VMware Cloud Director API - ImportVmParams

VMware Cloud Director API - ImportVmParams

ImportVmParamsType

Element:

ImportVmParams

Type:

ImportVmParamsType

Namespace:

http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1.5

Description:

Parameters to import a virtual machine.

Since:

30.0

Schema:

vmwextensions.xsd

Media type(s):

application/vnd.vmware.admin.importVmParams+xml
application/vnd.vmware.admin.importVmParams+json

Extends:

XML Representation:

<ImportVmParams xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1.5" xmlns:vcloud_v1.5="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5" name="xs:string" sourceMove="xs:boolean">
    <Description> xs:string </Description>
    <VmName> xs:string </VmName>
    <VAppScopedLocalId> xs:string </VAppScopedLocalId>
    <ComputerName> xs:string </ComputerName>
    <VmMoRef> xs:string </VmMoRef>
    <vcloud_v1.5:VdcStorageProfile href="xs:anyURI" id="xs:string" type="xs:string" name="xs:string"/>
    <vcloud_v1.5:Vdc href="xs:anyURI" id="xs:string" type="xs:string" name="xs:string"/>
    <ImportedDisk instanceId="xs:string" iops="xs:long">
        <vcloud_v1.5:VdcStorageProfile href="xs:anyURI" id="xs:string" type="xs:string" name="xs:string"/>
    </ImportedDisk>
</ImportVmParams>

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Required	Modifiable	Since	Deprecated	Description
name	string	No	always	30.0		Typically used to name or identify the subject of the request. For example, the name of the object being created or modified.
sourceMove	boolean	No	always	30.0		Set to true to delete the source object after the import is complete.

Elements

Element	Type	Required	Modifiable	Since	Deprecated	Description
ComputerName	string	No	always	30.0		Computer name to be used for imported VM.
Description	string	No	always	30.0		Optional description.
ImportedDisk	ImportedDiskType	No	always	30.0		Represents a disk of the VM in order to specify per-disk Storage Profile.
VAppScopedLocalId	string	No	always	30.0		vApp scoped local id to be used for imported VM.
VCloudExtension	VCloudExtensionType	No	always	30.0		An optional extension element that can contain an arbitrary number of elements and attributes. Not related to extension services.
Vdc	ReferenceType	Yes	always	30.0		Target vDC for imported VM.
VdcStorageProfile	ReferenceType	No	always	30.0		Reference to a vDC storage profile for imported VM.
VmMoRef	string	Yes	always	30.0		Managed object reference of VM to import.
VmName	string	No	always	30.0		Name to be used for imported VM.

Operations

CRUD	Operation	Description	Since	Deprecated
as input	POST /admin/extension/vimServer/{id}/importVm	Import a virtual machine from vCenter.	30.0