1. Types
  2. vcenter
  3. vm
  4. hardware
  5. disk

vcenter vm hardware disk: update spec

The update_spec structure describes the updates to be made to the configuration of a virtual disk.

Representation:

{
    "backing" : {
        "vmdk_file" : "string",
        "type" : "VMDK_FILE"
    }
}

Attributes:

Name Type Description
Required
backing.type string Backing type for the virtual disk.

Defines the valid backing types for a virtual disk. Value is one of:
VMDK_FILE: Virtual disk is backed by a VMDK file.
Optional
backing backing_spec Physical resource backing for the virtual disk.

This field may only be modified if the virtual machine is not powered on.

Optional. If unset, the value is unchanged.
backing.vmdk_file string Path of the VMDK file backing the virtual disk.

Optional. It is only relevant when type has value VMDK_FILE. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of type is VMDK_FILE.