Service Virtualization

I'm trying to use the Virtual Service API to update existing VS using the following command 

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/zip;" -F "file1=@C:\DevTestAutomation\automation_api.mar" http://admin:admin@localhost:1505/lisa-virtualize-invoke/api/v2/vses/bak1QFW7C1oAe-dvp6FzEhX9tvvD_2f-hi7t8gVQgL/vsBuilderSessions

which returns {"error":{"type":"IOException","message":"Invalid MAR file"}}

Docops for command

Create a Builder Session from a MAR (Existing VS)

Request:

POST /vses/{vseId}/vsBuilderSessions Content-Type: application/zip  <Body: MAR file you want to upload>

Response:

{     "_links": {         "self": {             "href": "http://localhost:1505/lisa-virtualize-invoke/api/v2/vses/j4xHDBZf8x3-9Hmsv25utXt2HZjEoNlliAx3LVkNoBDN4VxvYo-m/vsBuilderSessions/efrsjq_mqVTNwXYsmQ9vxE1dYTwWNy07FD8ioKuZmVNugsgWHAU"         }     },     "id": "efrsjq_mqVTNwXYsmQ9vxE1dYTwWNy07FD8ioKuZmVNugsgWHAU",     "modifyDate": "2016-12-20T14:34:21-06:00",     "defaultNonLeafTolerance": "WIDE",     "name": "test001",     "description": "Optional description",     "defaultLeafTolerance": "LOOSE",     "version": "2",     "createDate": "2016-12-20T14:34:21-06:00" }

The request should have a VS MAR file with content type set to application/zip. A successful response returns a JSON object that represents the newly created builder session object. Using the previous example, the {sessionId} is efrsjq_mqVTNwXYsmQ9vxE1dYTwWNy07FD8ioKuZmVNugsgWHAU.

Hey Steven,

You said you're trying to use the REST API to update a virtual service. Do you mean you want to redeploy a virtual service using its MAR file?

Yes, I understand you want to call the REST API through cURL command. What I'm trying to get clarification on is what you are trying to achieve. For example, are you trying to update a virtual service by redeploying its MAR file? If that's the case, you are using the wrong REST API call.

But a few pointers to begin with, you should use the following syntax for calling the REST API to deploy a MAR with basic auth

curl -X POST -u admin:admin "http://localhost:1505/api/Dcm/VSEs/${vseName}/actions/deployMar" -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" -F "file=@C:\DevTestAutomation\automation_api.mar"

The assumption is that you're trying to deploy a virtual service (MAR) to a VSE, and if this is the case then there's a prerequisite of making an initial REST API call that removes the existing virtual service from the VSE prior to making the deployment REST API call.

Got it. So the error message says it's an invalid MAR file. There are two types of MAR files one for test cases and one for virtual service, I would double check that you have created the right type of MAR file, and also if you have provided the correct path to the MAR file.

Hello Steven,

Is it still an issue for you?

Heloisa