Delete Hardware Floppy
If vSphere APIs begin with /rest (vs /api), any maps are consumed/returned instead as arrays of objects, each containing a key and a value property field.
Removes a virtual floppy drive from the virtual machine.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/floppy/{floppy}
Parameters
Parameters
string
vm
Required
Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: VirtualMachine.
string
floppy
Required
Virtual floppy drive identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Floppy.
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, obtained by first calling Create Session API
Example: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389
cURL Command
curl -X DELETE -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/floppy/{floppy}
Errors
404
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 virtual machine or virtual floppy drive is not found. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.resource_inaccessible : if the virtual machine's configuration state cannot be accessed.
409
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_allowed_in_current_state : if the virtual machine is not powered off. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.resource_busy : if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.
503
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.service_unavailable : if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
401
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthenticated : if the user can not be authenticated. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthorized : if the user doesn't have the required privileges.
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Hardware Floppy Operations
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