This API has a deprecated equivalent from v7.0U1.
Delete Hardware Parallel
DescriptionRemoves a virtual parallel port from the virtual machine.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/parallel/{port}
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
vm
Required
Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: VirtualMachine.
string
port
Required
Virtual parallel port identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ParallelPort.
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"
Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Errors
Errors
400
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_allowed_in_current_state : if the virtual machine is not powered off.
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 parallel port 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
Invoke-DeleteVmPortHardwareParallel -Vm "MyVm" -Port "MyPort"
cURL Command
curl -X DELETE -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/parallel/{port}
Vendor Extensions
This operation contains the following vendor extensions defined in the spec:
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-method: delete
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-path: /rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/parallel/{port}
x-vmw-doc-operation: delete
Availability
Added in 7.0U2
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Hardware Parallel Operations
patch
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