Add Preconfiguration Template

POST/zstack/v1/baremetal/preconfigurations

Request

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url '/v1/baremetal/preconfigurations' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{}'

{
  "status": "ok",
  "method": "POST",
  "path": "/v1/baremetal/preconfigurations"
}

Headers

Authorization: OAuth the-session-uuid

Body

{
  "params": {
    "name": "centos-7.2-minimal",
    "description": "centos-7.2-minimal kickstart file",
    "distribution": "centos7.2-x86_64",
    "type": "kickstart",
    "content": "..."
  },
  "systemTags": [],
  "userTags": []
}

In the example above, systemTags and userTags fields can be omitted. They are listed to indicate that these two fields can be included in the body.

Curl Example

curl -H "Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8" \
-H "Authorization: OAuth b86c9016b4f24953a9edefb53ca0678c" \
-X POST -d '{"params":{"name":"centos-7.2-minimal","description":"centos-7.2-minimal kickstart file","distribution":"centos7.2-x86_64","type":"kickstart","content":"..."}}' \
http://localhost:8080/zstack/v1/baremetal/preconfigurations

Parameter List

Name	Type	Location	Description	Allowed Values	Starting Version
name	String	body(included in the `params` structure)	Resource name		3.4.0
description (Optional)	String	body(included in the `params` structure)	Detailed description of the resource		3.4.0
distribution	String	body(included in the `params` structure)	Applicable operating system distribution		3.4.0
type	String	body(included in the `params` structure)	Template type	kickstart preseed autoyast	3.4.0
content	String	body(included in the `params` structure)	Template content		3.4.0
resourceUuid (Optional)	String	body(included in the `params` structure)	Resource UUID		3.4.0
systemTags (Optional)	List	body	System Tag		3.4.0
userTags (Optional)	List	body	User Tag		3.4.0
tagUuids (Optional)	List	body(included in the `params` structure)	Tag UUID List		3.4.0

API Response

Response Example

{
  "inventory": {
    "uuid": "8d837ba978a4462eada4cd80f395617f",
    "name": "centos_7_x86_64_mini_v1.cfg",
    "description": "centos-7-minimal kickstart file",
    "distribution": "centos-7-x86_64",
    "type": "kickstart",
    "content": "...",
    "md5sum": "4448ac513c464e86aeb7eb75417c9345",
    "isPredefined": false,
    "state": "Enabled",
    "createDate": "Aug 15, 2025 5:35:30 AM",
    "lastOpDate": "Aug 15, 2025 5:35:30 AM"
  }
}

Name	Type	Description	Starting Version
success	boolean		0.6
error	ErrorCode	Error code. If not null, the operation failed. When the operation is successful, this field is null. For details, see error	3.4.0
inventory	PreconfigurationTemplateInventory	For details, see inventory	3.4.0

error

Name	Type	Description	Starting Version
code	String	Error code number, globally unique identifier of the error, for example SYS.1000, HOST.1001	0.6
description	String	Brief description of the error	0.6
details	String	Detailed error information	0.6
elaboration	String	Reserved field, default is null	0.6
opaque	LinkedHashMap	Reserved field, default is null	0.6
cause	ErrorCode	Root cause: the source error that triggered the current error. If there is no original error, this field is null	0.6

inventory

Name	Type	Description	Starting Version
uuid	String	UUID of the resource, uniquely identifying the resource	3.4.0
name	String	Resource name	3.4.0
description	String	Detailed description of the resource	3.4.0
distribution	String	Applicable operating system distribution	3.4.0
type	String	Template type	3.4.0
content	String	Template content	3.4.0
md5sum	String	Template MD5	3.4.0
isPredefined	Boolean	Whether it is system predefined	3.4.0
state	String	State	3.4.0
createDate	Timestamp	Create time	3.4.0
lastOpDate	Timestamp	Last modification time	3.4.0

SDK Examples

Java SDK

AddPreconfigurationTemplateAction action = new AddPreconfigurationTemplateAction();
action.name = "centos-7.2-minimal";
action.description = "centos-7.2-minimal kickstart file";
action.distribution = "centos7.2-x86_64";
action.type = "kickstart";
action.content = "...";
action.sessionId = "b86c9016b4f24953a9edefb53ca0678c";
AddPreconfigurationTemplateAction.Result res = action.call();

Python SDK

action = AddPreconfigurationTemplateAction()
action.name = "centos-7.2-minimal"
action.description = "centos-7.2-minimal kickstart file"
action.distribution = "centos7.2-x86_64"
action.type = "kickstart"
action.content = "..."
action.sessionId = "b86c9016b4f24953a9edefb53ca0678c"
res = action.call()