vcenter vm hardware boot: update

Updates the boot-related settings of a virtual machine.

Request:

HTTP request

PATCH https://{server}/rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/boot

Path Parameters

Name Type Description
Required
vm string Virtual machine identifier.

Request Body Structure:

{
    "spec"{
        "delay"1,
        "efi_legacy_boot"true,
        "enter_setup_mode"true,
        "network_protocol""IPV4",
        "retry"true,
        "retry_delay"1,
        "type""BIOS"
    }
}
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:Update-Input xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/vm/hardware/boot" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <spec>
    <network_protocol>IPV4</network_protocol>
    <retry_delay>1</retry_delay>
    <delay>1</delay>
    <retry>true</retry>
    <type>BIOS</type>
    <enter_setup_mode>true</enter_setup_mode>
    <efi_legacy_boot>true</efi_legacy_boot>
  </spec>
</ns0:Update-Input>

Request Body Parameters:

Name Type Description
bold = required
spec update_spec Specification for updating the boot-related settings of the virtual machine.
spec.type string Firmware type to be used by the virtual machine.

Optional. If unset, the value is unchanged.

spec.efi_legacy_boot boolean Flag indicating whether to use EFI legacy boot mode.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value EFI. If unset, the value is unchanged.

spec.network_protocol string Protocol to use when attempting to boot the virtual machine over the network.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value EFI. If unset, the value is unchanged.

spec.delay long Delay in milliseconds before beginning the firmware boot process when the virtual machine is powered on. This delay may be used to provide a time window for users to connect to the virtual machine console and enter BIOS setup mode.

Optional. If unset, the value is unchanged.

spec.retry boolean Flag indicating whether the virtual machine should automatically retry the boot process after a failure.

Optional. If unset, the value is unchanged.

spec.retry_delay long Delay in milliseconds before retrying the boot process after a failure; applicable only when vcenter.vm.hardware.boot.info.retry is true.

Optional. If unset, the value is unchanged.

spec.enter_setup_mode boolean Flag indicating whether the firmware boot process should automatically enter setup mode the next time the virtual machine boots. Note that this flag will automatically be reset to false once the virtual machine enters setup mode.

Optional. If unset, the value is unchanged.

Response:

HTTP Status Code: 200

None

Errors:

HTTP Status Code Type Description
500 error if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
404 not_found if the virtual machine is not found.
400 invalid_argument if one of the provided settings is not permitted; for example, specifying a negative value for delay.
400 resource_busy if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.
400 resource_inaccessible if the virtual machine's configuration state cannot be accessed.
503 service_unavailable if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
401 unauthenticated if the user can not be authenticated.
403 unauthorized if the user doesn't have the required privileges.