REST API - update

esx vm data sets: update spec

The update_spec structure describes attibutes of a data set that can be modified. Warning: This structure is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.

Representation:

JSON

{
    "disk_mode" : true,
    "size" : 1,
    "host" : "NONE",
    "description" : "string",
    "guest" : "NONE"
}

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
Optional
description	string	A description of how the data set is used by its creator. This field can contain up to 1024 bytes. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Optional. If set, the value is changed.
host	string	The access control from the host. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Optional. If set, the value is changed.
guest	string	The access control from the guest. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Optional. If set, the value is changed.
size	long	The total size of the data in bytes that can be used by this data set. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Optional. If set, the value is changed.
disk_mode	boolean	If set, the data set is treated like a disk on certain virtual machine operations. The data set is copied when the virtual machine is cloned or a snapshot is taken. Otherwise the data set is considered a property of the virtual machine, and is not included in a a snapshot operation or when the virtual machine is cloned. When a virtual machine is restored to a snapshot, any data set without {@name diskMode) will be destroyed. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Optional. If set, the value is changed.