Host Datastore System Create Local Datastore

Host Datastore System Create Local Datastore

Creates a new local datastore.

Required privileges: Host.Config.Storage

Request
URI
POST
https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostDatastoreSystem/{moId}/CreateLocalDatastore
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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 8.0.2.0 APIs.

Request Body
CreateLocalDatastoreRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required 
"CreateLocalDatastoreRequestType Object"
string
name
Required

The name of a datastore to create on the local host.

string
path
Required

The file path for a directory in which the virtual machine data will be stored.

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

OK

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

500

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

HostConfigFault: if unable to create the datastore on host.

InvalidName: if name is not valid datastore name

FileNotFound: if path doesn't exist

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}/CreateLocalDatastore
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