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Managing Assets

Use the Asset Management APIs to attach various types of Assets to a Stream. You have the option to use existing Assets or create new ones to add to a Stream.

The following assets are supported:

  • Fabric Cloud Router (FCR) - To retrieve the details of an existing Cloud Router, send a GET request to the /fabric/v4/routers/{routerId} endpoint. To create a new Fabric Cloud Router, send a POST request to the /fabric/v4/routers endpoint.

  • Connections - To retrieve the details of an existing connection, send a GET to the /fabric/v4/connections/{connectionId} endpoint. To create a new connection, send a POST request to the /fabric/v4/connections endpoint.

  • Ports - To retrieve a list of all your ports, send a GET request to the /fabric/v4/ports endpoint. To create a new port, Send a POST request to the /fabric/v4/ports endpoint.

  • Metros - To view available metros, send a GET request to the /fabric/v4/metros endpoint.

  • Projects - To view all of your project's events, including events for each asset in your project, attach a project to your stream. To get a list of your projects, send a GET request to the /resourceManager/v2/projects endpoint.

  • Organizations - To view organization events, such as role assignments, attach an organization to your stream. To get information about your organizations, refer to the Managing Organizations page.

Prerequisites​

  • To attach assets (Port, Connections, etc) onto a stream, the user needs to have at least the Viewer Role on that asset.

  • To attach projects to a stream for lifecycle provisioning events, the user needs to have the Project Admin role.

  • To attach organizations to a stream for role assignment, user login, and resource management events, the user needs to have the Org Admin role. To attach organizations to a stream for role assignment, the user needs to have the Org Admin role.

  • If you are using the API, submit your user credentials, Client ID, and Client Secret for OAuth2 authentication. Refer to API Authentication for more information on how to authenticate your requests to the Equinix API.

Attaching Assets in the Portal​

  1. Log in to the Customer Portal > Fabric Dashboard.

  2. From the Observability menu, select Data Streams.

    Observability Drop-down Menu Screenshot

  3. Click the Stream Name you want to add resources to.

  4. From the Actions drop-down menu, select Add Resources.

    Actions Drop-down Menu Screenshot

  5. Use the File Directory menu to filter the available resource types.

  6. Select the specific resource or resources to add to the Stream. Added resources send event data and if you want to also send metrics, toggle Enable Metrics. Once you have selected your desired resources, click Review.

    Add Resources Dialog Screenshot

  7. Review the list of assets to attach to the stream.

    Add Resources Review Screenshot

  8. Click Submit.

Attaching Assets in the API​

To attach a port to a stream, send a PUT request to the /fabric/v4/streams/{streamId}/{asset}/{assetId} endpoint.

Refer to the examples below to attach an asset to a stream for the supported assets.

Ports​

Sample cURL Request:

curl -X 'PUT' 'https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/<streamId>/ports/<portId>' \ 
-H 'accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <Bearer Token>' \ 
-d '{ 
    "metricsEnabled": true 
}'

Sample Response:

{
    "href": "https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/241372e9-79c9-4ef8-b77a-8b8176c2098b4/ports/dee885d7-a845-4873-8774-f83012e7a", 
    "uuid": "dee885d7-a845-4873-8774-f83012e7a", 
    "type": "XF_PORT", 
    "metricsEnabled": true,
    "attachmentStatus": "ATTACHING" 
}

Connections​

Sample cURL Request:

curl -X 'PUT' 'https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/<streamId>/connections/<connectionId>' \ 
-H 'accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <Bearer Token>' \ 
-d '{ 
    "metricsEnabled": true 
}'

Sample Response:

{ 
    "href": "https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/241372e9-79c9-4ef8-b77a-8b8176c2098b4/connections/dee885d7-a845-4873-8774-f83012e7a", 
    "uuid": "dee885d7-a845-4873-8774-f83012e7a", 
    "type": "IP_VC", 
    "metricsEnabled": true,
    "attachmentStatus": "ATTACHING" 
}

Fabric Cloud Routers​

Sample cURL Request:

curl -X 'PUT' 'https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/<streamId>/routers/<routerId>' \ 
-H 'accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <Bearer Token>' \ 
-d '{ 
    "metricsEnabled": false 
}'

Sample Response:

{ 
    "href": "https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/241372e9-79c9-4ef8-b77a-8b8176c2098b4/routers/dee885d7-a845-4873-8774-f83012e7a", 
    "uuid": "dee885d7-a845-4873-8774-f83012e7a", 
    "type": "XF_ROUTER", 
    "metricsEnabled": false,
    "attachmentStatus": "ATTACHED" 
}

Metros​

Sample cURL Request:

curl -X 'PUT' 'https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/<streamId>/metros/<metroCode>' \ 
-H 'accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <Bearer Token>' \ 
-d '{ 
    "metricsEnabled": true 
}'

Sample Response:

{ 
    "href": "https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/241372e9-79c9-4ef8-b77a-8b8176c2098b4/metros/SV", 
    "uuid": "SV", 
    "type": "XF_METRO", 
    "metricsEnabled": true,
    "attachmentStatus": "ATTACHED" 
}

Projects​

Sample cURL Request:

curl -X 'PUT' 'https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/<streamId>/projects/<projectId>' \ 
-H 'accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <Bearer Token>' \ 
-d '{ 
    "includes": ["*"], 
    "metricsEnabled": true 
}'

Sample Response:

{ 
    "href": "https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/241372e9-79c9-4ef8-b77a-8b8176c2098b4/projects/dee885d7-a845-4873-8774-f83012e7a", 
    "uuid": "dee885d7-a845-4873-8774-f83012e7a", 
    "type": "PROJECT", 
    "metricsEnabled": true ,
    "attachmentStatus": "ATTACHED" 
}

Organizations​

Sample cURL Request:

curl -X 'PUT' 'https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/<streamId>/organizations/<organizationId>' \ 
-H 'accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <Bearer Token>' \ 
-d '{ 
    "includes": ["*"], 
    "metricsEnabled": true 
}'

Sample Response:

{ 
     "href": "https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/streams/241372e9-79c9-4ef8-b77a-8b8176c2098b4/organizations/dee885d7-a845-4873-8774-f83012e7a", 
     "uuid": "dee885d7-a845-4873-8774-f83012e7a", 
     "type": "ORGANIZATION", 
     "metricsEnabled": true,
     "attachmentStatus": "ATTACHED" 
}

Viewing Attached Assets​

To view the list of resources that you have added to a stream, select its stream from your Data Streams Inventory.

From the Stream Details page, click Resources to view the Resource List.

Resources List Screenshot

Deleting an Asset Attachment​

To delete a resource from a stream, select the stream from your Data Streams Inventory. From the Stream Details page, click Resources to view the Resource List.

From the resource's options menu, click Delete Resource.

Deleting a Resource Screenshot