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, obtained by first calling Create Session API
vmware-api-session-id example
"b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389"
Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
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}
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.
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
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