REST API - create

vcenter vm hardware disk: create spec

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

Representation:

JSON

{
    "backing": {
        "type": "VMDK_FILE",
        "vmdk_file": "string"
    },
    "ide": {
        "master": true,
        "primary": true
    },
    "new_vmdk": {
        "capacity": 1,
        "name": "string",
        "storage_policy": {
            "policy": "obj-103"
        }
    },
    "sata": {
        "bus": 1,
        "unit": 1
    },
    "scsi": {
        "bus": 1,
        "unit": 1
    },
    "type": "IDE"
}

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.