vcenter vm hardware ethernet: disconnect
Disconnects a virtual Ethernet adapter of a powered-on virtual machine from its backing. The virtual device is still present and its backing configuration is unchanged, but from the perspective of the guest operating system, the Ethernet adapter is not connected to its backing resource.
For a powered-off virtual machine, the update operation may be used to configure the virtual Ethernet adapter to start in the disconnected state when the virtual machine is powered on.
Request:
HTTP request
POST https://{server}/rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/ethernet/{nic}/disconnect
Path Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| vm | string | Virtual machine identifier. |
| nic | string | Virtual Ethernet adapter identifier. |
Response:
HTTP Status Code: 200
NoneErrors:
| 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 Ethernet adapter is not found. |
| 400 | already_in_desired_state | if the virtual Ethernet adapter is already disconnected. |
| 400 | not_allowed_in_current_state | if the virtual machine is not powered on. |
| 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. |