Vm_Hardware_Disk_VmdkCreateSpec

Vm_Hardware_Disk_VmdkCreateSpec

The Disk.VmdkCreateSpec structure provides a specification for creating a new VMDK file to be used as a backing for a virtual disk. The virtual disk will be stored in the same directory as the virtual machine's configuration file.

JSON Example

{
    "name": "string",
    "capacity": 0,
    "storage_policy": {
        "policy": "string"
    }
}

string

name

Optional

Base name of the VMDK file. The name should not include the '.vmdk' file extension. If unset, a name (derived from the name of the virtual machine) will be chosen by the server.

integer As int64

capacity

Optional

Capacity of the virtual disk backing in bytes. If unset, defaults to a guest-specific capacity.

Vm_Hardware_Disk_StoragePolicySpec

storage_policy

Optional

The Disk.StoragePolicySpec structure contains information about the storage policy be associated with a VMDK file.