1. Operations
2. vcenter
3. vm
4. hardware
5. parallel

## vcenter vm hardware parallel: disconnect

Disconnects a virtual parallel port of a powered-on virtual machine from its backing. The virtual device is still present and its backing configuration is unchanged, but from the perspective of the guest operating system, the parallel port is not connected to its backing.

For a powered-off virtual machine, the update operation may be used to configure the virtual parallel port to start in the disconnected state when the virtual machine is powered on.

### Request:

#### HTTP request

POST https://{server}/rest/vcenter/vm/{vm}/hardware/parallel/{port}/disconnect

#### Path Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
Required
vm | string | Virtual machine identifier.
port | string | Virtual parallel port identifier.

### Response:

#### HTTP Status Code: 200

None

#### Errors:

HTTP Status Code | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
500 | error | if the system reports an error while responding to the request.
404 | not_found | if the virtual machine or virtual parallel port is not found.
400 | already_in_desired_state | if the virtual parallel port is already disconnected.
400 | not_allowed_in_current_state | if the virtual machine is not powered on.
400 | resource_busy | if the virtual machine is busy performing another operation.
400 | resource_inaccessible | if the virtual machine's configuration state cannot be accessed.
503 | service_unavailable | if the system is unable to communicate with a service to complete the request.
401 | unauthenticated | if the user can not be authenticated.
403 | unauthorized | if the user doesn't have the required privileges.