Add NAS Datastore operation

The Add NAS Datastore operation enables you to create a new storage datastore attached to the network.

The following table describes the elements for the adapter request.

Adapter request elements for the Add NAS Datastore operation

Element	Definition	Required
<operation-type>	Defines the type of operation: Host	Yes
<operation-name>	Defines the name of operation: Add_NAS_Datastore	Yes
<soap-url>	Specifies the URL for the remote SOAP service running on the VMware VirtualCenter If the <soap-url> element is not specified, the request uses the VirtualCenter Server details specified in the adapter configuration. Default format for HTTPS: https://<hostName>:<port>/sdk/vim Default format for HTTP: http://<hostName>:<port>/sdk/vim Warning Note If you want to use an HTTP value, you might need to change the configuration of the VMware Infrastructure application.	No
<transport>	Specifies the transport protocol for the message If the <transport> element is not provided, the request uses the VirtualCenter Server details specified in the adapter configuration. Valid values: https-rpc (default), http-rpc Warning Note If the value of the <transport> element is https-rpc, you must install the security certificate for the VMware Virtual Center to the keystore of the peer on which the adapter is enabled.	No
<user-name>	Specifies the user name that is used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware Virtual Center If no user name is specified, the request is executed with the user name that is specified in the configuration.	No
<password>	Specifies the password corresponding to <user-name>	Conditional; required if <user-name> is specified
<parameters>	Contains the elements required to execute the operation	Yes
<host-system>	Specifies the DNS name of the host on which you want to add the datastore This element can contain only String values	Yes
<remote-host>	Specifies the host running the Network File System (NFS) server	Yes
<remote-path>	Specifies the remote path for the NFS mount point	Yes
<local-path>	Specifies the name for the new datastore	Yes
<access-node>	Specifies the access node for the mount point Valid values are readOnly and readWrite. If this element is set to readOnly, the virtual machine has read-only access to the datastore. If this element is set to readWrite, the virtual machine has read and write access to the datastore.	Yes

The following figure shows a sample adapter request for the Add NAS Datastoree operation.

Sample adapter request for the Add NAS Datastore operation

<vmware-infrastructure-request>
<operation-type>Host</operation-type>
<operation-name>Add_NAS_Datastore</operation-name>
<soap-url></soap-url>
<transport></transport>
<user-name></user-name>
<password></password>
<parameters>
    <host-system>xyz.bmc.com</host-system>
    <spec>
    <remote-host>10.251.1.69</remote-host>
    <remote-path>/vol/test1/bmc1</remote-path>
    <local-path>NetAppNASStorage1</local-path>
    <access-mode>readWrite</access-mode>
    </spec>
</parameters>
</vmware-infrastructure-request>

The following figure shows the response for the sample adapter request.

Sample adapter response for the Add NAS Datastore operation

<vmware-infrastructure-response>
<metadata>
   <status>success</status>
</metadata>
  <AddNASDatastoreResponse>
       <Datastore>datastore-6114</Datastore>
  </AddNASDatastoreResponse>
</vmware-infrastructure-response>

The following table describes the response element for the Add NAS Datastore operation.

Adapter response element for the Add NAS Datastore operation

Element	Definition
<Datastore>	Specifies the newly created datastore

Add NAS Datastore operation

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