Datastore Namespace Manager Convert Namespace Path To Uuid Path

Datastore Namespace Manager Convert Namespace Path To Uuid Path

Convert the namespace path to the namespace UUID path.

Required privileges: System.View

Request
URI
POST
https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/DatastoreNamespaceManager/{moId}/ConvertNamespacePathToUuidPath
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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 DatastoreNamespaceManager/{moId}.

string
release
Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.

Request Body
ConvertNamespacePathToUuidPathRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required 
"ConvertNamespacePathToUuidPathRequestType Object"
object
datacenter
Optional

Reference to an instance of the Datacenter managed object.

string
namespaceUrl
Required

Namesapce URL of the form

[ds://]/vmfs/volumes/[datastore-uuid]/[directory-name]/...

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

the URL path with namespace object UUID, of the form

[ds://]/vmfs/volumes/[datastore-uuid]/[directory-uuid]/...

Returns string of type(s) application/json
Operation doesn't return any data structure

500

InvalidDatastore: if the given datastore is not supported by the DatastoreNamespaceManager

InvalidDatastorePath: if the given path is not a top-level directory

Returns InvalidDatastore of type(s) application/json 
"InvalidDatastore Object"
object
datastore
Optional

Reference to an instance of the Datastore managed object.

string
name
Optional

The name of the datastore that is invalid.


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