VMware · Schema
VMCreateSpec
Specification for creating a new virtual machine
Cloud ComputingContainer ManagementHybrid CloudInfrastructureVirtualization
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | Display name for the new VM |
| guest_OS | string | Guest operating system identifier |
| placement | object | Placement specification for the VM |
| hardware_version | string | Virtual hardware version |
| cpu | object | |
| memory | object | |
| disks | array | Virtual disks to create with the VM |
| nics | array | Network adapters to create with the VM |
| boot | object | Boot configuration |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "#/components/schemas/VMCreateSpec",
"title": "VMCreateSpec",
"type": "object",
"description": "Specification for creating a new virtual machine",
"required": [
"name",
"guest_OS",
"placement"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display name for the new VM",
"example": "Example Title"
},
"guest_OS": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Guest operating system identifier",
"enum": [
"RHEL_9_64",
"RHEL_8_64",
"UBUNTU_64",
"DEBIAN_11_64",
"WINDOWS_SERVER_2022",
"WINDOWS_SERVER_2019",
"WINDOWS_11_64",
"OTHER_LINUX_64",
"OTHER_64"
],
"example": "RHEL_9_64"
},
"placement": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Placement specification for the VM",
"properties": {
"folder": {
"type": "string",
"description": "VM folder identifier"
},
"host": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Host identifier for initial placement"
},
"cluster": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Cluster identifier for initial placement"
},
"resource_pool": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Resource pool identifier"
},
"datastore": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Datastore identifier for VM files"
}
},
"example": "example_value"
},
"hardware_version": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Virtual hardware version",
"enum": [
"VMX_21",
"VMX_20",
"VMX_19",
"VMX_18",
"VMX_17",
"VMX_16",
"VMX_15",
"VMX_14",
"VMX_13"
],
"example": "VMX_21"
},
"cpu": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/CpuUpdateSpec"
},
"memory": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/MemoryUpdateSpec"
},
"disks": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Virtual disks to create with the VM",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/DiskCreateSpec"
},
"example": []
},
"nics": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Network adapters to create with the VM",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/EthernetCreateSpec"
},
"example": []
},
"boot": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Boot configuration",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"BIOS",
"EFI"
]
},
"efi_legacy_boot": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"delay": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Boot delay in milliseconds"
},
"enter_setup_mode": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Enter BIOS/EFI setup on next boot"
}
},
"example": "example_value"
}
}
}