Host System Update System Resources

Deprecated as of Vsphere API 6.0. Please, contact VMware Support to get instructions on how to configure system ESX resource pools.

Update the configuration of the system resource hierarchy.

Required privileges: Host.Config.Resources

Request

URI

POST

https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostSystem/{moId}/UpdateSystemResources

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 HostSystem/{moId}.

string

release

Required

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

Request Body

UpdateSystemResourcesRequestType of type(s) application/json

Required

Show optional properties

{
    "resourceInfo": {
        "key": "string"
    }
}

{
    "resourceInfo": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "key": "string",
        "config": {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "entity": {
                "_typeName": "string",
                "type": "string",
                "value": "string"
            },
            "changeVersion": "string",
            "lastModified": "string",
            "cpuAllocation": {
                "_typeName": "string",
                "reservation": 0,
                "expandableReservation": false,
                "limit": 0,
                "shares": {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "shares": 0,
                    "level": "string"
                },
                "overheadLimit": 0
            },
            "memoryAllocation": {
                "_typeName": "string",
                "reservation": 0,
                "expandableReservation": false,
                "limit": 0,
                "shares": {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "shares": 0,
                    "level": "string"
                },
                "overheadLimit": 0
            },
            "scaleDescendantsShares": "string"
        },
        "child": [
            "HostSystemResourceInfo Object"
        ]
    }
}

HostSystemResourceInfo

resourceInfo

Required

The SystemResourceInfo data object describes the configuration of a single system resource group.

System resource groups are analogous to ResourcePool objects for virtual machines; however, their structure is fixed and groups may not be created nor destroyed, only configured.

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

204

No Content

Operation doesn't return any data structure

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