Vm_Hardware_Boot_Device_Entry

The Device.Entry structure specifies a bootable virtual device class or specific bootable virtual device(s).

JSON Example

{
    "type": "string",
    "nic": "string",
    "disks": [
        "string"
    ]
}

Vm_Hardware_Boot_Device_Type

type

Required

The Device.Type enumerated type defines the valid device types that may be used as bootable devices.
CDROM : Virtual CD-ROM device.
DISK : Virtual disk device.
ETHERNET : Virtual Ethernet adapter.
FLOPPY : Virtual floppy drive.

string

nic

Optional

Virtual Ethernet device. Ethernet device to use as boot device for this entry. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of Device.Entry.type is ETHERNET. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Ethernet. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Ethernet.

array of string

disks

Optional

Virtual disk device. List of virtual disks in boot order. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of Device.Entry.type is DISK. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must contain identifiers for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Disk. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will contain identifiers for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Disk.