Datastore Rename Datastore

Datastore Rename Datastore

Deprecated as of vSphere API 4.0, use Rename_Task.

Renames a datastore.

Required privileges: Datastore.Rename

Request
URI
POST
https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/Datastore/{moId}/RenameDatastore
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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 Datastore/{moId}.

string
release
Required

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

Request Body
RenameDatastoreRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required 
{
    "newName": "string"
}
string
newName
Required

The new name to assign to the datastore.

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
204

No Content

Operation doesn't return any data structure

500

DuplicateName: if another datastore in this datacenter already has the same name.

InvalidName: if the name is not a valid datastore name.

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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