def applyConfiguration(self):
        # Apply the configuration.
        # If applying configuration failed, you have the option to keep the 
        # sessionId alive for debugging or delete it.

        url = self.sessionIdUrl+'/ixLoad/test/operations/applyconfiguration'
        response = self.post(url, ignoreError=True)
        if response.status_code != 202:
            if self.deleteSession:
                self.deleteSessionId()
                raise IxLoadRestApiException('applyConfiguration failed')

        operationsId = response.headers['Location']
        operationsId = operationsId.split('/')[-1] ;# Return the number only
        url = url+'/'+str(operationsId)
        self.verifyStatus(response.headers['Location'])