Virtual Machine Provisioning Checker Check Instant Clone Task

Virtual Machine Provisioning Checker Check Instant Clone Task

Tests the feasibility of a proposed InstantClone_Task operation.

Required privileges: System.View

Request
URI
POST
https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/VirtualMachineProvisioningChecker/{moId}/CheckInstantClone_Task
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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 VirtualMachineProvisioningChecker/{moId}.

string
release
Required

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

Request Body
CheckInstantCloneRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required 
"CheckInstantCloneRequestType Object"
object
vm
Required

Reference to an instance of the VirtualMachine managed object.

object
spec
Required

Specification for creating an Instant Clone of a powered-on virtual machine.

array of string
testType
Optional

The set of tests to run. If this argument is not set, all tests will be run. See CheckTestTypeEnum for possible values.

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

OK

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

500

InvalidArgument: in the following cases:

  • The destination host does not support Instant Clone.
  • The source and destination host are not the same.
  • The relocate spec in the Instant Clone spec has Datastore set.
  • The relocate spec in the Instant Clone spec has host set.
  • The Instant clone spec does not have name set.
  • The source VM is a template.
  • The source VM is not powered on.
  • The source VM has PMEM devices/disks configured.

InvalidState: if the operation cannot be performed because of the virtual machine's current state. For example, if the virtual machine configuration information is not available.

Returns InvalidState of type(s) application/json 
"InvalidState 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}/VirtualMachineProvisioningChecker/{moId}/CheckInstantClone_Task
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