Data Object - VirtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocator

Property of
VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
Extends
DynamicData
See also
Datastore, VirtualDeviceBackingInfo

Data Object Description

The DiskLocator data object type specifies a virtual disk device (by ID) and a datastore locator for the disk's storage.

Properties

Name Type Description
datastoreManagedObjectReference
to a Datastore

Target datastore.
diskBackingInfo*VirtualDeviceBackingInfo

Backing information for the virtual disk at the destination. This can be used, for instance, to change the format of the virtual disk. If the specified backing is invalid or not supported at the destination, InvalidDeviceBacking is thrown. Specific property changes may be ignored if they are not supported.

Supported BackingInfo types and properties:

Since vSphere API 5.0
diskIdxsd:int

Device ID of the virtual disk.
diskMoveType*xsd:string

Manner in which to move the virtual disk to the target datastore. The set of possible values is described in VirtualMachineRelocateDiskMoveOptions.

This property can only be set if deltaDiskBackingsSupported is true.

If left unset then moveAllDiskBackingsAndDisallowSharing is assumed.

Since vSphere API 4.0
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType
*Need not be set
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