JSON payload to create a VM that includes details for vCPU, cores per vCPU, RAM and storage. It also specifies the VM should have a network adapter NIC connected to specific AHV network identified by {{subnet_name}} and {{subnet_uuid}}.
Request Parameters
The below parameters should be used with the sample payload.
Please note you will need to alter {{placeholder}} values to match your environment, e.g. subnet name and UUID, cluster name and UUID.
Request URL:
https://[prism_central_ip_address]:9440/api/nutanix/v3/vms
Request method:
POST
Payload
{
"spec":{
"name":"vm_from_v3_api",
"resources":{
"power_state":"ON",
"num_vcpus_per_socket":1,
"num_sockets":1,
"memory_size_mib":1024,
"disk_list":[{
"disk_size_mib":1024,
"device_properties":{
"device_type":"DISK"
}
},
{
"device_properties":{
"device_type":"CDROM"
}
}],
"nic_list":[{
"nic_type":"NORMAL_NIC",
"is_connected":true,
"ip_endpoint_list":[{
"ip_type":"DHCP"
}],
"subnet_reference":{
"kind":"subnet",
"name":"{{subnet_name}}",
"uuid":"{{subnet_uuid}}"
}
}],
"guest_tools":{
"nutanix_guest_tools":{
"state":"ENABLED",
"iso_mount_state":"MOUNTED"
}
}
},
"cluster_reference":{
"kind":"cluster",
"name":"{{cluster_name}}",
"uuid":"{{cluster_uuid}}"
}
},
"api_version":"3.1.0",
"metadata":{
"kind":"vm"
}
}