This API has a deprecated equivalent from v7.0U1.
Create Resource Pool
Creates a resource pool. if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows: - The resource ResourcePool referenced by the attribute ResourcePool.CreateSpec.parent requires Resource.CreatePool.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/resource-pool
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, obtained by first calling Create Session API
vmware-api-session-id example
b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389
Request Body
Request Body
ResourcePoolCreateSpec of mimetype application/json
Required
Specification of the new resource pool to be created, see ResourcePool.CreateSpec.
{
"name": "string",
"parent": "string"
}
string
name
Required
Name of the resource pool.
string
parent
Required
Parent of the created resource pool. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: ResourcePool. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: ResourcePool.
cpu_allocation
Optional
Resource allocation for CPU. if unset or empty, use the default CPU allocation specification.
memory_allocation
Optional
Resource allocation for memory. if unset or empty, use the default memory allocation specification.
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
201 Created returns
string of type application/json
The identifier of the newly created resource pool. The result will be an identifier for the resource type: ResourcePool.
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"cpu_allocation":{"expandable_reservation":false,"limit":0,"reservation":0,"shares":{"level":"enum","shares":0}},"memory_allocation":{"expandable_reservation":false,"limit":0,"reservation":0,"shares":{"level":"enum","shares":0}},"name":"string","parent":"string"}' https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/resource-pool
Errors
400
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.invalid_argument : If a parameter passed in the spec is invalid.
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 resource specified in parent could not be 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_inaccessible : If the specified resource in parent is not accessible. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unable_to_allocate_resource : if any of the resources needed to create the resource pool could not be allocated.
503
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.service_unavailable : If the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
Availability
Added in 7.0U2
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Resource Pool Operations
post
patch
delete
