Host Datastore System Extend Vmfs Datastore

Host Datastore System Extend Vmfs Datastore

Increases the capacity of an existing VMFS datastore by adding new extents to the datastore.

Required privileges: Host.Config.Storage

Request
URI
POST
https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostDatastoreSystem/{moId}/ExtendVmfsDatastore
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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
ExtendVmfsDatastoreRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required

Show optional properties

{
    "datastore": {},
    "spec": {
        "partition": {},
        "extent": [
            {
                "diskName": "string",
                "partition": 0
            }
        ]
    }
}
{
    "datastore": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "type": "string",
        "value": "string"
    },
    "spec": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "diskUuid": "string",
        "partition": {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "partitionFormat": "string",
            "chs": {
                "_typeName": "string",
                "cylinder": 0,
                "head": 0,
                "sector": 0
            },
            "totalSectors": 0,
            "partition": [
                {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "partition": 0,
                    "startSector": 0,
                    "endSector": 0,
                    "type": "string",
                    "guid": "string",
                    "logical": false,
                    "attributes": 0,
                    "partitionAlignment": 0
                }
            ]
        },
        "extent": [
            {
                "_typeName": "string",
                "diskName": "string",
                "partition": 0
            }
        ]
    }
}
datastore
Required

Reference to an instance of the Datastore managed object.

spec
Required

Specification to increase the capacity of a VMFS datastore by adding one or more new extents to the datastore.

All the extents to be added must be on the same disk. Extension is different from creation in that the VMFS creation specification need not be specified.

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

The extended datastore.

Returns MoRefDatastore of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: MoRefManagedEntity
{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "value": "string"
}

500

NotFound: if a datastore with the name could not be found.

NotSupported: if the host is not an ESX Server.

HostConfigFault: if unable to extend the VMFS volume.

Returns VimFault of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: MethodFault
{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "faultCause": "MethodFault Object",
    "faultMessage": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "key": "string",
            "arg": [
                {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "key": "string",
                    "value": {
                        "_typeName": "string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "message": "string"
        }
    ]
}