Host Datastore System Create Local Datastore

Creates a new local datastore.

Required privileges: Host.Config.Storage

Request

URI

POST

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

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

CreateLocalDatastoreRequestType of type(s) application/json

Required

{
    "name": "string",
    "path": "string"
}

string

name

Required

The name of a datastore to create on the local host.

string

path

Required

The file path for a directory in which the virtual machine data will be stored.

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

200

Returns MoRefDatastore of type(s) application/json

This response body class contains all of the following: MoRefManagedEntity

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

500

DuplicateName: if a datastore with the same name already exists.

HostConfigFault: if unable to create the datastore on host.

InvalidName: if name is not valid datastore name

FileNotFound: if path doesn't exist

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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