| Name | Description | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| _last_sync_time | Timestamp of last modification | EpochMsTimestamp | Readonly Sortable |
| _links | References related to this resource The server will populate this field when returing the resource. Ignored on PUT and POST. |
array of ResourceLink | Readonly |
| _schema | Schema for this resource | string | Readonly |
| _self | Link to this resource | SelfResourceLink | Readonly |
| compute_ids | List of external compute ids of the virtual machine in the format 'id-type-key:value' , list of external compute ids ['uuid:xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx', 'moIdOnHost:moref-11', 'instanceUuid:xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx'] | array of string | Required |
| description | Description of this resource | string | Maximum length: 1024 Sortable |
| display_name | Identifier to use when displaying entity in logs or GUI Defaults to ID if not set |
string | Maximum length: 255 Sortable |
| external_id | Current external id of this virtual machine in the system. | string | Required |
| guest_info | Guest virtual machine details Guest virtual machine details include OS name, computer name of guest VM. Currently this is supported for guests on ESXi that have VMware Tools installed. |
GuestInfo | |
| host_id | Id of the host in which this virtual machine exists. | string | |
| local_id_on_host | Id of the vm unique within the host. | string | Required |
| power_state | Current power state of this virtual machine in the system. | string | Required Enum: VM_RUNNING, VM_STOPPED, VM_SUSPENDED, UNKNOWN |
| resource_type | Must be set to the value VirtualMachine | string | Required |
| source | Reference of the Host or Public Cloud Gateway that reported the VM | ResourceReference | |
| tags | Opaque identifiers meaningful to the API user | array of Tag | Maximum items: 30 |
| type | Virtual Machine type; Edge, Service VM or other. | string | Required Readonly Enum: EDGE, SERVICE, REGULAR |