Validate the given disk type in extra_spec. Static validate ( extra_spec_disk_type ) ¶
Parameters:Įxtra_spec_disk_type – disk type to check PREALLOCATED = 'preallocated' ¶ SPARSE = 'sparse' ¶ STREAM_OPTIMIZED = 'streamOptimized' ¶ THIN = 'thin' ¶ static is_valid ( extra_spec_disk_type ) ¶Ĭheck if the given disk type in extra_spec is valid. Machine is never powered on and is often referred as the shadow VM. For ease of managing the VMDKs, theĭriver creates a virtual machine for each of the volumes. The volumes created by this driver are backed by VMDK (Virtual Machineĭisk) files stored in datastores. Volume driver for VMware vCenter/ESX managed datastores.
