REST API - instant_clone_placement

vcenter VM: instant clone placement spec

The instant_clone_placement_spec structure contains information used to place an InstantClone of a virtual machine onto resources within the vCenter inventory. This structure was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.

Representation:

JSON

{
    "folder" : "obj-103",
    "datastore" : "obj-103",
    "resource_pool" : "obj-103"
}

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
Optional
folder	string	Virtual machine folder into which the InstantCloned virtual machine should be placed. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1. Optional. If field is unset, the system will use the virtual machine folder of the source virtual machine.When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: `Folder`. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: `Folder`.
resource_pool	string	Resource pool into which the InstantCloned virtual machine should be placed. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1. Optional. If field is unset, the system will use the resource pool of the source virtual machine.When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: `ResourcePool`. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: `ResourcePool`.
datastore	string	Datastore on which the InstantCloned virtual machine's configuration state should be stored. This datastore will also be used for any virtual disks that are created as part of the virtual machine InstantClone operation. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1. Optional. If field is unset, the system will use the datastore of the source virtual machine.When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: `Datastore`. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: `Datastore`.