CloneVM_Task and ResourcePools

[johndemic]

Hey All,

I was wondering if its possible to submit a CloneVM_Task without specifying a resource pool. When I leave the pool specification out of the SOAP request I see an error in Virtual Center that reads "A specified parameter was not correct. spec.location.pool" I missing why I need to have a resource pool explicitly configured just to clone a VM from the API. I can provide the full SOAP payload if this is useful.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

-jd

[lamw · Accepted solution]

If you look at the requirements for the relocationSpec: http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk400pubs/ReferenceGuide/vim.vm.RelocateSpec.html It requires you to provide a resource pool if you're clone from a template or another VM this is required. What you can do if you don't want to specify a specific resource pool, you can point it to the root resource pool which always exists and it should be called resourcePool so you would say:

pool => 'resourcePool'

This should allow you to clone the VM w/o specifying a specific RP

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