This API has a deprecated equivalent from v7.0U1.
Mount Image
Mounts an ISO image from a content library on a virtual machine. if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows: - Operation execution requires System.Read. - The resource VirtualMachine referenced by the parameter vm requires VirtualMachine.Config.AddRemoveDevice. - The resource com.vmware.content.library.Item referenced by the parameter libraryItem requires ContentLibrary.DownloadSession.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/iso/image?action=mount
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, acquired from Create Session API under CIS product
vmware-api-session-id example
"b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389"
Request Body
Request Body
IsoImageMountRequestBody of mimetype application/json
Required
This is a request body class for an operation.
(The request body parameter is missing description)
{
"library_item": "string",
"vm": "string"
}
string
library_item
Required
The identifier of the library item having the ISO image to mount on the virtual machine. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.content.library.Item.
string
vm
Required
The identifier of the virtual machine where the specified ISO image will be mounted. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: VirtualMachine.
Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
200 OK returns
string
of type application/json
The identifier of the newly created virtual CD-ROM backed by the specified ISO image. The result will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Cdrom.
Errors
400
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.invalid_argument : If no .iso file is present on the library item. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_allowed_in_current_state : When the operation is not allowed on the virtual machine in its current state.
500
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.resource_inaccessible : The server encountered an unexpected condition which prevented it from fulfilling the request.
default
‘Default’ means this response is used for all HTTP codes that are not covered individually for this operation.
Code Samples
PowerCLI Client SDK Example
$IsoImageMountRequestBody = Initialize-IsoImageMountRequestBody -LibraryItem "MyLibraryItem" -Vm "MyVm"
Invoke-MountIsoImage -IsoImageMountRequestBody $IsoImageMountRequestBody
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"library_item":"string","vm":"string"}' https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/iso/image?action=mount
Vendor Extensions
This operation contains the following vendor extensions defined in the spec:
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-method: post
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-path: /rest/com/vmware/vcenter/iso/image/id:{library_item}?~action=mount
x-vmw-doc-operation: mount
Availability
Added in 7.0U2
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