This API has a deprecated equivalent from v7.0U1.
Delete Hardware Ethernet
Removes a virtual Ethernet adapter from the virtual machine.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/ethernet/{nic}
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
vm
Required
Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: VirtualMachine.
string
nic
Required
Virtual Ethernet adapter identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Ethernet.
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, obtained by first calling Create Session API
cURL Command
curl -X DELETE -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/api/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/ethernet/{nic}
Errors
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 Ethernet 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.
Availability
Added in 7.0U2
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Hardware Ethernet Operations
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