Esx Settings Clusters Vms AlternativeVmSpec

Esx Settings Clusters Vms AlternativeVmSpec
Esx Settings Clusters Vms AlternativeVmSpec

The Esx Settings Clusters Vms AlternativeVmSpec schema contains properties to describe alternative VM configuration to be applied on VMs that matches a given selection criteria defined as Esx Settings Clusters Vms VmSelectionSpec.

This schema was added in vSphere API 9.1.0.0.

JSON Example
{
    "selection_criteria": {
        "selection_type": "string",
        "extra_config_value": "string"
    },
    "devices": {}
}
selection_criteria
Required

Selection criteria to match System VMs for which to apply this Esx Settings Clusters Vms AlternativeVmSpec.

This property was added in vSphere API 9.1.0.0.

object
devices
Optional

Devices of the VMs not defined in the OVF descriptor. This property takes precedence over Esx Settings Clusters Vms ClusterSolutionSpec.devices property.

If Esx Settings Clusters Vms ClusterSolutionSpec.vm_datastores is not set, the devices of the VMs not defined in the OVF descriptor should be provided to {#member devices} and not as part of a VM lifecycle hook (VM reconfiguration). Otherwise, the compatibility of the devices with the selected host and datastore where the VM is deployed needs to be ensured by the client.

  1. For VM initial placement the devices are added to the VM configuration. 2. For the reconfiguration it is checked what devices need to be added, removed, and edited on the existing VMs. NOTE: No VM relocation is executed before the VM reconfiguration.

The supported property of vim.vm.ConfigSpec is vim.vm.ConfigSpec.deviceChange. The supported vim.vm.device.VirtualDeviceSpec.operation is Operation#add. For vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCard the unique identifier is vim.vm.device.VirtualDevice#unitNumber. Esx Settings Clusters Vms ClusterSolutionSpec.vm_networks and {#member devices} are mutually exclusive.

This property was added in vSphere API 9.1.0.0.

If missing or null, Esx Settings Clusters Vms ClusterSolutionSpec.devices is used.

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