Get Default Policy
If vSphere APIs begin with /rest, maps are consumed and emitted as lists of objects containing a key:value pair.
Returns the identifier of the current default storage policy associated with the specified datastore.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/datastore/{datastore}/default-policy
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
string | Identifier of the datastore for which the default policy is requested. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: Datastore. |
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
string | Required session ID, obtained by first calling Create Session API |
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
200 OK returns
DatastoreDefaultPolicyGetResponseBody
of type application/json
Identifier of the default storage policy associated with the specified datastore. this field is unset if there is no default storage policy associated with the datastore. The result will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.StoragePolicy.
{
"value": "string"
}| Property Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | string |
Identifier of the default storage policy associated with the specified datastore. this field is unset if there is no default storage policy associated with the datastore. The result will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.StoragePolicy. |
cURL Command
curl -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/datastore/{datastore}/default-policy
Errors
| Code | Returns | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | ErrorRest | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthenticated : if the user is not authenticated. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if the user does not have the required priveleges. |
| 404 | ErrorRest | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if the system reports an error while responding to the request. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_found : if the specified datastore does not exist. |
| 503 | ErrorRest | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.service_unavailable : if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request. |
| default | ErrorRest | Not available |
