create_gateway

BackupGateway.Client.create_gateway(**kwargs)

Creates a backup gateway. After you create a gateway, you can associate it with a server using the AssociateGatewayToServer operation.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.create_gateway(
    ActivationKey='string',
    GatewayDisplayName='string',
    GatewayType='BACKUP_VM',
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)

Parameters

• ActivationKey (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The activation key of the created gateway.

• GatewayDisplayName (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The display name of the created gateway.

• GatewayType (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The type of created gateway.

• Tags (list) --

  A list of up to 50 tags to assign to the gateway. Each tag is a key-value pair.

  • (dict) --

    A key-value pair you can use to manage, filter, and search for your resources. Allowed characters include UTF-8 letters, numbers, spaces, and the following characters: + - = . _ : /.

    • Key (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The key part of a tag's key-value pair. The key can't start with aws: .

    • Value (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The value part of a tag's key-value pair.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GatewayArn': 'string'
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • GatewayArn (string) --

    The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the gateway you create.

Exceptions

• BackupGateway.Client.exceptions.ValidationException
• BackupGateway.Client.exceptions.InternalServerException
• BackupGateway.Client.exceptions.ThrottlingException