This API has a deprecated equivalent from v7.0U1.
Update Hardware Adapter SCSI
Updates the configuration of a virtual SCSI adapter.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/adapter/scsi/{adapter}
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
vm
Required
Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: VirtualMachine.
string
adapter
Required
Virtual SCSI adapter identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter.
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
VmHardwareAdapterScsiUpdateSpec of mimetype application/json
Required
Specification for updating the virtual SCSI adapter.
{
"sharing": "NONE"
}
sharing
Optional
The Scsi.Sharing enumerated type defines the valid bus sharing modes for a virtual SCSI adapter.
NONE : The virtual SCSI bus is not shared.
VIRTUAL : The virtual SCSI bus is shared between two or more virtual machines. In this case, no physical machine is involved.
PHYSICAL : The virtual SCSI bus is shared between two or more virtual machines residing on different physical hosts.
Possible values are: NONE , VIRTUAL , PHYSICAL
Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Errors
Errors
400
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_allowed_in_current_state : if one or more of the fields specified in the spec parameter cannot be modified due to the current power state of the virtual machine or the connection state of the virtual SCSI adapter.
403
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.
404
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_found : if the virtual machine or virtual SCSI adapter is not found.
500
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if the system reports an error while responding to the request. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.resource_busy : if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.resource_inaccessible : if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
503
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.service_unavailable : if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete 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
$VmHardwareAdapterScsiUpdateSpec = Initialize-VmHardwareAdapterScsiUpdateSpec -Sharing "NONE"
Invoke-UpdateVmAdapterHardwareScsi -Vm "MyVm" -Adapter "MyAdapter" -VmHardwareAdapterScsiUpdateSpec $VmHardwareAdapterScsiUpdateSpec
cURL Command
curl -X PATCH -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"sharing":"NONE"}' https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/adapter/scsi/{adapter}
Vendor Extensions
This operation contains the following vendor extensions defined in the spec:
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-method: patch
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-path: /rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/adapter/scsi/{adapter}
x-vmw-doc-operation: update
Availability
Added in 7.0U2
