How to use SoftLayer REST API to create an Auto Scale Group - rest

Question

I'm using this URL to get an existing Auto Scale Group that I want to clone with modifications. It seems to have all the informmation about Service Port, Policies, Resource Triggers, Watches, Actions that I need to have.
https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Scale_Group/1120061/getObject.json?objectMask=mask[policies[resourceUseTriggers[watches],actions],loadBalancers]
The resulting response is contained in "RESPONSE 1" below.
I then modify the response to "remove the IDs" and then modify it to use as a template to create a new Auto Scale Group and the new request JSON is shown in "REQUEST 1" below.
When I submit "REQUEST 1" to SoftLayer using a POST to
https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Scale_Group/createObject.json
I get the standard error - "The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error."
So what am I doing incorrectly here?
== REQUEST 1 ==
{ "parameters": [
{
"virtualGuestMemberTemplate": {
"accountId": 940999,
"domain": "partpic.com",
"hostname": "CaffeServer-test-001",
"maxMemory": 1024,
"postInstallScriptUri": "https://webdev.partpic.com/ppsvc/CaffeStartup.aspx?model=Sample.tar.gz",
"startCpus": 1,
"blockDeviceTemplateGroup": {
"globalIdentifier": "fb2fd46d-713a-4d9b-8de1-d47030adc728"
},
"datacenter": {
"name": "dal06"
},
"hourlyBillingFlag": true
},
"loadBalancers": [{
"healthCheckId": 609283,
"id": 101503,
"port": 32400,
"virtualServerId": 275643
}],
"policies": [{
"name": "ScaleDown",
"resourceUseTriggers": [{
"typeId": 3,
"watches": [{
"algorithm": "EWMA",
"metric": "host.cpu.percent",
"operator": "<",
"period": 1500,
"value": "20"
}]
}],
"actions": [{
"typeId": 1,
"amount": 80,
"scaleType": "PERCENT"
}]
},
{
"name": "ScaleUp",
"resourceUseTriggers": [{
"typeId": 3,
"watches": [{
"algorithm": "EWMA",
"metric": "host.cpu.percent",
"operator": ">",
"period": 600,
"value": "80"
}]
}],
"actions": [{
"typeId": 1,
"amount": 150,
"scaleType": "PERCENT"
}]
}],
"status": {
"id": 1,
"keyName": "ACTIVE",
"name": "Active"
},
"virtualGuestAssets": [],
"virtualGuestMembers": [],
"accountId": 940999,
"cooldown": 60,
"name": "scale_test-001",
"regionalGroupId": 22,
"terminationPolicyId": 1
}
]}
== RESPONSE 1 ==
{
"accountId": 940999,
"balancedTerminationFlag": false,
"cooldown": 60,
"createDate": "2016-08-08T13:19:51-05:00",
"desiredMemberCount": null,
"id": 1120061,
"lastActionDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:51-05:00",
"maximumMemberCount": 0,
"minimumMemberCount": 0,
"modifyDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:57-05:00",
"name": "scale_CaffeServerSample",
"regionalGroupId": 22,
"suspendedFlag": false,
"terminationPolicyId": 1,
"virtualGuestMemberTemplate": {
"accountId": 940999,
"createDate": null,
"dedicatedAccountHostOnlyFlag": null,
"domain": "partpic.com",
"hostname": "CaffeServerSample",
"id": null,
"lastPowerStateId": null,
"lastVerifiedDate": null,
"maxCpu": null,
"maxMemory": 1024,
"metricPollDate": null,
"modifyDate": null,
"postInstallScriptUri": "https:\/\/webdev.partpic.com\/ppsvc\/CaffeStartup.aspx?model=Sample.tar.gz",
"provisionDate": null,
"startCpus": 1,
"statusId": null,
"blockDeviceTemplateGroup": {
"accountId": null,
"createDate": null,
"id": null,
"parentId": null,
"publicFlag": null,
"statusId": null,
"transactionId": null,
"userRecordId": null,
"globalIdentifier": "fb2fd46d-713a-4d9b-8de1-d47030adc728"
},
"datacenter": {
"id": null,
"name": "dal06",
"statusId": null
},
"hourlyBillingFlag": true,
"localDiskFlag": false,
"privateNetworkOnlyFlag": false
},
"loadBalancers": [{
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:06:07-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"healthCheckId": 609283,
"id": 101503,
"modifyDate": "2016-08-12T14:19:33-05:00",
"port": 32400,
"scaleGroupId": 1120061,
"virtualServerId": 274353,
"scaleGroup": {
"accountId": 940999,
"balancedTerminationFlag": false,
"cooldown": 60,
"createDate": "2016-08-08T13:19:51-05:00",
"desiredMemberCount": null,
"id": 1120061,
"lastActionDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:51-05:00",
"maximumMemberCount": 0,
"minimumMemberCount": 0,
"modifyDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:57-05:00",
"name": "scale_CaffeServerSample",
"regionalGroupId": 22,
"suspendedFlag": false,
"terminationPolicyId": 1,
"virtualGuestMemberTemplate": {
"accountId": 940999,
"createDate": null,
"dedicatedAccountHostOnlyFlag": null,
"domain": "partpic.com",
"hostname": "CaffeServerSample",
"id": null,
"lastPowerStateId": null,
"lastVerifiedDate": null,
"maxCpu": null,
"maxMemory": 1024,
"metricPollDate": null,
"modifyDate": null,
"postInstallScriptUri": "https:\/\/webdev.partpic.com\/ppsvc\/CaffeStartup.aspx?model=Sample.tar.gz",
"provisionDate": null,
"startCpus": 1,
"statusId": null,
"blockDeviceTemplateGroup": {
"accountId": null,
"createDate": null,
"id": null,
"parentId": null,
"publicFlag": null,
"statusId": null,
"transactionId": null,
"userRecordId": null,
"globalIdentifier": "fb2fd46d-713a-4d9b-8de1-d47030adc728"
},
"datacenter": {
"id": null,
"name": "dal06",
"statusId": null
},
"hourlyBillingFlag": true,
"localDiskFlag": false,
"privateNetworkOnlyFlag": false
},
"loadBalancers": null,
"policies": [{
"cooldown": null,
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:23:01-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 174557,
"modifyDate": null,
"name": "ScaleDown",
"scaleGroupId": 1120061,
"actions": [{
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:23:01-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 166457,
"modifyDate": null,
"scalePolicyId": 174557,
"typeId": 1,
"scalePolicy": null,
"amount": 80,
"scaleType": "PERCENT"
}],
"resourceUseTriggers": [{
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:23:01-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 173005,
"modifyDate": null,
"scalePolicyId": 174557,
"typeId": 3,
"scalePolicy": null,
"watches": [{
"algorithm": "EWMA",
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:23:01-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 143505,
"metric": "host.cpu.percent",
"modifyDate": null,
"operator": "<",
"period": 1500,
"scalePolicyTriggerId": 173005,
"value": "20",
"scalePolicyTrigger": null
}]
}],
"scaleGroup": null
},
{
"cooldown": null,
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:51-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 174555,
"modifyDate": null,
"name": "ScaleUp",
"scaleGroupId": 1120061,
"actions": [{
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:23:01-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 166455,
"modifyDate": null,
"scalePolicyId": 174555,
"typeId": 1,
"scalePolicy": null,
"amount": 150,
"scaleType": "PERCENT"
}],
"resourceUseTriggers": [{
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:51-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 173003,
"modifyDate": null,
"scalePolicyId": 174555,
"typeId": 3,
"scalePolicy": null,
"watches": [{
"algorithm": "EWMA",
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:51-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 143503,
"metric": "host.cpu.percent",
"modifyDate": null,
"operator": ">",
"period": 600,
"scalePolicyTriggerId": 173003,
"value": "80",
"scalePolicyTrigger": null
}]
}],
"scaleGroup": null
}],
"status": {
"id": 1,
"keyName": "ACTIVE",
"name": "Active"
},
"virtualGuestAssets": [],
"virtualGuestMembers": []
}
}],
"policies": [{
"cooldown": null,
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:23:01-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 174557,
"modifyDate": null,
"name": "ScaleDown",
"scaleGroupId": 1120061,
"actions": [{
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:23:01-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 166457,
"modifyDate": null,
"scalePolicyId": 174557,
"typeId": 1,
"scalePolicy": null,
"amount": 80,
"scaleType": "PERCENT"
}],
"resourceUseTriggers": [{
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:23:01-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 173005,
"modifyDate": null,
"scalePolicyId": 174557,
"typeId": 3,
"scalePolicy": null,
"watches": [{
"algorithm": "EWMA",
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:23:01-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 143505,
"metric": "host.cpu.percent",
"modifyDate": null,
"operator": "<",
"period": 1500,
"scalePolicyTriggerId": 173005,
"value": "20",
"scalePolicyTrigger": null
}]
}],
"scaleGroup": {
"accountId": 940999,
"balancedTerminationFlag": false,
"cooldown": 60,
"createDate": "2016-08-08T13:19:51-05:00",
"desiredMemberCount": null,
"id": 1120061,
"lastActionDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:51-05:00",
"maximumMemberCount": 0,
"minimumMemberCount": 0,
"modifyDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:57-05:00",
"name": "scale_CaffeServerSample",
"regionalGroupId": 22,
"suspendedFlag": false,
"terminationPolicyId": 1,
"virtualGuestMemberTemplate": {
"accountId": 940999,
"createDate": null,
"dedicatedAccountHostOnlyFlag": null,
"domain": "partpic.com",
"hostname": "CaffeServerSample",
"id": null,
"lastPowerStateId": null,
"lastVerifiedDate": null,
"maxCpu": null,
"maxMemory": 1024,
"metricPollDate": null,
"modifyDate": null,
"postInstallScriptUri": "https:\/\/webdev.partpic.com\/ppsvc\/CaffeStartup.aspx?model=Sample.tar.gz",
"provisionDate": null,
"startCpus": 1,
"statusId": null,
"blockDeviceTemplateGroup": {
"accountId": null,
"createDate": null,
"id": null,
"parentId": null,
"publicFlag": null,
"statusId": null,
"transactionId": null,
"userRecordId": null,
"globalIdentifier": "fb2fd46d-713a-4d9b-8de1-d47030adc728"
},
"datacenter": {
"id": null,
"name": "dal06",
"statusId": null
},
"hourlyBillingFlag": true,
"localDiskFlag": false,
"privateNetworkOnlyFlag": false
},
"loadBalancers": [{
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:06:07-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"healthCheckId": 609283,
"id": 101503,
"modifyDate": "2016-08-12T14:19:33-05:00",
"port": 32400,
"scaleGroupId": 1120061,
"virtualServerId": 274353,
"scaleGroup": null
}],
"policies": null,
"status": {
"id": 1,
"keyName": "ACTIVE",
"name": "Active"
},
"virtualGuestAssets": [],
"virtualGuestMembers": []
}
},
{
"cooldown": null,
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:51-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 174555,
"modifyDate": null,
"name": "ScaleUp",
"scaleGroupId": 1120061,
"actions": [{
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:23:01-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 166455,
"modifyDate": null,
"scalePolicyId": 174555,
"typeId": 1,
"scalePolicy": null,
"amount": 150,
"scaleType": "PERCENT"
}],
"resourceUseTriggers": [{
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:51-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 173003,
"modifyDate": null,
"scalePolicyId": 174555,
"typeId": 3,
"scalePolicy": null,
"watches": [{
"algorithm": "EWMA",
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:51-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"id": 143503,
"metric": "host.cpu.percent",
"modifyDate": null,
"operator": ">",
"period": 600,
"scalePolicyTriggerId": 173003,
"value": "80",
"scalePolicyTrigger": null
}]
}],
"scaleGroup": {
"accountId": 940999,
"balancedTerminationFlag": false,
"cooldown": 60,
"createDate": "2016-08-08T13:19:51-05:00",
"desiredMemberCount": null,
"id": 1120061,
"lastActionDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:51-05:00",
"maximumMemberCount": 0,
"minimumMemberCount": 0,
"modifyDate": "2016-08-12T14:22:57-05:00",
"name": "scale_CaffeServerSample",
"regionalGroupId": 22,
"suspendedFlag": false,
"terminationPolicyId": 1,
"virtualGuestMemberTemplate": {
"accountId": 940999,
"createDate": null,
"dedicatedAccountHostOnlyFlag": null,
"domain": "partpic.com",
"hostname": "CaffeServerSample",
"id": null,
"lastPowerStateId": null,
"lastVerifiedDate": null,
"maxCpu": null,
"maxMemory": 1024,
"metricPollDate": null,
"modifyDate": null,
"postInstallScriptUri": "https:\/\/webdev.partpic.com\/ppsvc\/CaffeStartup.aspx?model=Sample.tar.gz",
"provisionDate": null,
"startCpus": 1,
"statusId": null,
"blockDeviceTemplateGroup": {
"accountId": null,
"createDate": null,
"id": null,
"parentId": null,
"publicFlag": null,
"statusId": null,
"transactionId": null,
"userRecordId": null,
"globalIdentifier": "fb2fd46d-713a-4d9b-8de1-d47030adc728"
},
"datacenter": {
"id": null,
"name": "dal06",
"statusId": null
},
"hourlyBillingFlag": true,
"localDiskFlag": false,
"privateNetworkOnlyFlag": false
},
"loadBalancers": [{
"createDate": "2016-08-12T14:06:07-05:00",
"deleteFlag": null,
"healthCheckId": 609283,
"id": 101503,
"modifyDate": "2016-08-12T14:19:33-05:00",
"port": 32400,
"scaleGroupId": 1120061,
"virtualServerId": 274353,
"scaleGroup": null
}],
"policies": null,
"status": {
"id": 1,
"keyName": "ACTIVE",
"name": "Active"
},
"virtualGuestAssets": [],
"virtualGuestMembers": []
}
}],
"status": {
"id": 1,
"keyName": "ACTIVE",
"name": "Active"
},
"virtualGuestAssets": [],
"virtualGuestMembers": []
}

Answer 1

I do not think that create a new autoscale group is so easy like copy paste and delete some ids.
try this request:
{
"parameters": [
{
"balancedTerminationFlag": false,
"maximumMemberCount": 0,
"minimumMemberCount": 0,
"cooldown": 60,
"name": "scale_test-0012a",
"regionalGroupId": 22,
"suspendedFlag": false,
"terminationPolicyId": 1,
"virtualGuestMemberTemplate": {
"domain": "partpic.com",
"hostname": "CaffeServer-test-001",
"maxMemory": 1024,
"postInstallScriptUri": "https://webdev.partpic.com/ppsvc/CaffeStartup.aspx?model=Sample.tar.gz",
"startCpus": 1,
"blockDeviceTemplateGroup": {
"globalIdentifier": "fb2fd46d-713a-4d9b-8de1-d47030adc728"
},
"datacenter": {
"name": "dal06"
},
"hourlyBillingFlag": true,
"localDiskFlag": false,
"privateNetworkOnlyFlag": false
},
"loadBalancers": [{
"deleteFlag" : false,
"port": 32400,
"virtualServerId": 275643,
"healthCheck": {
"type": {
"keyname": "DEFAULT"
}
}
}],
"policies": [{
"name": "ScaleDown",
"resourceUseTriggers": [{
"watches": [{
"algorithm": "EWMA",
"metric": "host.cpu.percent",
"operator": "<",
"period": 1500,
"value": "20"
}]
}],
"scaleActions": [{
"amount": 80,
"scaleType": "PERCENT"
}]
}, {
"name": "ScaleUp",
"resourceUseTriggers": [{
"typeId": 3,
"watches": [{
"algorithm": "EWMA",
"metric": "host.cpu.percent",
"operator": ">",
"period": 600,
"value": "80"
}]
}],
"scaleActions": [{
"amount": 150,
"scaleType": "PERCENT"
}]
}]
}
]
}