Content Library StorageBacking

Content Library StorageBacking
Content Library StorageBacking

The Content Library StorageBacking schema defines a storage location where content in a library will be stored. The storage location can either be a Datastore or Other type.

JSON Example
{
    "type": "string",
    "datastore_id": "string",
    "storage_uri": "string"
}
string
type
Optional

Type (Type) of Content Library StorageBacking.

For more information see: Content Library StorageBacking Type.

This property must be provided for the create operation. It will always be present in the response of the get or list operations. It is not used for the update operation.

string
datastore_id
Optional

Identifier of the datastore used to store the content in the library.

This property is optional and it is only relevant when the value of type is Content Library StorageBacking Type.DATASTORE.

When clients pass a value of this schema as a parameter, the property must be an identifier for the resource type: Datastore. When operations return a value of this schema as a response, the property will be an identifier for the resource type: Datastore.

string As uri As uri
storage_uri
Optional

URI identifying the location used to store the content in the library.

The following URI formats are supported:

vSphere 6.5

  • nfs://server/path?version=4 (for vCenter Server Appliance only) - Specifies an NFS Version 4 server.
  • nfs://server/path (for vCenter Server Appliance only) - Specifies an NFS Version 3 server. The nfs://server:/path format is also supported.
  • smb://server/path - Specifies an SMB server or Windows share.

vSphere 6.0 Update 1

  • nfs://server:/path (for vCenter Server Appliance only)
  • file://unc-server/path (for vCenter Server for Windows only)
  • file:///mount/point (for vCenter Server Appliance only) - Local file URIs are supported only when the path is a local mount point for an NFS file system. Use of file URIs is strongly discouraged. Instead, use an NFS URI to specify the remote file system.

vSphere 6.0

  • nfs://server:/path (for vCenter Server Appliance only)
  • file://unc-server/path (for vCenter Server for Windows only)
  • file:///path - Local file URIs are supported but strongly discouraged because it may interfere with the performance of vCenter Server.

This property is optional and it is only relevant when the value of type is Content Library StorageBacking Type.OTHER.

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