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vcenter vm hardware floppy: update

Updates the configuration of a virtual floppy drive.

Request:

HTTP request

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

Path Parameters

Name Type Description
Required
vm string Virtual machine identifier.
floppy string Virtual floppy drive identifier.

Request Body Structure:

{
    "spec": {
        "allow_guest_control": true,
        "backing": {
            "host_device": "string",
            "image_file": "string",
            "type": "IMAGE_FILE"
        },
        "start_connected": true
    }
}
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:Update-Input xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/vm/hardware/floppy" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <spec>
    <allow_guest_control>true</allow_guest_control>
    <backing>
      <image_file>string</image_file>
      <type>IMAGE_FILE</type>
      <host_device>string</host_device>
    </backing>
    <start_connected>true</start_connected>
  </spec>
</ns0:Update-Input>

Request Body Parameters:

Name Type Description
bold = required
spec update_spec Specification for updating the virtual floppy drive.
spec.backing backing_spec Physical resource backing for the virtual floppy drive.

This field may only be modified if the virtual machine is not powered on or the virtual floppy drive is not connected.

Optional. If unset, the value is unchanged.
spec.backing.type string Backing type for the virtual floppy drive.

Defines the valid backing types for a virtual floppy drive. Value is one of:
IMAGE_FILE: Virtual floppy drive is backed by an image file.
HOST_DEVICE: Virtual floppy drive is backed by a device on the host where the virtual machine is running.
CLIENT_DEVICE: Virtual floppy drive is backed by a device on the client that is connected to the virtual machine console.
spec.backing.image_file string Path of the image file that should be used as the virtual floppy drive backing.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value IMAGE_FILE. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of type is IMAGE_FILE.
spec.backing.host_device string Name of the device that should be used as the virtual floppy drive backing.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value HOST_DEVICE. If unset, the virtual floppy drive will be configured to automatically detect a suitable host device.
spec.start_connected boolean Flag indicating whether the virtual device should be connected whenever the virtual machine is powered on.

Optional. If unset, the value is unchanged.
spec.allow_guest_control boolean Flag indicating whether the guest can connect and disconnect the device.

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 or virtual floppy drive is not found.
400 not_allowed_in_current_state if one or more of the fields specified in the spec parameter cannot be modified due to the current power state of the virtual machine or the connection state of the virtual floppy drive.
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.