REST API - placement

vcenter nsx deployment: placement spec

The placement_spec structure contains information to describe the inventory placement of an appliance. 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

{
    "cluster" : "obj-103",
    "cluster_name" : "string",
    "datastore" : "obj-103",
    "network_name" : "string",
    "datastore_name" : "string",
    "network" : "obj-103"
}

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
Required
cluster	string	The identifier of the cluster of which the appliance is a member. 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. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: `ClusterComputeResource:VCenter`. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: `ClusterComputeResource:VCenter`.
network	string	The identifier of the Network object used to attach the appliance. 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. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: `Network:VCenter`. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: `Network:VCenter`.
datastore	string	The identifier of the datastore to put all the virtual disks on. The datastore must be accessible from the management vCenter. 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. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: `Datastore:VCenter`. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: `Datastore:VCenter`.
Optional
cluster_name	string	The name of the cluster of which the appliance is a member. 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 unset, cluster ID will be used.
network_name	string	The name of the Network object used to attach the appliance. 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 unset, network ID will be used.
datastore_name	string	The name of the datastore. 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 unset, datastore ID will be used.