vcenter vm power: get
Returns the power state information of a virtual machine.
Request:
HTTP request
GET https://{server}/rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/power
Path Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| vm | string | Virtual machine identifier. |
Response:
HTTP Status Code: 200
Representation:
{
"value" : {
"clean_power_off" : true,
"state" : "POWERED_OFF"
}
}
"value" : {
"clean_power_off" : true,
"state" : "POWERED_OFF"
}
}
Response Type:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bold = required | ||
| value | info | Power state information for the specified virtual machine. |
| value.state | string | Power state of the virtual machine. Defines the valid power states for a virtual machine. Value is one of: POWERED_OFF: The virtual machine is powered off. POWERED_ON: The virtual machine is powered on. SUSPENDED: The virtual machine is suspended. |
| value.clean_power_off | boolean | Flag indicating whether the virtual machine was powered off cleanly. This field may be used to detect that the virtual machine crashed unexpectedly and should be restarted. Optional. It is only relevant when state has value POWERED_OFF. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of state is POWERED_OFF. |
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. |
| 500 | resource_inaccessible | if the virtual machine's configuration or execution 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. |