Host Storage System Extend Vffs

Extends a VFFS by attaching a SSD.

See also devicePath.

Required privileges: Host.Config.Storage

Request

URI

POST

https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostStorageSystem/{moId}/ExtendVffs

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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 HostStorageSystem/{moId}.

string

release

Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 9.1.0.0 APIs.

Request Body

ExtendVffsRequestType of type(s) application/json

Required

Show optional properties

{
    "vffsPath": "string",
    "devicePath": "string"
}

{
    "vffsPath": "string",
    "devicePath": "string",
    "spec": {
        "_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
            }
        ],
        "sectorSize": 0
    }
}

string

vffsPath

Required

The path of the VFFS to extend. See FileSystemMountInfo.

string

devicePath

Required

Device path of the SSD disk.

spec

Optional

A data object that describes the SSD disk partition information. If this property is not provided, partition information will be computed and generated.

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

204

No Content

Operation doesn't return any data structure

500

NotFound: if the VFFS cannot be found or is unmounted.

InvalidArgument: if the new SSD is already used by another VFFS volume, does not exist, or is of an invalid partition type.

HostConfigFault: for all other configuration failures.

ResourceInUse: VFFS volume is being used.

Returns VimFault of type(s) application/json

This response body class contains all of the following: MethodFault

{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "faultCause": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "faultCause": "MethodFault Object",
        "faultMessage": [
            {
                "_typeName": "string",
                "key": "string",
                "arg": [
                    {
                        "_typeName": "string",
                        "key": "string",
                        "value": {
                            "_typeName": "string"
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "message": "string"
            }
        ]
    },
    "faultMessage": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "key": "string",
            "arg": [
                {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "key": "string",
                    "value": {
                        "_typeName": "string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "message": "string"
        }
    ]
}

Code Samples

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                    curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: <value>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"vffsPath":"string","devicePath":"string"}' https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostStorageSystem/{moId}/ExtendVffs

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Description

Request

Path Parameters

Request Body

Authentication

Response

204 Response Body

Errors

Virtual Infrastructure Operations