This API has a deprecated equivalent from v7.0U1.
Suspend Power
DescriptionSuspends a powered-on virtual machine. if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows: - The resource VirtualMachine referenced by the parameter vm requires VirtualMachine.Interact.Suspend.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/power?action=suspend
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
vm
Required
Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: VirtualMachine.
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.already_in_desired_state : if the virtual machine is already suspended. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_allowed_in_current_state : if the virtual machine is powered off.
403
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.
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 performing another operation.
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-SuspendVmPower -Vm "MyVm"
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/power?action=suspend
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/vcenter/vm/{vm}/power/suspend
x-vmw-doc-operation: suspend
Availability
Added in 7.0U2
