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vsphere.Namespace

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    Provides a resource for configuring vSphere Namespaces.

    Example Usage

    S

    Create a namespace

    import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as vsphere from "@pulumi/vsphere";

const example = new vsphere.Namespace("example", {
    name: "example-namespace",
    supervisor: "ff69d7fb-4ad4-44a2-8d91-8b3bede80eaa",
    vmServices: [{
        contentLibraries: ["ca616f93-506d-4f00-98bf-7708d30f68bc"],
        vmClasses: ["example-vm-class"],
    }],
    storagePolicies: ["1bb87d1e-49a5-49f8-ad4a-7094be13d4a0"],
});

    import pulumi
import pulumi_vsphere as vsphere

example = vsphere.Namespace("example",
    name="example-namespace",
    supervisor="ff69d7fb-4ad4-44a2-8d91-8b3bede80eaa",
    vm_services=[{
        "content_libraries": ["ca616f93-506d-4f00-98bf-7708d30f68bc"],
        "vm_classes": ["example-vm-class"],
    }],
    storage_policies=["1bb87d1e-49a5-49f8-ad4a-7094be13d4a0"])

    package main

import (
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-vsphere/sdk/v4/go/vsphere"
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/pulumi"
)

func main() {
	pulumi.Run(func(ctx *pulumi.Context) error {
		_, err := vsphere.NewNamespace(ctx, "example", &vsphere.NamespaceArgs{
			Name:       pulumi.String("example-namespace"),
			Supervisor: pulumi.String("ff69d7fb-4ad4-44a2-8d91-8b3bede80eaa"),
			VmServices: vsphere.NamespaceVmServiceArray{
				&vsphere.NamespaceVmServiceArgs{
					ContentLibraries: pulumi.StringArray{
						pulumi.String("ca616f93-506d-4f00-98bf-7708d30f68bc"),
					},
					VmClasses: pulumi.StringArray{
						pulumi.String("example-vm-class"),
					},
				},
			},
			StoragePolicies: pulumi.StringArray{
				pulumi.String("1bb87d1e-49a5-49f8-ad4a-7094be13d4a0"),
			},
		})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		return nil
	})
}

    using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Pulumi;
using VSphere = Pulumi.VSphere;

return await Deployment.RunAsync(() => 
{
    var example = new VSphere.Namespace("example", new()
    {
        Name = "example-namespace",
        Supervisor = "ff69d7fb-4ad4-44a2-8d91-8b3bede80eaa",
        VmServices = new[]
        {
            new VSphere.Inputs.NamespaceVmServiceArgs
            {
                ContentLibraries = new[]
                {
                    "ca616f93-506d-4f00-98bf-7708d30f68bc",
                },
                VmClasses = new[]
                {
                    "example-vm-class",
                },
            },
        },
        StoragePolicies = new[]
        {
            "1bb87d1e-49a5-49f8-ad4a-7094be13d4a0",
        },
    });

});

    package generated_program;

import com.pulumi.Context;
import com.pulumi.Pulumi;
import com.pulumi.core.Output;
import com.pulumi.vsphere.Namespace;
import com.pulumi.vsphere.NamespaceArgs;
import com.pulumi.vsphere.inputs.NamespaceVmServiceArgs;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Map;
import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class App {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Pulumi.run(App::stack);
    }

    public static void stack(Context ctx) {
        var example = new Namespace("example", NamespaceArgs.builder()
            .name("example-namespace")
            .supervisor("ff69d7fb-4ad4-44a2-8d91-8b3bede80eaa")
            .vmServices(NamespaceVmServiceArgs.builder()
                .contentLibraries("ca616f93-506d-4f00-98bf-7708d30f68bc")
                .vmClasses("example-vm-class")
                .build())
            .storagePolicies("1bb87d1e-49a5-49f8-ad4a-7094be13d4a0")
            .build());

    }
}

    resources:
  example:
    type: vsphere:Namespace
    properties:
      name: example-namespace
      supervisor: ff69d7fb-4ad4-44a2-8d91-8b3bede80eaa
      vmServices:
        - contentLibraries:
            - ca616f93-506d-4f00-98bf-7708d30f68bc
          vmClasses:
            - example-vm-class
      storagePolicies:
        - 1bb87d1e-49a5-49f8-ad4a-7094be13d4a0

    pulumi {
  required_providers {
    vsphere = {
      source = "pulumi/vsphere"
    }
  }
}

resource "vsphere_namespace" "example" {
  name       = "example-namespace"
  supervisor = "ff69d7fb-4ad4-44a2-8d91-8b3bede80eaa"
  vm_services {
    content_libraries = ["ca616f93-506d-4f00-98bf-7708d30f68bc"]
    vm_classes        = ["example-vm-class"]
  }
  storage_policies = ["1bb87d1e-49a5-49f8-ad4a-7094be13d4a0"]
}

    Create Namespace Resource

    Resources are created with functions called constructors. To learn more about declaring and configuring resources, see Resources.

    Constructor syntax

    new Namespace(name: string, args: NamespaceArgs, opts?: CustomResourceOptions);
    @overload
def Namespace(resource_name: str,
              args: NamespaceArgs,
              opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None)

@overload
def Namespace(resource_name: str,
              opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None,
              supervisor: Optional[str] = None,
              name: Optional[str] = None,
              storage_policies: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None,
              vm_services: Optional[Sequence[NamespaceVmServiceArgs]] = None)
    func NewNamespace(ctx *Context, name string, args NamespaceArgs, opts ...ResourceOption) (*Namespace, error)
    public Namespace(string name, NamespaceArgs args, CustomResourceOptions? opts = null)
    public Namespace(String name, NamespaceArgs args)
public Namespace(String name, NamespaceArgs args, CustomResourceOptions options)

    type: vsphere:Namespace
properties: # The arguments to resource properties.
options: # Bag of options to control resource's behavior.


    resource "vsphere_namespace" "name" {
    # resource properties
}

    Parameters

    name string
    The unique name of the resource.
    args NamespaceArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts CustomResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    resource_name str
    The unique name of the resource.
    args NamespaceArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts ResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    ctx Context
    Context object for the current deployment.
    name string
    The unique name of the resource.
    args NamespaceArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts ResourceOption
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    name string
    The unique name of the resource.
    args NamespaceArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    opts CustomResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
    name String
    The unique name of the resource.
    args NamespaceArgs
    The arguments to resource properties.
    options CustomResourceOptions
    Bag of options to control resource's behavior.

    Constructor example

    The following reference example uses placeholder values for all input properties.

    var namespaceResource = new VSphere.Namespace("namespaceResource", new()
{
    Supervisor = "string",
    Name = "string",
    StoragePolicies = new[]
    {
        "string",
    },
    VmServices = new[]
    {
        new VSphere.Inputs.NamespaceVmServiceArgs
        {
            ContentLibraries = new[]
            {
                "string",
            },
            VmClasses = new[]
            {
                "string",
            },
        },
    },
});

    example, err := vsphere.NewNamespace(ctx, "namespaceResource", &vsphere.NamespaceArgs{
	Supervisor: pulumi.String("string"),
	Name:       pulumi.String("string"),
	StoragePolicies: pulumi.StringArray{
		pulumi.String("string"),
	},
	VmServices: vsphere.NamespaceVmServiceArray{
		&vsphere.NamespaceVmServiceArgs{
			ContentLibraries: pulumi.StringArray{
				pulumi.String("string"),
			},
			VmClasses: pulumi.StringArray{
				pulumi.String("string"),
			},
		},
	},
})

    resource "vsphere_namespace" "namespaceResource" {
  supervisor       = "string"
  name             = "string"
  storage_policies = ["string"]
  vm_services {
    content_libraries = ["string"]
    vm_classes        = ["string"]
  }
}

    var namespaceResource = new Namespace("namespaceResource", NamespaceArgs.builder()
    .supervisor("string")
    .name("string")
    .storagePolicies("string")
    .vmServices(NamespaceVmServiceArgs.builder()
        .contentLibraries("string")
        .vmClasses("string")
        .build())
    .build());

    namespace_resource = vsphere.Namespace("namespaceResource",
    supervisor="string",
    name="string",
    storage_policies=["string"],
    vm_services=[{
        "content_libraries": ["string"],
        "vm_classes": ["string"],
    }])

    const namespaceResource = new vsphere.Namespace("namespaceResource", {
    supervisor: "string",
    name: "string",
    storagePolicies: ["string"],
    vmServices: [{
        contentLibraries: ["string"],
        vmClasses: ["string"],
    }],
});

    type: vsphere:Namespace
properties:
    name: string
    storagePolicies:
        - string
    supervisor: string
    vmServices:
        - contentLibraries:
            - string
          vmClasses:
            - string

    Namespace Resource Properties

    To learn more about resource properties and how to use them, see Inputs and Outputs in the Architecture and Concepts docs.

    Inputs

    In Python, inputs that are objects can be passed either as argument classes or as dictionary literals.

    The Namespace resource accepts the following input properties:

    Supervisor string
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    Name string
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    StoragePolicies List<string>
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    VmServices List<Pulumi.VSphere.Inputs.NamespaceVmService>
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    Supervisor string
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    Name string
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    StoragePolicies []string
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    VmServices []NamespaceVmServiceArgs
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    supervisor string
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    name string
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    storage_policies list(string)
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    vm_services list(object)
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    supervisor String
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    name String
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    storagePolicies List<String>
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    vmServices List<NamespaceVmService>
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    supervisor string
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    name string
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    storagePolicies string[]
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    vmServices NamespaceVmService[]
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    supervisor str
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    name str
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    storage_policies Sequence[str]
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    vm_services Sequence[NamespaceVmServiceArgs]
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    supervisor String
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    name String
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    storagePolicies List<String>
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    vmServices List<Property Map>
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.

    Outputs

    All input properties are implicitly available as output properties. Additionally, the Namespace resource produces the following output properties:

    Id string
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    Id string
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    id string
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    id String
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    id string
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    id str
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
    id String
    The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.

    Look up Existing Namespace Resource

    Get an existing Namespace resource’s state with the given name, ID, and optional extra properties used to qualify the lookup.

    public static get(name: string, id: Input<ID>, state?: NamespaceState, opts?: CustomResourceOptions): Namespace
    @staticmethod
def get(resource_name: str,
        id: str,
        opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None,
        name: Optional[str] = None,
        storage_policies: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None,
        supervisor: Optional[str] = None,
        vm_services: Optional[Sequence[NamespaceVmServiceArgs]] = None) -> Namespace
    func GetNamespace(ctx *Context, name string, id IDInput, state *NamespaceState, opts ...ResourceOption) (*Namespace, error)
    public static Namespace Get(string name, Input<string> id, NamespaceState? state, CustomResourceOptions? opts = null)
    public static Namespace get(String name, Output<String> id, NamespaceState state, CustomResourceOptions options)
    resources:  _:    type: vsphere:Namespace    get:      id: ${id}
    import {
  to = vsphere_namespace.example
  id = "${id}"
}
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    resource_name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    name
    The unique name of the resulting resource.
    id
    The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
    state
    Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
    opts
    A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
    The following state arguments are supported:
    Name string
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    StoragePolicies List<string>
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    Supervisor string
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    VmServices List<Pulumi.VSphere.Inputs.NamespaceVmService>
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    Name string
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    StoragePolicies []string
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    Supervisor string
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    VmServices []NamespaceVmServiceArgs
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    name string
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    storage_policies list(string)
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    supervisor string
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    vm_services list(object)
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    name String
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    storagePolicies List<String>
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    supervisor String
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    vmServices List<NamespaceVmService>
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    name string
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    storagePolicies string[]
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    supervisor string
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    vmServices NamespaceVmService[]
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    name str
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    storage_policies Sequence[str]
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    supervisor str
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    vm_services Sequence[NamespaceVmServiceArgs]
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.
    name String
    The name of the vSphere namespace.
    storagePolicies List<String>
    The list of storage policies that will be available in the vSphere Namespace.
    supervisor String
    The identifier of the vSphere Supervisor managing the namespace.
    vmServices List<Property Map>
    The configuration for VM Service in the vSphere Namespace.

    Supporting Types

    NamespaceVmService, NamespaceVmServiceArgs

    ContentLibraries List<string>
    The list of content libraries to associate with the VM Service.
    VmClasses List<string>
    The list of VM Classes to associate with the VM Service.
    ContentLibraries []string
    The list of content libraries to associate with the VM Service.
    VmClasses []string
    The list of VM Classes to associate with the VM Service.
    content_libraries list(string)
    The list of content libraries to associate with the VM Service.
    vm_classes list(string)
    The list of VM Classes to associate with the VM Service.
    contentLibraries List<String>
    The list of content libraries to associate with the VM Service.
    vmClasses List<String>
    The list of VM Classes to associate with the VM Service.
    contentLibraries string[]
    The list of content libraries to associate with the VM Service.
    vmClasses string[]
    The list of VM Classes to associate with the VM Service.
    content_libraries Sequence[str]
    The list of content libraries to associate with the VM Service.
    vm_classes Sequence[str]
    The list of VM Classes to associate with the VM Service.
    contentLibraries List<String>
    The list of content libraries to associate with the VM Service.
    vmClasses List<String>
    The list of VM Classes to associate with the VM Service.

    Package Details

    Repository
    vSphere pulumi/pulumi-vsphere
    License
    Apache-2.0
    Notes
    This Pulumi package is based on the vsphere Terraform Provider.
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