Host Datastore System Query Vmfs Datastore Expand Options

Queries for options for increasing 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}/QueryVmfsDatastoreExpandOptions

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

QueryVmfsDatastoreExpandOptionsRequestType of type(s) application/json

Required

Show optional properties

{
    "datastore": {}
}

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

MoRefDatastore

datastore

Required

Reference to an instance of the Datastore managed object.

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

200

An array of VMFS datastore expansion options that can be applied.

Returns Array of VmfsDatastoreOption of type(s) application/json

[
    {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "info": {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "layout": {
                "_typeName": "string",
                "total": {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "blockSize": 0,
                    "block": 0
                },
                "partition": [
                    {
                        "_typeName": "string",
                        "partition": 0,
                        "type": "string",
                        "start": {
                            "_typeName": "string",
                            "blockSize": 0,
                            "block": 0
                        },
                        "end": {
                            "_typeName": "string",
                            "blockSize": 0,
                            "block": 0
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "partitionFormatChange": false
        },
        "spec": {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "diskUuid": "string"
        }
    }
]

500

NotFound: if the specified datastore could not be found or is unmounted.

HostConfigFault: if unable to get partition information for the devices on which the extents reside

NotSupported: if the host is not an ESX Server.

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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Request

Path Parameters

Request Body

Authentication

Response

200 Response Body

Errors

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