This job can be used to perform a cold boot on a server.
Cold Boot: Immediately removes power from the server. Processors, memory, and I/O resources lose main power. The server will restart after approximately 8 seconds. Using this option circumvents the graceful shutdown features of the operating system.
| Job Template ID | Resource Type | Job Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| aacfb3e0-6575-4d4f-a711-1ee1ae768407 | compute-ops-mgmt/server | -- |
A job can be created by issuing a POST to the /compute-ops-mgmt/v1/jobs endpoint with the correct payload for the job.
The following properties are used when creating a job:
| Property | JSON Type | Description | Required? |
|---|---|---|---|
jobTemplate | string (id) | The durable Template ID of the job | Yes |
resourceType | string (type) | The TYPE of the resource the job will operate on | Yes |
resourceId | string (id) | The ID of the resource the job will operate on | Yes |
jobParams | object | Any additional data required by the job | No |
If the job was created successfully, a 201 Created response is returned. The response includes the job resource which has a job resourceUri that you can use to track the progress of the job.
This job doesn't require the jobParams property.
Here's an example request payload for creating this job.
Cold boot a server.
{
"jobTemplate": "aacfb3e0-6575-4d4f-a711-1ee1ae768407",
"resourceType": "compute-ops-mgmt/server",
"resourceId": "859654-H12+8899859654112827"
}