# Data Object - VmfsDatastoreCreateSpec(vim.host.VmfsDatastoreCreateSpec)

Parameter to
  CreateVmfsDatastore
Extends
  VmfsDatastoreSpec
See also
  HostDiskPartitionSpec, HostScsiDiskPartition, HostVmfsSpec
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

This data object type is used when creating a new VMFS datastore, to create a specification for the VMFS datastore.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
extent* | HostScsiDiskPartition[] | Extents to append to VMFS.
partition | HostDiskPartitionSpec | Partitioning specification.
vmfs | HostVmfsSpec | The VMFS creation specification.
Properties inherited from VmfsDatastoreSpec
diskUuid
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VmfsDatastoreCreateSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VmfsDatastoreSpec"> <sequence> <element name="partition" type="vsan:HostDiskPartitionSpec"/> <element name="vmfs" type="vsan:HostVmfsSpec"/> <element name="extent" type="vsan:HostScsiDiskPartition" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>