Host Datastore System Extend Vmfs Datastore

Increases the capacity of an existing VMFS datastore by adding new extents to the datastore.

Required privileges: Host.Config.Storage

Request

URI

POST

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

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

ExtendVmfsDatastoreRequestType 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.

VmfsDatastoreExtendSpec

spec

Required

Specification to increase the capacity of a VMFS datastore by adding one or more new extents to the datastore.

All the extents to be added must be on the same disk. Extension is different from creation in that the VMFS creation specification need not be specified.

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

200

The extended 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 extend 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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Path Parameters

Request Body

Authentication

Response

200 Response Body

Errors

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