Host Datastore System Expand Vmfs Datastore

Increases the capacity of an existing VMFS datastore by expanding (increasing the size of) an existing extent of the datastore.

Required privileges: Host.Config.Storage

Request

URI

POST

https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostDatastoreSystem/{moId}/ExpandVmfsDatastore

COPY

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 HostDatastoreSystem/{moId}.

string

release

Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.3.0 APIs.

Request Body

ExpandVmfsDatastoreRequestType of type(s) application/json

Required

Show optional properties

{
    "datastore": {},
    "spec": {
        "partition": {},
        "extent": {
            "diskName": "string",
            "partition": 0
        }
    }
}

{
    "datastore": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "type": "string",
        "value": "string"
    },
    "spec": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "diskUuid": "string",
        "partition": {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "partitionFormat": "string",
            "chs": {
                "_typeName": "string",
                "cylinder": 0,
                "head": 0,
                "sector": 0
            },
            "totalSectors": 0,
            "partition": [
                {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "partition": 0,
                    "startSector": 0,
                    "endSector": 0,
                    "type": "string",
                    "guid": "string",
                    "logical": false,
                    "attributes": 0,
                    "partitionAlignment": 0
                }
            ]
        },
        "extent": {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "diskName": "string",
            "partition": 0
        }
    }
}

MoRefDatastore

datastore

Required

Reference to an instance of the Datastore managed object.

VmfsDatastoreExpandSpec

spec

Required

Specification to increase the capacity of a VMFS datastore by expanding (increasing the size of) an existing extent of the datastore.

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

200

The expanded datastore.

Returns MoRefDatastore of type(s) application/json

This response body class contains all of the following: MoRefManagedEntity

{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "value": "string"
}

500

NotFound: if a datastore with the name could not be found.

NotSupported: if the host is not an ESX Server.

HostConfigFault: if unable to expand the VMFS volume.

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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Description

Request

Path Parameters

Request Body

Authentication

Response

200 Response Body

Errors

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