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SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere 6.0

REST API workflows to attach and detach VMDKs

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To perform attach and detach operations for VMDKs using the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere REST APIs, you must follow the prescribed sequence of REST API calls.

For each REST API, add https://<server>:<port> at the front of the REST API to form a complete endpoint.

To attach VMDKs, follow this workflow:

Step REST API Comments

1

Go to http://<vCenter-IP>/mob

Find the VM moref from the VMware Managed Objects URL.
Note the moref for the VM to which you want to attach a VMDK.

2

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups

Get VM Backups gets a list of backups for the specified VM.
Pass the moref from Step 1.
Note the backupId of the backup you want to restore.

3

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups/
{backupId}/vmdklocations

Get VMDK Locations gets a list of VMDKs for the specified VM.
Pass the backupId from Step 2 and the moref from Step 1.
Note the vmdkLocationsList information.

4

/4.1/vm/{moref}/attachvmdks

Attach VMDKs attaches the specified VMDK to the original VM.
Pass the backupId from Step 2 and the moref from Step 1.
Pass the vmdkLocationsList from Step 3 to the vmdkLocations attribute.

Note To attach a VMDK to a different VM, pass the moref of the target VM in the alternateVmMoref attribute.

To detach VMDKs, follow this workflow:

Step REST API Comments

1

Go to http://<vCenter-IP>/mob

Find the VM moref from the VMware Managed Objects URL.
Note the moref for the VM on which you want to detach a VMDK.

2

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups

Get VM Backups gets a list of backups for the specified VM.
Pass the moref from Step 1.
Note the backupId of the backup you want to restore.

3

/4.1/vm/{moref}/backups/
{backupId}/vmdklocations

Get VMDK Locations gets a list of VMDKs for the specified VM.
Pass the backupId from Step 2 and the moref from Step 1.
Note the vmdkLocationsList information.

4

/4.1/vm/{moref}/detachvmdks

Detach VMDKs detaches the specified VMDK.
Pass the moref from Step 1.
Pass the VMDK vmdkLocationsList details from Step 3 to the vmdksToDetach attribute.