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<div class="section" id="com-vmware-vcenter-vm-hardware-package">
<h1>com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware package<a class="headerlink" href="#com-vmware-vcenter-vm-hardware-package" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h1>
<div class="section" id="submodules">
<h2>Submodules<a class="headerlink" href="#submodules" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
</div>
<div class="section" id="module-com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client">
<span id="com-vmware-vcenter-vm-hardware-adapter-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client module<a class="headerlink" href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client</span></tt> module provides classes
for managing the configuration and state of the virtual adapters belonging to a
virtual machine. This includes methods for reading and manipulating the
conifguration of USB adapters and host bus adapters.</p>
<p>Note that classes for adapters with no configurable properties or runtime
state, such as IDE and PCI adapters, are omitted.</p>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.</tt><tt class="descname">Sata</tt><big>(</big><em>config</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.VapiInterface</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Sata</span></tt> class provides methods for configuring the virtual SATA
adapters of a virtual machine.</p>
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<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>config</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></tt>) &#8211; Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.CreateSpec">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descname">CreateSpec</tt><big>(</big><em>type=None</em>, <em>bus=None</em>, <em>pci_slot_number=None</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.CreateSpec" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Sata.CreateSpec</span></tt> class provides a specification for the
configuration of a newly-created virtual SATA adapter.</p>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="first admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p class="last">The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
<li><strong>type</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Type" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Type"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Sata.Type</span></tt></a> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">None</span></tt>) &#8211; Adapter type.
If None, a guest-specific default value will be used.</li>
<li><strong>bus</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">long</span></tt> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">None</span></tt>) &#8211; SATA bus number.
If None, the server will choose an available bus number; if none is
available, the request will fail.</li>
<li><strong>pci_slot_number</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">long</span></tt> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">None</span></tt>) &#8211; Address of the SATA adapter on the PCI bus.
If None, the server will choose an available address when the
virtual machine is powered on.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Info">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">Sata.</tt><tt class="descname">Info</tt><big>(</big><em>label=None</em>, <em>type=None</em>, <em>bus=None</em>, <em>pci_slot_number=None</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Info" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Sata.Info</span></tt> class contains information about a virtual SATA adapter.</p>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="first admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p class="last">The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
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<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
<li><strong>label</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Device label.</li>
<li><strong>type</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Type" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Type"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Sata.Type</span></tt></a>) &#8211; Adapter type.</li>
<li><strong>bus</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">long</span></tt>) &#8211; SATA bus number.</li>
<li><strong>pci_slot_number</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">long</span></tt> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">None</span></tt>) &#8211; Address of the SATA adapter on the PCI bus.
May be None if the virtual machine has never been powered on since
the adapter was created.</li>
</ul>
</td>
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</tbody>
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</dd></dl>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.RESOURCE_TYPE">
<tt class="descclassname">Sata.</tt><tt class="descname">RESOURCE_TYPE</tt><em class="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.RESOURCE_TYPE" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Resource type for the virtual SATA adapter device.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Summary">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">Sata.</tt><tt class="descname">Summary</tt><big>(</big><em>adapter=None</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Summary" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Sata.Summary</span></tt> class contains commonly used information about a
Virtual SATA adapter.</p>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="first admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p class="last">The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>adapter</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Identifier of the virtual SATA adapter.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter</span></tt>. When methods return
a value of this class as a return value, the attribute will be an
identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter</span></tt>.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Type">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">Sata.</tt><tt class="descname">Type</tt><big>(</big><em>string</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Type" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.enum.Enum</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Sata.Type</span></tt> class defines the valid emulation types for a virtual
SATA adapter.</p>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p class="last">This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <a class="reference internal" href="custom/rst/enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><em>enumerated
type description page</em></a>.</p>
</div>
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<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>string</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; String value for the <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Type</span></tt> instance.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Type.AHCI">
<tt class="descname">AHCI</tt><em class="property"> = Type(string=u'AHCI')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Type.AHCI" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>AHCI host bus adapter.</p>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.create">
<tt class="descclassname">Sata.</tt><tt class="descname">create</tt><big>(</big><em>vm</em>, <em>spec</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.create" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Adds a virtual SATA adapter to the virtual machine.</p>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
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<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first simple">
<li><strong>vm</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">VirtualMachine</span></tt>.</li>
<li><strong>spec</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.CreateSpec" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.CreateSpec"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Sata.CreateSpec</span></tt></a>) &#8211; Specification for the new virtual SATA adapter.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Return type:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Returns:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first">Virtual SATA adapter identifier.
The return value will be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter</span></tt>.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reported that the SATA adapter was created but was
unable to confirm the creation because the identifier of the new
adapter could not be determined.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotAllowedInCurrentState</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is suspended</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is not found.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.UnableToAllocateResource</span></tt>
if there are no more available SATA buses on the virtual machine.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInUse</span></tt>
if the specified SATA bus or PCI address is in use.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.InvalidArgument</span></tt>
if the specified SATA bus or PCI address is out of bounds.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible</span></tt>
if the virtual machine&#8217;s configuration state cannot be accessed.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable</span></tt>
if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete
the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated</span></tt>
if the user can not be authenticated.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></tt>
if the user doesn&#8217;t have the required privileges.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first last"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unsupported</span></tt>
if the guest operating system of the virtual machine is not
supported and spec includes None attributes that default to
guest-specific values.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.delete">
<tt class="descclassname">Sata.</tt><tt class="descname">delete</tt><big>(</big><em>vm</em>, <em>adapter</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.delete" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Removes a virtual SATA adapter from the virtual machine.</p>
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<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first simple">
<li><strong>vm</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">VirtualMachine</span></tt>.</li>
<li><strong>adapter</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual SATA adapter identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter</span></tt>.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotAllowedInCurrentState</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is suspended</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></tt>
if the virtual machine or virtual SATA adapter is not found.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible</span></tt>
if the virtual machine&#8217;s configuration state cannot be accessed.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable</span></tt>
if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete
the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated</span></tt>
if the user can not be authenticated.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first last"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></tt>
if the user doesn&#8217;t have the required privileges.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.get">
<tt class="descclassname">Sata.</tt><tt class="descname">get</tt><big>(</big><em>vm</em>, <em>adapter</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.get" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns information about a virtual SATA adapter.</p>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
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<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first simple">
<li><strong>vm</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">VirtualMachine</span></tt>.</li>
<li><strong>adapter</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual SATA adapter identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter</span></tt>.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Return type:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Info" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Info"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Sata.Info</span></tt></a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Returns:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first">Information about the specified virtual SATA adapter.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></tt>
if the virtual machine or virtual SATA adapter is not found.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible</span></tt>
if the virtual machine&#8217;s configuration state cannot be accessed.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable</span></tt>
if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete
the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated</span></tt>
if the user can not be authenticated.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first last"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></tt>
if the user doesn&#8217;t have the required privileges.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.list">
<tt class="descclassname">Sata.</tt><tt class="descname">list</tt><big>(</big><em>vm</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.list" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns commonly used information about the virtual SATA adapters
belonging to the virtual machine.</p>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
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<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>vm</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">VirtualMachine</span></tt>.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Return type:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.list" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.list"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></tt></a> of <a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Summary" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Sata.Summary"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Sata.Summary</span></tt></a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Returns:</th><td class="field-body">List of commonly used information about virtual SATA adapters.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is not found.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible</span></tt>
if the virtual machine&#8217;s configuration state cannot be accessed.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable</span></tt>
if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete
the request.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated</span></tt>
if the user can not be authenticated.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></tt>
if the user doesn&#8217;t have the required privileges.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.</tt><tt class="descname">Scsi</tt><big>(</big><em>config</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.VapiInterface</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi</span></tt> class provides methods for configuring the virtual SCSI
adapters of a virtual machine.</p>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>config</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></tt>) &#8211; Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.CreateSpec">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descname">CreateSpec</tt><big>(</big><em>type=None</em>, <em>bus=None</em>, <em>pci_slot_number=None</em>, <em>sharing=None</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.CreateSpec" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.CreateSpec</span></tt> class provides a specification for the
configuration of a newly-created virtual SCSI adapter.</p>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="first admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p class="last">The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
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<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
<li><strong>type</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Type</span></tt></a> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">None</span></tt>) &#8211; Adapter type.
If None, a guest-specific default value will be used.</li>
<li><strong>bus</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">long</span></tt> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">None</span></tt>) &#8211; SCSI bus number.
If None, the server will choose an available bus number; if none is
available, the request will fail.</li>
<li><strong>pci_slot_number</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">long</span></tt> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">None</span></tt>) &#8211; Address of the SCSI adapter on the PCI bus. If the PCI address is
invalid, the server will change it when the VM is started or as the
device is hot added.
If None, the server will choose an available address when the
virtual machine is powered on.</li>
<li><strong>sharing</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Sharing</span></tt></a> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">None</span></tt>) &#8211; Bus sharing mode.
If None, the adapter will default to <a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing.NONE" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing.NONE"><tt class="xref py py-attr docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Sharing.NONE</span></tt></a>.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Info">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">Scsi.</tt><tt class="descname">Info</tt><big>(</big><em>label=None</em>, <em>type=None</em>, <em>scsi=None</em>, <em>pci_slot_number=None</em>, <em>sharing=None</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Info" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Info</span></tt> class contains information about a virtual SCSI adapter.</p>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="first admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p class="last">The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
<li><strong>label</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Device label.</li>
<li><strong>type</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Type</span></tt></a>) &#8211; Adapter type.</li>
<li><strong>scsi</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.html#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware_client.ScsiAddressInfo" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware_client.ScsiAddressInfo"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware_client.ScsiAddressInfo</span></tt></a>) &#8211; Address of the SCSI adapter on the SCSI bus.</li>
<li><strong>pci_slot_number</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">long</span></tt> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">None</span></tt>) &#8211; Address of the SCSI adapter on the PCI bus. If the PCI address is
invalid, the server will change it when the VM is started or as the
device is hot added.
May be None if the virtual machine has never been powered on since
the adapter was created.</li>
<li><strong>sharing</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Sharing</span></tt></a>) &#8211; Bus sharing mode.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.RESOURCE_TYPE">
<tt class="descclassname">Scsi.</tt><tt class="descname">RESOURCE_TYPE</tt><em class="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter'</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.RESOURCE_TYPE" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Resource type for the virtual SCSI adapter device.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">Scsi.</tt><tt class="descname">Sharing</tt><big>(</big><em>string</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.enum.Enum</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Sharing</span></tt> class defines the valid bus sharing modes for a
virtual SCSI adapter.</p>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p class="last">This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <a class="reference internal" href="custom/rst/enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><em>enumerated
type description page</em></a>.</p>
</div>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
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<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>string</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; String value for the <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Sharing</span></tt> instance.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing.NONE">
<tt class="descname">NONE</tt><em class="property"> = Sharing(string=u'NONE')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing.NONE" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>The virtual SCSI bus is not shared.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing.PHYSICAL">
<tt class="descname">PHYSICAL</tt><em class="property"> = Sharing(string=u'PHYSICAL')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing.PHYSICAL" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>The virtual SCSI bus is shared between two or more virtual machines
residing on different physical hosts.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing.VIRTUAL">
<tt class="descname">VIRTUAL</tt><em class="property"> = Sharing(string=u'VIRTUAL')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing.VIRTUAL" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>The virtual SCSI bus is shared between two or more virtual machines. In
this case, no physical machine is involved.</p>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Summary">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">Scsi.</tt><tt class="descname">Summary</tt><big>(</big><em>adapter=None</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Summary" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Summary</span></tt> class contains commonly used information about a
Virtual SCSI adapter.</p>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="first admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p class="last">The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
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<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>adapter</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Identifier of the virtual SCSI adapter.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter</span></tt>. When methods return
a value of this class as a return value, the attribute will be an
identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter</span></tt>.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">Scsi.</tt><tt class="descname">Type</tt><big>(</big><em>string</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.enum.Enum</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Type</span></tt> class defines the valid emulation types for a virtual
SCSI adapter.</p>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p class="last">This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <a class="reference internal" href="custom/rst/enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><em>enumerated
type description page</em></a>.</p>
</div>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>string</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; String value for the <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Type</span></tt> instance.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type.BUSLOGIC">
<tt class="descname">BUSLOGIC</tt><em class="property"> = Type(string=u'BUSLOGIC')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type.BUSLOGIC" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>BusLogic host bus adapter.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type.LSILOGIC">
<tt class="descname">LSILOGIC</tt><em class="property"> = Type(string=u'LSILOGIC')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type.LSILOGIC" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>LSI Logic host bus adapter.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type.LSILOGICSAS">
<tt class="descname">LSILOGICSAS</tt><em class="property"> = Type(string=u'LSILOGICSAS')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type.LSILOGICSAS" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>LSI Logic SAS 1068 host bus adapter.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type.PVSCSI">
<tt class="descname">PVSCSI</tt><em class="property"> = Type(string=u'PVSCSI')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Type.PVSCSI" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Paravirtualized host bus adapter.</p>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.UpdateSpec">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">Scsi.</tt><tt class="descname">UpdateSpec</tt><big>(</big><em>sharing=None</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.UpdateSpec" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.UpdateSpec</span></tt> class describes the updates to be made to the
configuration of a virtual SCSI adapter.</p>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="first admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p class="last">The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>sharing</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Sharing"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Sharing</span></tt></a> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">None</span></tt>) &#8211; <p>Bus sharing mode.</p>
<p>This attribute may only be modified if the virtual machine is not
powered on.
If None, the value is unchanged.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.create">
<tt class="descclassname">Scsi.</tt><tt class="descname">create</tt><big>(</big><em>vm</em>, <em>spec</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.create" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Adds a virtual SCSI adapter to the virtual machine.</p>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
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<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first simple">
<li><strong>vm</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">VirtualMachine</span></tt>.</li>
<li><strong>spec</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.CreateSpec" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.CreateSpec"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.CreateSpec</span></tt></a>) &#8211; Specification for the new virtual SCSI adapter.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Return type:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Returns:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first">Virtual SCSI adapter identifier.
The return value will be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter</span></tt>.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reported that the SCSI adapter was created but was
unable to confirm the creation because the identifier of the new
adapter could not be determined.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotAllowedInCurrentState</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is suspended</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is not found.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.UnableToAllocateResource</span></tt>
if there are no more available SCSI buses on the virtual machine.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInUse</span></tt>
if the specified SCSI bus is in use.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.InvalidArgument</span></tt>
if the specified SATA bus or PCI address is out of bounds.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible</span></tt>
if the virtual machine&#8217;s configuration state cannot be accessed.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable</span></tt>
if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete
the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated</span></tt>
if the user can not be authenticated.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></tt>
if the user doesn&#8217;t have the required privileges.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first last"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unsupported</span></tt>
if the guest operating system of the virtual machine is not
supported and spec includes None attributes that default to
guest-specific values.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.delete">
<tt class="descclassname">Scsi.</tt><tt class="descname">delete</tt><big>(</big><em>vm</em>, <em>adapter</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.delete" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Removes a virtual SCSI adapter from the virtual machine.</p>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first simple">
<li><strong>vm</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">VirtualMachine</span></tt>.</li>
<li><strong>adapter</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual SCSI adapter identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter</span></tt>.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotAllowedInCurrentState</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is suspended</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></tt>
if the virtual machine or virtual SCSI adapter is not found.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible</span></tt>
if the virtual machine&#8217;s configuration state cannot be accessed.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable</span></tt>
if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete
the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated</span></tt>
if the user can not be authenticated.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first last"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></tt>
if the user doesn&#8217;t have the required privileges.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.get">
<tt class="descclassname">Scsi.</tt><tt class="descname">get</tt><big>(</big><em>vm</em>, <em>adapter</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.get" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns information about a virtual SCSI adapter.</p>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first simple">
<li><strong>vm</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">VirtualMachine</span></tt>.</li>
<li><strong>adapter</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual SCSI adapter identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter</span></tt>.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Return type:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Info" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Info"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Info</span></tt></a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Returns:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first">Information about the specified virtual SCSI adapter.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></tt>
if the virtual machine or virtual SCSI adapter is not found.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible</span></tt>
if the virtual machine&#8217;s configuration state cannot be accessed.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable</span></tt>
if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete
the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated</span></tt>
if the user can not be authenticated.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first last"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></tt>
if the user doesn&#8217;t have the required privileges.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.list">
<tt class="descclassname">Scsi.</tt><tt class="descname">list</tt><big>(</big><em>vm</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.list" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns commonly used information about the virtual SCSI adapters
belonging to the virtual machine.</p>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>vm</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">VirtualMachine</span></tt>.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Return type:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.list" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.list"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></tt></a> of <a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Summary" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.Summary"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.Summary</span></tt></a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Returns:</th><td class="field-body">List of commonly used information about virtual SCSI adapters.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is not found.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible</span></tt>
if the virtual machine&#8217;s configuration state cannot be accessed.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable</span></tt>
if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete
the request.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated</span></tt>
if the user can not be authenticated.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></tt>
if the user doesn&#8217;t have the required privileges.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.update">
<tt class="descclassname">Scsi.</tt><tt class="descname">update</tt><big>(</big><em>vm</em>, <em>adapter</em>, <em>spec</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.update" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Updates the configuration of a virtual SCSI adapter.</p>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first simple">
<li><strong>vm</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">VirtualMachine</span></tt>.</li>
<li><strong>adapter</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual SCSI adapter identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter</span></tt>.</li>
<li><strong>spec</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.UpdateSpec" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.Scsi.UpdateSpec"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Scsi.UpdateSpec</span></tt></a>) &#8211; Specification for updating the virtual SCSI adapter.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></tt>
if the virtual machine or virtual SCSI adapter is not found.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotAllowedInCurrentState</span></tt>
if one or more of the attributes specified in the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">spec</span></tt>
parameter cannot be modified due to the current power state of the
virtual machine or the connection state of the virtual SCSI
adapter.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible</span></tt>
if the virtual machine&#8217;s configuration state cannot be accessed.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable</span></tt>
if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete
the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated</span></tt>
if the user can not be authenticated.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first last"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></tt>
if the user doesn&#8217;t have the required privileges.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
</div>
<div class="section" id="module-com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client">
<span id="com-vmware-vcenter-vm-hardware-boot-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client module<a class="headerlink" href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client</span></tt> module provides classes for
managing the virtual devices used to boot a virtual machine.</p>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.</tt><tt class="descname">Device</tt><big>(</big><em>config</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.VapiInterface</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device</span></tt> class provides methods for configuring the device order used
when booting a virtual machine.</p>
<p>The boot order may be specified using a mixture of device classes and
device instances, chosen from among the following:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.CDROM" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.CDROM"><tt class="xref py py-attr docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Type.CDROM</span></tt></a>: Boot from a virtual CD-ROM drive; the device
instance(s) will be chosen by the BIOS subsystem.</li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.FLOPPY" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.FLOPPY"><tt class="xref py py-attr docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Type.FLOPPY</span></tt></a>: Boot from a virtual floppy drive; the device
instance(s) will be chosen by the BIOS subsystem.</li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.DISK" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.DISK"><tt class="xref py py-attr docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Type.DISK</span></tt></a>: Boot from a virtual disk device; the device
instance is specified explicitly in <tt class="xref py py-attr docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Entry.disks</span></tt> list, and
multiple instances may be specified in the list.</li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.ETHERNET" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.ETHERNET"><tt class="xref py py-attr docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Type.ETHERNET</span></tt></a>: Boot from a virtual Ethernet adapter; the
device instance is specified explicitly as <tt class="xref py py-attr docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Entry.nic</span></tt>, and
multiple adapters may be specified in the boot order list.</li>
</ul>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>config</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></tt>) &#8211; Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Entry">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descname">Entry</tt><big>(</big><em>type=None</em>, <em>nic=None</em>, <em>disks=None</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Entry" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Entry</span></tt> class specifies a bootable virtual device class or
specific bootable virtual device(s).</p>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="first admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p class="last">The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
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<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first last simple">
<li><strong>type</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Type</span></tt></a>) &#8211; Virtual device type.</li>
<li><strong>nic</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual Ethernet device. Ethernet device to use as boot device for
this entry.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Ethernet</span></tt>. When methods return a
value of this class as a return value, the attribute will be an
identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Ethernet</span></tt>.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">type</span></tt> is <a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.ETHERNET" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.ETHERNET"><tt class="xref py py-attr docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Type.ETHERNET</span></tt></a>.</li>
<li><strong>disks</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></tt> of <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual disk device. List of virtual disks in boot order.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must contain identifiers for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Disk</span></tt>. When methods return a
value of this class as a return value, the attribute will contain
identifiers for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Disk</span></tt>.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">type</span></tt> is <a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.DISK" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.DISK"><tt class="xref py py-attr docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Type.DISK</span></tt></a>.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.EntryCreateSpec">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">Device.</tt><tt class="descname">EntryCreateSpec</tt><big>(</big><em>type=None</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.EntryCreateSpec" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct</span></tt></p>
<p>The class <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.EntryCreateSpec</span></tt> specifies a list of bootable virtual
device classes. When a VM is being created and a <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></tt> of
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.EntryCreateSpec</span></tt> is specified, the boot order of the specific
device instances are not specified in this class. The boot order of the
specific device instance will be the order in which the Ethernet and Disk
devices appear in the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">nics</span></tt> and <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">disks</span></tt> respectively.</p>
<div class="admonition tip">
<p class="first admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p class="last">The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
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<col class="field-name" />
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<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>type</strong> (<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Type</span></tt></a>) &#8211; Virtual Boot device type.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="class">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type">
<em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">Device.</tt><tt class="descname">Type</tt><big>(</big><em>string</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Bases: <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.enum.Enum</span></tt></p>
<p>The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Type</span></tt> class defines the valid device types that may be used
as bootable devices.</p>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p class="last">This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <a class="reference internal" href="custom/rst/enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><em>enumerated
type description page</em></a>.</p>
</div>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />
<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>string</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; String value for the <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Type</span></tt> instance.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.CDROM">
<tt class="descname">CDROM</tt><em class="property"> = Type(string=u'CDROM')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.CDROM" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Virtual CD-ROM device.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.DISK">
<tt class="descname">DISK</tt><em class="property"> = Type(string=u'DISK')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.DISK" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Virtual disk device.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.ETHERNET">
<tt class="descname">ETHERNET</tt><em class="property"> = Type(string=u'ETHERNET')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.ETHERNET" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Virtual Ethernet adapter.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="attribute">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.FLOPPY">
<tt class="descname">FLOPPY</tt><em class="property"> = Type(string=u'FLOPPY')</em><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.FLOPPY" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Virtual floppy drive.</p>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.get">
<tt class="descclassname">Device.</tt><tt class="descname">get</tt><big>(</big><em>vm</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.get" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns an ordered list of boot devices for the virtual machine. If the
<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></tt> is empty, the virtual machine uses a default boot
sequence.</p>
<table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
<col class="field-name" />
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<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><strong>vm</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">VirtualMachine</span></tt>.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Return type:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></tt> of <a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Entry" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Entry"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Entry</span></tt></a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Returns:</th><td class="field-body">Ordered list of configured boot devices.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is not found.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible</span></tt>
if the virtual machine&#8217;s configuration state cannot be accessed.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable</span></tt>
if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete
the request.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated</span></tt>
if the user can not be authenticated.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></tt>
if the user doesn&#8217;t have the required privileges.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="method">
<dt id="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.set">
<tt class="descclassname">Device.</tt><tt class="descname">set</tt><big>(</big><em>vm</em>, <em>devices</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.set" title="Permalink to this definition"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Sets the virtual devices that will be used to boot the virtual machine.
The virtual machine will check the devices in order, attempting to boot
from each, until the virtual machine boots successfully. If the
<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></tt> is empty, the virtual machine will use a default boot
sequence. There should be no more than one instance of
<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Entry" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Entry"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Entry</span></tt></a> for a given device type except
<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.ETHERNET" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.ETHERNET"><tt class="xref py py-attr docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Type.ETHERNET</span></tt></a> in the <tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></tt>.</p>
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<tbody valign="top">
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Parameters:</th><td class="field-body"><ul class="first simple">
<li><strong>vm</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">str</span></tt>) &#8211; Virtual machine identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">VirtualMachine</span></tt>.</li>
<li><strong>devices</strong> (<tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">list</span></tt> of <a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Entry" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Entry"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Entry</span></tt></a>) &#8211; Ordered list of boot devices.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></tt>
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is not found, or if any of the specified
virtual devices is not found.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.InvalidArgument</span></tt>
if a any of the CDROM, DISK, ETHERNET, FLOPPY values appears in
more than one <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Entry</span></tt> with the exception of
<a class="reference internal" href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.ETHERNET" title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.Device.Type.ETHERNET"><tt class="xref py py-attr docutils literal"><span class="pre">Device.Type.ETHERNET</span></tt></a>, which may appear multiple times if
the virtual machine has been configured with multiple Ethernet
adapters.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy</span></tt>
if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible</span></tt>
if the virtual machine&#8217;s configuration state cannot be accessed.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable</span></tt>
if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete
the request.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-even field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated</span></tt>
if the user can not be authenticated.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="field-odd field"><th class="field-name">Raise:</th><td class="field-body"><p class="first last"><tt class="xref py py-class docutils literal"><span class="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></tt>
if the user doesn&#8217;t have the required privileges.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
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