Host V Storage Object Manager Host V Storage Object Create Disk From Snapshot Task

Host V Storage Object Manager Host V Storage Object Create Disk From Snapshot Task

Creates a new Disk from given snapshot of a VStorageObject.

Required privileges: System.View

Request
URI
POST
https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostVStorageObjectManager/{moId}/HostVStorageObjectCreateDiskFromSnapshot_Task
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Path Parameters
string
moId
Required

The unique identifier for the managed object to which the method attaches; the serialized managed object reference for a request has the form moType/moId, in this case HostVStorageObjectManager/{moId}.

string
release
Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.

Request Body
HostVStorageObjectCreateDiskFromSnapshotRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required 
{
    "id": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "id": "string"
    },
    "datastore": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "type": "string",
        "value": "string"
    },
    "snapshotId": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "id": "string"
    },
    "name": "string",
    "profile": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string"
        }
    ],
    "crypto": {
        "_typeName": "string"
    },
    "path": "string",
    "provisioningType": "string"
}
ID
id
Required

This data object type describes an identifier class which is globally unique to identify the associated object.

MoRefDatastore
datastore
Required

Reference to an instance of the Datastore managed object.

ID
snapshotId
Required

This data object type describes an identifier class which is globally unique to identify the associated object.

string
name
Required

A user friendly name to be associated with the new disk.

array of VirtualMachineProfileSpec
profile
Optional

SPBM Profile requirement on the new virtual storage object. If not specified datastore default policy would be assigned.

CryptoSpec
crypto
Optional

This data object type encapsulates virtual machine or disk encryption settings.

string
path
Optional

Relative location in the specified datastore where disk needs to be created. If not specified disk gets created at defualt VStorageObject location on the specified datastore

string
provisioningType
Optional

Provisioining type of the disk as specified in above mentioned profile. The list of supported values can be found in BaseConfigInfoDiskFileBackingInfoProvisioningTypeEnum

Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.0.1

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

OK

Returns MoRefTask of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: MoRefExtensibleManagedObject 
{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "value": "string"
}

500

FileFault: If an error occurs while snapshotting the virtual storage object.

InvalidDatastore: If the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.

InvalidState: If the operation cannot be performed on the disk.

NotFound: If specified virtual storage object cannot be found.

Returns VimFault of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: MethodFault 
{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "faultCause": "MethodFault Object",
    "faultMessage": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "key": "string",
            "arg": [
                {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "key": "string",
                    "value": {
                        "_typeName": "string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "message": "string"
        }
    ]
}

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