This API has a deprecated equivalent from v7.0U1.
Get Tools Installer
Get information about the VMware Tools installer.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/tools/installer
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
vm
Required
Identifier of the virtual machine. 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.
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
200 OK returns
VmToolsInstallerInfo
of type application/json
information about the VMware Tools installer.
{
"is_connected": false
}
boolean
is_connected
Required
Flag indicating whether the VMware Tools installer is mounted as a CD-ROM.
Errors
500
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if the system reports an error while responding to 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-GetVmToolsInstaller -Vm "MyVm"
cURL Command
curl -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/tools/installer
Vendor Extensions
This operation contains the following vendor extensions defined in the spec:
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-method: get
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-path: /rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/tools/installer
x-vmw-doc-operation: get
Availability
Added in 7.0U2
