Host Datastore System Remove Datastore

Removes a datastore from a host.

Required privileges: Host.Config.Storage

Request

URI

POST

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

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

RemoveDatastoreRequestType 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

204

No Content

Operation doesn't return any data structure

500

NotFound: if the datastore could not be found.

HostConfigFault: if unable to umount the NAS volume for NAS datastore, or gather the existing volume information.

ResourceInUse: for a VMFS volume if there is any VM registered on any host attached to this datastore.

ResourceInUse: for a NFS volume if there is any VM residing on this datastore and registered on this host.

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

204 Response Body

Errors

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