Host Datastore System Create Vmfs Datastore

Host Datastore System Create Vmfs Datastore

Creates a new VMFS datastore.

Required privileges: Host.Config.Storage

Request
URI
POST
https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostDatastoreSystem/{moId}/CreateVmfsDatastore
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Path Parameters
string
moId
Required

The unique identifier for the managed object to which the method attaches; the serialized managed object reference for a request has the form moType/moId, in this case HostDatastoreSystem/{moId}.

string
release
Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.3.0 APIs.

Request Body
CreateVmfsDatastoreRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required 
"CreateVmfsDatastoreRequestType Object"
object
spec
Required

This data object type is used when creating a new VMFS datastore, to create a specification for the VMFS datastore.

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

The newly created datastore.

Returns MoRefDatastore of type(s) application/json 
"MoRefDatastore Object"

500

DuplicateName: if a datastore with the same name already exists.

InvalidArgument: if the datastore name is invalid, or the spec is invalid.

NotSupported: if the host is not an ESX Server system.

HostConfigFault: if unable to format the VMFS volume or gather information about the created volume.

Returns VimFault of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: InlineVimFault0 
"VimFault Object"

Code Samples
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                    curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: <value>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '[{}]' https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostDatastoreSystem/{moId}/CreateVmfsDatastore
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