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# hardware Package

## `hardware` Package

## `adapter_client` Module

The `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client` 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.

Note that classes for adapters with no configurable properties or runtime state, such as IDE and PCI adapters, are omitted.

class `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.``Sata`(config)

  Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.VapiInterface`

  The `Sata` class provides methods for configuring the virtual SATA adapters of a virtual machine.

  Parameters: | config (`vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration`) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.

  class `CreateSpec`(type=None, bus=None, pci_slot_number=None)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct`

    The `Sata.CreateSpec` class provides a specification for the configuration of a newly-created virtual SATA adapter.

    Tip

    The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same names.

    Parameters: | type (`Sata.Type` or `None`) – Adapter type. If None, a guest-specific default value will be used. bus (`long` or `None`) – SATA bus number. If None, the server will choose an available bus number; if none is available, the request will fail. pci_slot_number (`long` or `None`) – 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.

  class `Sata.``Info`(label=None, type=None, bus=None, pci_slot_number=None)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct`

    The `Sata.Info` class contains information about a virtual SATA adapter.

    Tip

    The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same names.

    Parameters: | label (`str`) – Device label. type (`Sata.Type`) – Adapter type. bus (`long`) – SATA bus number. pci_slot_number (`long` or `None`) – 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.

  `Sata.``RESOURCE_TYPE` = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter'

    Resource type for the virtual SATA adapter device.

  class `Sata.``Summary`(adapter=None)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct`

    The `Sata.Summary` class contains commonly used information about a Virtual SATA adapter.

    Tip

    The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same names.

    Parameters: | adapter (`str`) – 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: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter`. When methods return a value of this class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter`.

  class `Sata.``Type`(string)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.enum.Enum`

    The `Sata.Type` class defines the valid emulation types for a virtual SATA adapter.

    Note

    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 enumerated type description page.

    Parameters: | string (`str`) – String value for the `Type` instance.

    `AHCI` = Type(string=u'AHCI')

      AHCI host bus adapter.

  `Sata.``create`(vm, spec)

    Adds a virtual SATA adapter to the virtual machine.

    Parameters: | vm (`str`) – Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `VirtualMachine`. spec (`Sata.CreateSpec`) – Specification for the new virtual SATA adapter.
    Return type: | `str`
    Returns: | Virtual SATA adapter identifier. The return value will be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter`.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` 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.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotAllowedInCurrentState` if the virtual machine is suspended
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the virtual machine is not found.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.UnableToAllocateResource` if there are no more available SATA buses on the virtual machine.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInUse` if the specified SATA bus or PCI address is in use.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.InvalidArgument` if the specified SATA bus or PCI address is out of bounds.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy` if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible` if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable` if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated` if the user can not be authenticated.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized` if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unsupported` if the guest operating system of the virtual machine is not supported and spec includes None attributes that default to guest-specific values.

  `Sata.``delete`(vm, adapter)

    Removes a virtual SATA adapter from the virtual machine.

    Parameters: | vm (`str`) – Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `VirtualMachine`. adapter (`str`) – Virtual SATA adapter identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter`.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotAllowedInCurrentState` if the virtual machine is suspended
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the virtual machine or virtual SATA adapter is not found.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy` if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible` if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable` if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated` if the user can not be authenticated.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized` if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.

  `Sata.``get`(vm, adapter)

    Returns information about a virtual SATA adapter.

    Parameters: | vm (`str`) – Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `VirtualMachine`. adapter (`str`) – Virtual SATA adapter identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.SataAdapter`.
    Return type: | `Sata.Info`
    Returns: | Information about the specified virtual SATA adapter.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the virtual machine or virtual SATA adapter is not found.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible` if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable` if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated` if the user can not be authenticated.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized` if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.

  `Sata.``list`(vm)

    Returns commonly used information about the virtual SATA adapters belonging to the virtual machine.

    Parameters: | vm (`str`) – Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `VirtualMachine`.
    Return type: | `list` of `Sata.Summary`
    Returns: | List of commonly used information about virtual SATA adapters.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the virtual machine is not found.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible` if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable` if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated` if the user can not be authenticated.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized` if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.

class `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.adapter_client.``Scsi`(config)

  Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.VapiInterface`

  The `Scsi` class provides methods for configuring the virtual SCSI adapters of a virtual machine.

  Parameters: | config (`vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration`) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.

  class `CreateSpec`(type=None, bus=None, pci_slot_number=None, sharing=None)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct`

    The `Scsi.CreateSpec` class provides a specification for the configuration of a newly-created virtual SCSI adapter.

    Tip

    The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same names.

    Parameters: | type (`Scsi.Type` or `None`) – Adapter type. If None, a guest-specific default value will be used. bus (`long` or `None`) – SCSI bus number. If None, the server will choose an available bus number; if none is available, the request will fail. pci_slot_number (`long` or `None`) – 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. sharing (`Scsi.Sharing` or `None`) – Bus sharing mode. If None, the adapter will default to `Scsi.Sharing.NONE`.

  class `Scsi.``Info`(label=None, type=None, scsi=None, pci_slot_number=None, sharing=None)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct`

    The `Scsi.Info` class contains information about a virtual SCSI adapter.

    Tip

    The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same names.

    Parameters: | label (`str`) – Device label. type (`Scsi.Type`) – Adapter type. scsi (`com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware_client.ScsiAddressInfo`) – Address of the SCSI adapter on the SCSI bus. pci_slot_number (`long` or `None`) – 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. sharing (`Scsi.Sharing`) – Bus sharing mode.

  `Scsi.``RESOURCE_TYPE` = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter'

    Resource type for the virtual SCSI adapter device.

  class `Scsi.``Sharing`(string)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.enum.Enum`

    The `Scsi.Sharing` class defines the valid bus sharing modes for a virtual SCSI adapter.

    Note

    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 enumerated type description page.

    Parameters: | string (`str`) – String value for the `Sharing` instance.

    `NONE` = Sharing(string=u'NONE')

      The virtual SCSI bus is not shared.

    `PHYSICAL` = Sharing(string=u'PHYSICAL')

      The virtual SCSI bus is shared between two or more virtual machines residing on different physical hosts.

    `VIRTUAL` = Sharing(string=u'VIRTUAL')

      The virtual SCSI bus is shared between two or more virtual machines. In this case, no physical machine is involved.

  class `Scsi.``Summary`(adapter=None)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct`

    The `Scsi.Summary` class contains commonly used information about a Virtual SCSI adapter.

    Tip

    The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same names.

    Parameters: | adapter (`str`) – 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: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter`. When methods return a value of this class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter`.

  class `Scsi.``Type`(string)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.enum.Enum`

    The `Scsi.Type` class defines the valid emulation types for a virtual SCSI adapter.

    Note

    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 enumerated type description page.

    Parameters: | string (`str`) – String value for the `Type` instance.

    `BUSLOGIC` = Type(string=u'BUSLOGIC')

      BusLogic host bus adapter.

    `LSILOGIC` = Type(string=u'LSILOGIC')

      LSI Logic host bus adapter.

    `LSILOGICSAS` = Type(string=u'LSILOGICSAS')

      LSI Logic SAS 1068 host bus adapter.

    `PVSCSI` = Type(string=u'PVSCSI')

      Paravirtualized host bus adapter.

  class `Scsi.``UpdateSpec`(sharing=None)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct`

    The `Scsi.UpdateSpec` class describes the updates to be made to the configuration of a virtual SCSI adapter.

    Tip

    The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same names.

    Parameters: | sharing (`Scsi.Sharing` or `None`) – Bus sharing mode. This attribute may only be modified if the virtual machine is not powered on. If None, the value is unchanged.

  `Scsi.``create`(vm, spec)

    Adds a virtual SCSI adapter to the virtual machine.

    Parameters: | vm (`str`) – Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `VirtualMachine`. spec (`Scsi.CreateSpec`) – Specification for the new virtual SCSI adapter.
    Return type: | `str`
    Returns: | Virtual SCSI adapter identifier. The return value will be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter`.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` 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.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotAllowedInCurrentState` if the virtual machine is suspended
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the virtual machine is not found.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.UnableToAllocateResource` if there are no more available SCSI buses on the virtual machine.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInUse` if the specified SCSI bus is in use.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.InvalidArgument` if the specified SATA bus or PCI address is out of bounds.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy` if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible` if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable` if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated` if the user can not be authenticated.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized` if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unsupported` if the guest operating system of the virtual machine is not supported and spec includes None attributes that default to guest-specific values.

  `Scsi.``delete`(vm, adapter)

    Removes a virtual SCSI adapter from the virtual machine.

    Parameters: | vm (`str`) – Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `VirtualMachine`. adapter (`str`) – Virtual SCSI adapter identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter`.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotAllowedInCurrentState` if the virtual machine is suspended
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the virtual machine or virtual SCSI adapter is not found.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy` if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible` if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable` if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated` if the user can not be authenticated.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized` if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.

  `Scsi.``get`(vm, adapter)

    Returns information about a virtual SCSI adapter.

    Parameters: | vm (`str`) – Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `VirtualMachine`. adapter (`str`) – Virtual SCSI adapter identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter`.
    Return type: | `Scsi.Info`
    Returns: | Information about the specified virtual SCSI adapter.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the virtual machine or virtual SCSI adapter is not found.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible` if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable` if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated` if the user can not be authenticated.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized` if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.

  `Scsi.``list`(vm)

    Returns commonly used information about the virtual SCSI adapters belonging to the virtual machine.

    Parameters: | vm (`str`) – Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `VirtualMachine`.
    Return type: | `list` of `Scsi.Summary`
    Returns: | List of commonly used information about virtual SCSI adapters.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the virtual machine is not found.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible` if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable` if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated` if the user can not be authenticated.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized` if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.

  `Scsi.``update`(vm, adapter, spec)

    Updates the configuration of a virtual SCSI adapter.

    Parameters: | vm (`str`) – Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `VirtualMachine`. adapter (`str`) – Virtual SCSI adapter identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.ScsiAdapter`. spec (`Scsi.UpdateSpec`) – Specification for updating the virtual SCSI adapter.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the virtual machine or virtual SCSI adapter is not found.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotAllowedInCurrentState` if one or more of the attributes specified in the `spec` parameter cannot be modified due to the current power state of the virtual machine or the connection state of the virtual SCSI adapter.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy` if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible` if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable` if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated` if the user can not be authenticated.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized` if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.

## `boot_client` Module

The `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client` module provides classes for managing the virtual devices used to boot a virtual machine.

class `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.boot_client.``Device`(config)

  Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.VapiInterface`

  The `Device` class provides methods for configuring the device order used when booting a virtual machine.

  The boot order may be specified using a mixture of device classes and device instances, chosen from among the following:

  - `Device.Type.CDROM`: Boot from a virtual CD-ROM drive; the device instance(s) will be chosen by the BIOS subsystem.
  - `Device.Type.FLOPPY`: Boot from a virtual floppy drive; the device instance(s) will be chosen by the BIOS subsystem.
  - `Device.Type.DISK`: Boot from a virtual disk device; the device instance is specified explicitly in `Device.Entry.disks` list, and multiple instances may be specified in the list.
  - `Device.Type.ETHERNET`: Boot from a virtual Ethernet adapter; the device instance is specified explicitly as `Device.Entry.nic`, and multiple adapters may be specified in the boot order list.

  Parameters: | config (`vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration`) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.

  class `Entry`(type=None, nic=None, disks=None)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct`

    The `Device.Entry` class specifies a bootable virtual device class or specific bootable virtual device(s).

    Tip

    The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same names.

    Parameters: | type (`Device.Type`) – Virtual device type. nic (`str`) – 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: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Ethernet`. When methods return a value of this class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Ethernet`. This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is `Device.Type.ETHERNET`. disks (`list` of `str`) – 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: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Disk`. When methods return a value of this class as a return value, the attribute will contain identifiers for the resource type: `com.vmware.vcenter.vm.hardware.Disk`. This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is `Device.Type.DISK`.

  class `Device.``EntryCreateSpec`(type=None)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.struct.VapiStruct`

    The class `Device.EntryCreateSpec` specifies a list of bootable virtual device classes. When a VM is being created and a `list` of `Device.EntryCreateSpec` 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 `nics` and `disks` respectively.

    Tip

    The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same names.

    Parameters: | type (`Device.Type`) – Virtual Boot device type.

  class `Device.``Type`(string)

    Bases: `vmware.vapi.bindings.enum.Enum`

    The `Device.Type` class defines the valid device types that may be used as bootable devices.

    Note

    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 enumerated type description page.

    Parameters: | string (`str`) – String value for the `Type` instance.

    `CDROM` = Type(string=u'CDROM')

      Virtual CD-ROM device.

    `DISK` = Type(string=u'DISK')

      Virtual disk device.

    `ETHERNET` = Type(string=u'ETHERNET')

      Virtual Ethernet adapter.

    `FLOPPY` = Type(string=u'FLOPPY')

      Virtual floppy drive.

  `Device.``get`(vm)

    Returns an ordered list of boot devices for the virtual machine. If the `list` is empty, the virtual machine uses a default boot sequence.

    Parameters: | vm (`str`) – Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `VirtualMachine`.
    Return type: | `list` of `Device.Entry`
    Returns: | Ordered list of configured boot devices.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the virtual machine is not found.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible` if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable` if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated` if the user can not be authenticated.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized` if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.

  `Device.``set`(vm, devices)

    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 `list` is empty, the virtual machine will use a default boot sequence. There should be no more than one instance of `Device.Entry` for a given device type except `Device.Type.ETHERNET` in the `list`.

    Parameters: | vm (`str`) – Virtual machine identifier. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: `VirtualMachine`. devices (`list` of `Device.Entry`) – Ordered list of boot devices.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error` if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.NotFound` if the virtual machine is not found, or if any of the specified virtual devices is not found.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.InvalidArgument` if a any of the CDROM, DISK, ETHERNET, FLOPPY values appears in more than one `Device.Entry` with the exception of `Device.Type.ETHERNET`, which may appear multiple times if the virtual machine has been configured with multiple Ethernet adapters.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceBusy` if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ResourceInaccessible` if the virtual machine’s configuration state cannot be accessed.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.ServiceUnavailable` if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthenticated` if the user can not be authenticated.
    Raise : | `com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized` if the user doesn’t have the required privileges.

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