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Data Object - VslmCreateSpec(vim.vslm.CreateSpec)

Parameter to

CreateDisk_Task, HostCreateDisk_Task

Extends

DynamicData

See also

CryptoSpec, KeyValue, VirtualMachineProfileSpec, VslmCreateSpecBackingSpec

Since

vSphere API Release 6.5

Data Object Description

Specification to create a virtual storage object.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
backingSpec	VslmCreateSpecBackingSpec	Specification of the backings of the virtual storage object.
capacityInMB	xsd:long	Size in MB of the virtual storage object.
crypto*	CryptoSpec	Crypto operation of the disk. If unset and if profile contains an encryption iofilter, then crypto will be of type CryptoSpecEncrypt, and filled with keyId that is automatically generated and keyProviderId that is the default kms cluster. Since vSphere API Release 7.0
keepAfterDeleteVm*	xsd:boolean	Choice of the deletion behavior of this virtual storage object. If not set, the default value is true. Since vSphere API Release 6.7
metadata*	KeyValue[]	The metadata KV pairs that are supposed to be created on the newly created virtual storage object. The create task is atomic by design. That being said, failing to add the specified metadata pairs leads to the failure of the create task. If unset, no metadata will be added. An empty string value is indicative of a vcenter tag. Since vSphere API Release 6.7.2
name	xsd:string	Descriptive name of this virtual storage object.
profile*	VirtualMachineProfileSpec[]	Virtual storage object Profile requirement. If unset, the default behavior will apply. Since vSphere API Release 6.7
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
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