Vcenter Ovf SizeParams

The Vcenter Ovf SizeParams schema contains estimates of the download and deployment sizes.

This information is based on the file references and the ovf:DiskSection in the OVF descriptor.

See POST /vcenter/ovf/library-item/{ovfLibraryItemId}?action=deploy and POST /vcenter/ovf/library-item/{ovfLibraryItemId}?action=filter.

JSON Example

{
    "approximate_download_size": 0,
    "approximate_flat_deployment_size": 0,
    "approximate_sparse_deployment_size": 0,
    "variable_disk_size": false,
    "type": "string"
}

integer As int64 As int64

approximate_download_size

Optional

A best guess as to the total amount of data that must be transferred to download the OVF package.

This may be inaccurate due to disk compression etc.

This property is not used in the input parameters when deploying an OVF package. This property is optional in the result when retrieving information about an OVF package. It will be missing or null if there is insufficient information to provide a proper estimate.

integer As int64 As int64

approximate_flat_deployment_size

Optional

A best guess as to the total amount of space required to deploy the OVF package if using flat disks.

integer As int64 As int64

approximate_sparse_deployment_size

Optional

A best guess as to the total amount of space required to deploy the OVF package using sparse disks.

boolean

variable_disk_size

Optional

Whether the OVF uses variable disk sizes.

For empty disks, rather than specifying a fixed virtual disk capacity, the capacity may be given using a reference to a ovf:Property element in a ovf:ProductSection element in OVF package.

This property is not used in the input parameters when deploying an OVF package. This property is optional in the result when retrieving information about an OVF package. If missing or null or false, the OVF does not use variable disk sizes.

string

type

Optional

Unique identifier describing the type of the OVF parameters. The value is the name of the OVF parameters schema.

This property must be provided in the input parameters when deploying an OVF package. This property will always be present in the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.