vcenter iso image: mount
Mounts an ISO image from a content library on a virtual machine.
Request:
HTTP request
POST https://{server}/rest/com/vmware/vcenter/iso/image/id:{library_item}?~action=mount
Path Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| library_item | string | The identifier of the library item having the ISO image to mount on the virtual machine. |
Request Body Structure:
{
"vm": "obj-103"
}
"vm": "obj-103"
}
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:Mount-Input xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/iso/image" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<vm>obj-103</vm>
</ns0:Mount-Input>
<ns0:Mount-Input xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/iso/image" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<vm>obj-103</vm>
</ns0:Mount-Input>
Request Body Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bold = required | ||
| vm | string | The identifier of the virtual machine where the specified ISO image will be mounted. |
Response:
HTTP Status Code: 200
Representations:
{
"value": "obj-103"
}
"value": "obj-103"
}
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:Mount-Result xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/iso/image" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<value>obj-103</value>
</ns0:Mount-Result>
<ns0:Mount-Result xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/iso/image" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<value>obj-103</value>
</ns0:Mount-Result>
Response Type:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bold = required | ||
| value | string | The identifier of the newly created virtual CD-ROM backed by the specified ISO image. |
Errors:
| HTTP Status Code | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 404 | not_found | If either vm or the library_item is not found. |
| 400 | invalid_argument | If no .iso file is present on the library item. |
| 400 | not_allowed_in_current_state | When the operation is not allowed on the virtual machine in its current state. |
| 400 | resource_inaccessible |