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vcenter vm hardware parallel: update

Updates the configuration of a virtual parallel port.

Request:

HTTP request

PATCH https://{server}/rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/parallel/{port}

Path Parameters

Name Type Description
Required
vm string Virtual machine identifier.
port string Virtual parallel port identifier.

Request Body Structure:

{
    "spec": {
        "allow_guest_control": true,
        "backing": {
            "file": "string",
            "host_device": "string",
            "type": "FILE"
        },
        "start_connected": true
    }
}
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:Update-Input xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/vm/hardware/parallel" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <spec>
    <allow_guest_control>true</allow_guest_control>
    <backing>
      <file>string</file>
      <type>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 parallel port.
spec.backing backing_spec Physical resource backing for the virtual parallel port.

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

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

Defines the valid backing types for a virtual parallel port. Value is one of:
FILE: Virtual parallel port is backed by a file.
HOST_DEVICE: Virtual parallel port is backed by a device on the host where the virtual machine is running.
spec.backing.file string Path of the file that should be used as the virtual parallel port backing.

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

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value HOST_DEVICE. If unset, the virtual parallel port 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 parallel port 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 parallel port.
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.