How to get the status of Proxmox API?

[kotakomputer]

I run this PHP code for $vmid = 101

$result = $pve2->post("/nodes/$svr_hostname/$svr_virt/$vmid/status/start");

The result is:

UPID:dsi-094117:000471B3:058A929A:5207DFD9:qmstart:101:root@pam:

I need to get the same result provided by Proxmox Web UI:
- When VMID 101 is not started then Proxmox Web UI says: OK
- When VMID 101 was already started then Proxmox Web UI says: ERROR: VM 101 already running

Any idea? Or should I check the node status before perform $pve2->post ?
What does the "000471B3:058A929A:5207DFD9" mean?

 

[dietmar]

What does the "000471B3:058A929A:5207DFD9" mean?

Some commands can take a long time to finish, so the are started as background task. The
returned string 'UPID:dsi-094117:000471B3:058A929A:5207DFD9:qmstart:101:root@pam:'
is an unique identifier for that task, and can be used to query further info.

# pvesh get nodes/<NODE>/tasks/<UPID>/status
# pvesh get nodes/<NODE>/tasks/<UPID>/log

 

[kotakomputer]

thanks for explain. now, i check VM Status before VM Start. then make a recheck again until status changed.