Get VM Removable Media Drive Items operation
The Get VM Removable Drive Items operation enables you to retrieve the details of the removable media drive items from the specified VM.
The following figure shows a sample <items> XML element for the Get VM Removable Media Drive Items operation:
Sample <items> XML element for the Get VM Removable Media Drive Items operation
<item>
<parameters>
<vm-id></vm-id>
</parameters>
</item>
</items>
The following table describes the elements for this adapter request:
Adapter request elements for the Get VM Removable Media Drive Items operation
Element | Definition | Required |
|---|---|---|
<operation-name> | Defines the type of operation: Get_VM_Removable_Media_Drive_Items | Yes |
<vcloud-organization> | Specifies the name of the vCloud organization | Conditional:
|
<user-name> | Specifies the user name required for basic HTTP authentication on vCloud | Conditional:
|
<password> | Contains the password corresponding to the specified user name | Conditional:
|
<parameters> | Contains the <vm-id> element that executes the operation | Yes |
<vm-id> | Specifies the ID of the VM whose removable media drive items details you want to retrieve | Yes |
The following figure shows the sample adapter request for the Get VM Removable Media Drive Items operation:
Sample adapter request for the Get VM Removable Media Drive Items operation
<operation-name>Get_VM_Removable_Media_Drive_Items</operation-name>
<vcloud-organization>TestOrg</vcloud-organization>
<user-name>TestUser</user-name>
<password>Password</password>
<parameters>
<vm-id>vm-1923816390</vm-id>
</parameters>
</vmware-vcloud-request>
The following figure shows the response for the sample request:
Sample adapter response for the Get VM Removable Media_Drive Items operation
<metadata>
<status>success</status>
</metadata>
<status-line>
<code>200</code>
<reason>OK</reason>
</status-line>
<message-body>
<RasdItemsList type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.rasdItemsList+xml" href="https://10.128.248.112/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-1923816390/virtualHardwareSection/media">
<Item>
<Address>1</Address>
<Description>IDE Controller</Description>
<ElementName>IDE Controller 1</ElementName>
<InstanceID>2</InstanceID>
<ResourceType>5</ResourceType>
</Item>
<Item>
<AddressOnParent>0</AddressOnParent>
<AutomaticAllocation>false</AutomaticAllocation>
<Description>Floppy Drive</Description>
<ElementName>Floppy Drive 1</ElementName>
<HostResource />
<InstanceID>8000</InstanceID>
<ResourceType>14</ResourceType>
</Item>
</RasdItemsList>
</message-body>
</vmware-vcloud-response>