Storage Pod Create Cluster
Deprecated as of VI API 2.5, use CreateClusterEx.
Creates a new cluster compute resource in this folder.
Any % (percent) character used in this name parameter must be escaped, unless it is used to start an escape sequence. Clients may also escape any other characters in this name parameter.
Required privileges: Host.Inventory.CreateCluster
Request
URI
POST
https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/StoragePod/{moId}/CreateCluster
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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 StoragePod/{moId}.
string
release
Required
The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.3.0 APIs.
Request Body
CreateClusterRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required
Show optional properties
{
"name": "string",
"spec": {}
}{
"name": "string",
"spec": {
"_typeName": "string",
"dasConfig": {
"_typeName": "string",
"enabled": false,
"vmMonitoring": "string",
"hostMonitoring": "string",
"vmComponentProtecting": "string",
"failoverLevel": 0,
"admissionControlPolicy": {
"_typeName": "string",
"resourceReductionToToleratePercent": 0,
"pMemAdmissionControlEnabled": false
},
"admissionControlEnabled": false,
"defaultVmSettings": {
"_typeName": "string",
"restartPriority": "string",
"restartPriorityTimeout": 0,
"isolationResponse": "string",
"vmToolsMonitoringSettings": {
"_typeName": "string",
"enabled": false,
"vmMonitoring": "string",
"clusterSettings": false,
"failureInterval": 0,
"minUpTime": 0,
"maxFailures": 0,
"maxFailureWindow": 0
},
"vmComponentProtectionSettings": {
"_typeName": "string",
"vmStorageProtectionForAPD": "string",
"enableAPDTimeoutForHosts": false,
"vmTerminateDelayForAPDSec": 0,
"vmReactionOnAPDCleared": "string",
"vmStorageProtectionForPDL": "string"
}
},
"option": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"key": "string",
"value": {
"_typeName": "string"
}
}
],
"heartbeatDatastore": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"type": "string",
"value": "string"
}
],
"hBDatastoreCandidatePolicy": "string"
},
"dasVmConfigSpec": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"operation": "string",
"removeKey": {
"_typeName": "string"
},
"info": {
"_typeName": "string",
"key": {
"_typeName": "string",
"type": "string",
"value": "string"
},
"restartPriority": "string",
"powerOffOnIsolation": false,
"dasSettings": {
"_typeName": "string",
"restartPriority": "string",
"restartPriorityTimeout": 0,
"isolationResponse": "string",
"vmToolsMonitoringSettings": {
"_typeName": "string",
"enabled": false,
"vmMonitoring": "string",
"clusterSettings": false,
"failureInterval": 0,
"minUpTime": 0,
"maxFailures": 0,
"maxFailureWindow": 0
},
"vmComponentProtectionSettings": {
"_typeName": "string",
"vmStorageProtectionForAPD": "string",
"enableAPDTimeoutForHosts": false,
"vmTerminateDelayForAPDSec": 0,
"vmReactionOnAPDCleared": "string",
"vmStorageProtectionForPDL": "string"
}
}
}
}
],
"drsConfig": {
"_typeName": "string",
"enabled": false,
"enableVmBehaviorOverrides": false,
"defaultVmBehavior": "string",
"vmotionRate": 0,
"scaleDescendantsShares": "string",
"option": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"key": "string",
"value": {
"_typeName": "string"
}
}
]
},
"drsVmConfigSpec": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"operation": "string",
"removeKey": {
"_typeName": "string"
},
"info": {
"_typeName": "string",
"key": {
"_typeName": "string",
"type": "string",
"value": "string"
},
"enabled": false,
"behavior": "string"
}
}
],
"rulesSpec": [
{
"_typeName": "string",
"operation": "string",
"removeKey": {
"_typeName": "string"
},
"info": {
"_typeName": "string",
"key": 0,
"status": "string",
"enabled": false,
"name": "string",
"mandatory": false,
"userCreated": false,
"inCompliance": false,
"ruleUuid": "string"
}
}
]
}
}string
name
Required
Name for the new cluster.
spec
Required
Deprecated as of VI API 2.5, use ClusterConfigSpecEx.
A complete cluster configuration.
All fields are defined as optional. In case of a reconfiguration, unset fields are unchanged.
Responses
200
A new ClusterComputeResource instance.
Returns MoRefClusterComputeResource of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: MoRefComputeResource
{
"_typeName": "string",
"type": "string",
"value": "string"
}
500
DuplicateName: if an entity with that name already exists.
InvalidArgument: if the cluster configuration specification parameter is invalid.
InvalidName: if the name is not a valid entity name.
NotSupported: if the cluster is being added to a folder whose childType property value does not contain "ComputeResource" or "ClusterComputeResource".
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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