Virtual Machine Estimate Storage For Consolidate Snapshots Task
Estimate the temporary space required to consolidation disk files.
The estimation is a lower bound if the childmost writable disk file will be consolidated for an online virtual machine, it is accurate for all other situations. This is because the space requirement depending on the size of the childmost disk file and how write intensive the guest is.
This method can be used prior to invoke consolidation via ConsolidateVMDisks_Task.
Required privileges: VirtualMachine.State.RemoveSnapshot
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 VirtualMachine/{moId}.
The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.3.0 APIs.
This method returns a Task object with which to monitor the operation.
{
"_typeName": "string",
"type": "string",
"value": "string"
}TaskInProgress: if the virtual machine is busy.
InvalidState: if the operation cannot be performed because of the virtual machine's current state. For example, if the virtual machine configuration information is not available.
FileFault: if if there is a problem accessing the virtual machine's files for this operation. Typically a more specific fault FileLocked is thrown.
VmConfigFault: if a virtual machine configuration issue prevents the estimation. Typically, a more specific fault is thrown.
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"faultCause": "MethodFault Object",
"faultMessage": [
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"key": "string",
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{
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"key": "string",
"value": {
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}
],
"message": "string"
}
]
}