vcenter vm hardware disk: create spec

The create_spec structure provides a specification for the configuration of a newly-created virtual disk.

Representations:

{
    "backing"{
        "type""VMDK_FILE",
        "vmdk_file""string"
    },
    "ide"{
        "master"true,
        "primary"true
    },
    "new_vmdk"{
        "capacity"1,
        "name""string"
    },
    "sata"{
        "bus"1,
        "unit"1
    },
    "scsi"{
        "bus"1,
        "unit"1
    },
    "type""IDE"
}
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:CreateSpec xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/vm/hardware/disk" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <scsi>
    <unit>1</unit>
    <bus>1</bus>
  </scsi>
  <ide>
    <primary>true</primary>
    <master>true</master>
  </ide>
  <sata>
    <unit>1</unit>
    <bus>1</bus>
  </sata>
  <new_vmdk>
    <name>string</name>
    <capacity>1</capacity>
  </new_vmdk>
  <type>IDE</type>
  <backing>
    <vmdk_file>string</vmdk_file>
    <type>VMDK_FILE</type>
  </backing>
</ns0:CreateSpec>

Attributes:

Name Type Description
Optional
type string Type of host bus adapter to which the device should be attached.

Optional. If unset, guest-specific default values will be used.

ide ide_address_spec Address for attaching the device to a virtual IDE adapter.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value IDE. If unset, the server will choose an available address; if none is available, the request will fail.

scsi scsi_address_spec Address for attaching the device to a virtual SCSI adapter.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value SCSI. If unset, the server will choose an available address; if none is available, the request will fail.

sata sata_address_spec Address for attaching the device to a virtual SATA adapter.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value SATA. If unset, the server will choose an available address; if none is available, the request will fail.

backing backing_spec Existing physical resource backing for the virtual disk. Exactly one of backing or new_vmdk must be specified.

Optional. If unset, the virtual disk will not be connected to an existing backing.

new_vmdk vmdk_create_spec Specification for creating a new VMDK backing for the virtual disk. Exactly one of backing or new_vmdk must be specified.

Optional. If unset, a new VMDK backing will not be created.