Data Object - VirtualMachineImportSpec

Extends: ImportSpec
See also: ResourcePool, VirtualMachineConfigSpec
Since: vSphere API 4.0

Data Object Description

A VmImportSpec is used by ResourcePool.importVApp when importing entities.

It provides all information needed to import a VirtualMachine. So far, this coincides with VirtualMachineConfigSpec.

A VmImportSpec can be contained in a VirtualAppImportSpec as part of the ImportSpec for an entity.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
configSpec	VirtualMachineConfigSpec	Configuration for the virtual machine.
resPoolEntity*	ManagedObjectReference to a ResourcePool	If specified, this resource pool will be used as the parent resource pool and the virtual machine will be made a linked child to the parent vApp. This field is ignored for the root node in an ImportSpec tree. *Since* vSphere API 4.1
Properties inherited from ImportSpec
entityConfig, instantiationOst
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="VirtualMachineImportSpec">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:ImportSpec">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="configSpec" type="vim25:VirtualMachineConfigSpec"/>
                     <element name="resPoolEntity" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>