REST API - info

vcenter vm hardware cdrom: info

The info structure contains information about a virtual CD-ROM device.

Representations:

JSON
XML

{
    "allow_guest_control": true,
    "backing": {
        "auto_detect": true,
        "device_access_type": "EMULATION",
        "host_device": "string",
        "iso_file": "string",
        "type": "ISO_FILE"
    },
    "ide": {
        "master": true,
        "primary": true
    },
    "label": "string",
    "sata": {
        "bus": 1,
        "unit": 1
    },
    "start_connected": true,
    "state": "CONNECTED",
    "type": "IDE"
}

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:Info xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/vm/hardware/cdrom" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <ide>
    <primary>true</primary>
    <master>true</master>
  </ide>
  <sata>
    <unit>1</unit>
    <bus>1</bus>
  </sata>
  <state>CONNECTED</state>
  <label>string</label>
  <allow_guest_control>true</allow_guest_control>
  <type>IDE</type>
  <backing>
    <device_access_type>EMULATION</device_access_type>
    <auto_detect>true</auto_detect>
    <iso_file>string</iso_file>
    <type>ISO_FILE</type>
    <host_device>string</host_device>
  </backing>
  <start_connected>true</start_connected>
</ns0:Info>

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
Required
type	string	Type of host bus adapter to which the device is attached. Defines the valid types of host bus adapters that may be used for attaching a Cdrom to a virtual machine. Value is one of: IDE: Cdrom is attached to an IDE adapter. SATA: Cdrom is attached to a SATA adapter.
label	string	Device label.
backing	backing_info	Physical resource backing for the virtual CD-ROM device.
state	string	Connection status of the virtual device. Defines the valid states for a removable device that is configured to be connected. Value is one of: CONNECTED: The device is connected and working correctly. RECOVERABLE_ERROR: Device connection failed due to a recoverable error; for example, the virtual device backing is currently in use by another virtual machine. UNRECOVERABLE_ERROR: Device connection failed due to an unrecoverable error; for example, the virtual device backing does not exist. NOT_CONNECTED: The device is not connected. UNKNOWN: The device status is unknown.
start_connected	boolean	Flag indicating whether the virtual device should be connected whenever the virtual machine is powered on.
allow_guest_control	boolean	Flag indicating whether the guest can connect and disconnect the device.
Optional
ide	ide_address_info	Address of device attached to a virtual IDE adapter. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value IDE. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is IDE.
sata	sata_address_info	Address of device attached to a virtual SATA adapter. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value SATA. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is SATA.