Virtual Machine Reload Virtual Machine From Path Task

Reloads the configuration for this virtual machine from a given datastore path.

This is equivalent to unregistering and registering the virtual machine from a different path. The virtual machine's hardware configuration, snapshots, guestinfo variables etc. will be replaced based on the new configuration file. Other information associated with the virtual machine object, such as events and permissions, will be preserved.

This method is only supported on vCenter Server. It can be invoked on inaccessible or orphaned virtual machines, but it cannot be invoked on powered on, connected virtual machines. Both the source virtual machine object and the destination path should be of the same type i.e. virtual machine or template. Reloading a virtual machine with a template or vice-versa is not supported.

Note: Since the API replaces the source configuration with that of the destination, if the destination configuration does not refer to a valid virtual machine, it will create an invalid virtual machine object. This API should not be invoked on fault tolerant virtual machines since doing so will leave the original virtual machine's configuration in an invalid state. It is recommended that you turn off fault tolerance before invoking this API.

Required privileges: VirtualMachine.Config.ReloadFromPath

Request

URI

POST

https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/VirtualMachine/{moId}/reloadVirtualMachineFromPath_Task

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 VirtualMachine/{moId}.

string

release

Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.

Request Body

reloadVirtualMachineFromPathRequestType of type(s) application/json

Required

{
    "configurationPath": "string"
}

string

configurationPath

Required

configurationPath

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

200

Returns MoRefTask of type(s) application/json

This response body class contains all of the following: MoRefExtensibleManagedObject

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

500

NotSupported: if invoked on ESX server or if invoked on a virtual machine with the destination path for a template and vice-versa.

InvalidPowerState: if the virtual machine is powered on.

TaskInProgress: if the virtual machine is busy.

FileFault: if there is a problem creating or accessing the files needed for this operation.

InvalidState: if the virtual machine is busy or not ready to respond to such requests.

VmConfigFault: if the format / configuration of the virtual machine is invalid. Typically, a more specific fault is thrown such as InvalidFormat if the configuration file cannot be read, or InvalidDiskFormat if the disks cannot be read.

AlreadyExists: if the virtual machine is already registered.

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

200 Response Body

Errors

Virtual Machine Operations