Getting a Reference

The REST API can be used to retrieve an existing XDCR reference to a defined, target cluster.

Description

On the cluster that is intended to be a source for XDCR, a reference to an intended target cluster must first be defined. The target cluster is typically a different cluster from the source cluster; but may be the same cluster.

Following their definition, details of all a source cluster’s references can be retrieved.

The Full Admin, Cluster Admin, or XDCR Admin role is required.

HTTP method and URI

GET /pools/default/remoteClusters

Curl Syntax

Curl request syntax:

curl -u <username>:<password>
    http://<ip-address-or-domain-name>:8091/pools/default/remoteClusters

The ip-address-or-domain-name should refer to a cluster on which one or more references to target clusters have been defined. Information is returned on each of the defined references.

Responses

Failure to authenticate returns 401 Unauthorized. An incorrectly specified URI returns 404 Object Not Found.

Success returns 200 OK, and a JSON array each of whose members is a JSON object containing key-value pairs that provided information on a specific, defined reference. The keys and their values are as follows:

connectivityStatus. Describes the current status of the connection. The value is one of the following strings:
- RC_INIT. The connection is still starting up, and not all information has yet been populated.
- RC_OK. The connection is good, and has no issues.
- RC_AUTH_ERROR. An authentication error has occurred. Note that if this status has been established during a standard, internal refresh of the connection, a subsequent refresh may establish a different status; such as RC_OK.
- RC_DEGRADED. One or more nodes is demonstrating connectivity issues. Note that if this status has been established during a standard, internal refresh of the connection, a subsequent refresh may establish a different status; such as RC_OK.
- RC_ERROR. No node is responding. This status is typically established due to an extension of problems that previously led to an RC_DEGRADED status.
deleted. Whether the reference has been deleted. The value can be one of the booleans true and false.
hostname. A string that is the IP address (or domain name) and port number of the target cluster.
name. A string that is the locally defined reference to the target cluster.
secureType. A string that specifies the level of security required for connection. This can be none, half, or full.
uri. A string that is the URI of the locally named target cluster. For example, "/pools/default/remoteClusters/FirstTarget".
username. A string that is the name of the current user.
uuid. A string that is the universally unique identifier for the reference. For example, "5ccf771844cd32375df8c4de70e9d44e".
"validateURI". A string that is the URI for internal validation of the reference. For example, "/pools/default/remoteClusters/SecondTarget?just_validate=1".

Example

The following example returns the current references that have been defined for a local cluster. Note that the output is piped to jq, to facilitate readability.

curl -u Administrator:password -X GET http://localhost:8091/pools/default/remoteClusters | jq '.'

If successful, the call returns output such as the following:

[
  {
    "connectivityStatus": "RC_ERROR",
    "deleted": false,
    "hostname": "10.144.220.103:8091",
    "name": "SecondTarget",
    "secureType": "none",
    "uri": "/pools/default/remoteClusters/SecondTarget",
    "username": "Administrator",
    "uuid": "5ccf771844cd32375df8c4de70e9d44e",
    "validateURI": "/pools/default/remoteClusters/SecondTarget?just_validate=1"
  },
  {
    "connectivityStatus": "RC_OK",
    "deleted": false,
    "hostname": "10.144.220.102:8091",
    "name": "FirstTarget",
    "secureType": "none",
    "uri": "/pools/default/remoteClusters/FirstTarget",
    "username": "Administrator",
    "uuid": "3e6b2e88808a68b1b844930e11290fbd",
    "validateURI": "/pools/default/remoteClusters/FirstTarget?just_validate=1"
  }
]