vcenter vm hardware: get
Returns the virtual hardware settings of a virtual machine.
Request:
HTTP request
GET https://{server}/rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware
Path Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| vm | string | Virtual machine identifier. |
Response:
HTTP Status Code: 200
Representation:
{
"value": {
"upgrade_error": {},
"upgrade_policy": "NEVER",
"upgrade_status": "NONE",
"upgrade_version": "VMX_03",
"version": "VMX_03"
}
}
"value": {
"upgrade_error": {},
"upgrade_policy": "NEVER",
"upgrade_status": "NONE",
"upgrade_version": "VMX_03",
"version": "VMX_03"
}
}
Response Type:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bold = required | ||
| value | info | Virtual hardware settings of the virtual machine. |
| value.version | string | Virtual hardware version. Defines the valid virtual hardware versions for a virtual machine. Value is one of: VMX_03: Hardware version 3. VMX_04: Hardware version 4. VMX_06: Hardware version 6. VMX_07: Hardware version 7. VMX_08: Hardware version 8. VMX_09: Hardware version 9. VMX_10: Hardware version 10. VMX_11: Hardware version 11. VMX_12: Hardware version 12. VMX_13: Hardware version 13. VMX_14: Hardware version 14. This constant was added in vSphere API 6.7 |
| value.upgrade_policy | string | Scheduled upgrade policy. Defines the valid virtual hardware upgrade policies for a virtual machine. Value is one of: NEVER: Do not upgrade the virtual machine when it is powered on. AFTER_CLEAN_SHUTDOWN: Run scheduled upgrade when the virtual machine is powered on after a clean shutdown of the guest operating system. ALWAYS: Run scheduled upgrade when the virtual machine is powered on. |
| value.upgrade_version | string | Target hardware version to be used on the next scheduled virtual hardware upgrade. Defines the valid virtual hardware versions for a virtual machine. Value is one of: VMX_03: Hardware version 3. VMX_04: Hardware version 4. VMX_06: Hardware version 6. VMX_07: Hardware version 7. VMX_08: Hardware version 8. VMX_09: Hardware version 9. VMX_10: Hardware version 10. VMX_11: Hardware version 11. VMX_12: Hardware version 12. VMX_13: Hardware version 13. VMX_14: Hardware version 14. This constant was added in vSphere API 6.7Optional. It is only relevant when upgrade_policy has value [AFTER_CLEAN_SHUTDOWN, ALWAYS]. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of upgrade_policy is one of AFTER_CLEAN_SHUTDOWN or ALWAYS. |
| value.upgrade_status | string | Scheduled upgrade status. Defines the valid virtual hardware upgrade statuses for a virtual machine. Value is one of: NONE: No scheduled upgrade has been attempted. PENDING: Upgrade is scheduled but has not yet been run. SUCCESS: The most recent scheduled upgrade was successful. FAILED: The most recent scheduled upgrade was not successful. |
| value.upgrade_error | exception | Reason for the scheduled upgrade failure. Optional. It is only relevant when upgrade_status has value FAILED. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of upgrade_status is FAILED. |
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 | 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. |