commands:

git clone https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-examples.git
cd jclouds-examples/dimensiondata/

To package the examples jar file and dependencies run:

mvn package

Examples

To run individual examples from the command line use these commands:

Every example class has a main method that takes the following arguments in the listed order:

1. API Endpoint
2. Username
3. Password

If there are other arguments required they will follow. The command line format looks like this:

java -cp target\dimensiondata-cloudcontrol-examples-<VERSION>-jar-with-dependencies.jar <MAIN_CLASS> apiEndpoint username password <PARAMETERS>

Try out an example.

java -cp target\dimensiondata-cloudcontrol-examples-<VERSION>-jar-with-dependencies.jar org.jclouds.examples.dimensiondata.cloudcontrol.DeployNetworkDomainVlanAndServer apiEndpoint username password

Watch the terminal for output!

Support and Feedback

Your feedback is appreciated! If you have specific issues with Dimension Data CloudControl support in jclouds, we'd prefer that you file an issue via JIRA.

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