Apache CloudStack 4.17.0.0 Root Admin API Reference
updateDefaultNicForVirtualMachine
Changes the default NIC on a VM
Request parameters
| Parameter Name | Description | Required |
| nicid | NIC ID | true |
| virtualmachineid | Virtual Machine ID | true |
Response Tags
| Response Name | Description |
| id | the ID of the virtual machine |
| account | the account associated with the virtual machine |
| backupofferingid | the ID of the backup offering of the virtual machine |
| backupofferingname | the name of the backup offering of the virtual machine |
| bootmode | Guest vm Boot Mode |
| boottype | Guest vm Boot Type |
| cpunumber | the number of vCPUs this virtual machine is using |
| cpuspeed | the speed of each vCPU |
| cpuused | the amount of the vm's CPU currently used |
| created | the date when this virtual machine was created |
| details | Vm details in key/value pairs. |
| diskioread | the read (IO) of disk on the VM |
| diskiowrite | the write (IO) of disk on the VM |
| diskkbsread | the VM's disk read in KiB |
| diskkbswrite | the VM's disk write in KiB |
| diskofferingid | the ID of the disk offering of the virtual machine |
| diskofferingname | the name of the disk offering of the virtual machine |
| displayname | user generated name. The name of the virtual machine is returned if no displayname exists. |
| displayvm | an optional field whether to the display the vm to the end user or not. |
| domain | the name of the domain in which the virtual machine exists |
| domainid | the ID of the domain in which the virtual machine exists |
| forvirtualnetwork | the virtual network for the service offering |
| group | the group name of the virtual machine |
| groupid | the group ID of the virtual machine |
| guestosid | Os type ID of the virtual machine |
| haenable | true if high-availability is enabled, false otherwise |
| hostid | the ID of the host for the virtual machine |
| hostname | the name of the host for the virtual machine |
| hypervisor | the hypervisor on which the template runs |
| icon | Base64 string representation of the resource icon |
| instancename | instance name of the user vm; this parameter is returned to the ROOT admin only |
| isdynamicallyscalable | true if vm contains XS/VMWare tools inorder to support dynamic scaling of VM cpu/memory. |
| isodisplaytext | an alternate display text of the ISO attached to the virtual machine |
| isoid | the ID of the ISO attached to the virtual machine |
| isoname | the name of the ISO attached to the virtual machine |
| keypairs | ssh key-pairs |
| lastupdated | the date when this virtual machine was updated last time |
| memory | the memory allocated for the virtual machine |
| memoryintfreekbs | the internal memory (KiB) that's free in VM or zero if it can not be calculated |
| memorykbs | the memory used by the VM in KiB |
| memorytargetkbs | the target memory in VM (KiB) |
| name | the name of the virtual machine |
| networkkbsread | the incoming network traffic on the VM in KiB |
| networkkbswrite | the outgoing network traffic on the host in KiB |
| osdisplayname | OS name of the vm |
| ostypeid | OS type id of the vm |
| password | the password (if exists) of the virtual machine |
| passwordenabled | true if the password rest feature is enabled, false otherwise |
| pooltype | the pool type of the virtual machine |
| project | the project name of the vm |
| projectid | the project id of the vm |
| publicip | public IP address id associated with vm via Static nat rule |
| publicipid | public IP address id associated with vm via Static nat rule |
| readonlydetails | List of read-only Vm details as comma separated string. |
| receivedbytes | the total number of network traffic bytes received |
| rootdeviceid | device ID of the root volume |
| rootdevicetype | device type of the root volume |
| sentbytes | the total number of network traffic bytes sent |
| serviceofferingid | the ID of the service offering of the virtual machine |
| serviceofferingname | the name of the service offering of the virtual machine |
| servicestate | State of the Service from LB rule |
| state | the state of the virtual machine |
| templatedisplaytext | an alternate display text of the template for the virtual machine |
| templateid | the ID of the template for the virtual machine. A -1 is returned if the virtual machine was created from an ISO file. |
| templatename | the name of the template for the virtual machine |
| userid | the user's ID who deployed the virtual machine |
| username | the user's name who deployed the virtual machine |
| vgpu | the vGPU type used by the virtual machine |
| zoneid | the ID of the availablility zone for the virtual machine |
| zonename | the name of the availability zone for the virtual machine |
| affinitygroup(*) | list of affinity groups associated with the virtual machine |
| id | the ID of the affinity group |
| account | the account owning the affinity group |
| description | the description of the affinity group |
| domain | the domain name of the affinity group |
| domainid | the domain ID of the affinity group |
| name | the name of the affinity group |
| project | the project name of the affinity group |
| projectid | the project ID of the affinity group |
| type | the type of the affinity group |
| virtualmachineIds | virtual machine IDs associated with this affinity group |
| nic(*) | the list of nics associated with vm |
| id | the ID of the nic |
| adaptertype | Type of adapter if available |
| broadcasturi | the broadcast uri of the nic |
| deviceid | device id for the network when plugged into the virtual machine |
| extradhcpoption | the extra dhcp options on the nic |
| gateway | the gateway of the nic |
| ip6address | the IPv6 address of network |
| ip6cidr | the cidr of IPv6 network |
| ip6gateway | the gateway of IPv6 network |
| ipaddress | the ip address of the nic |
| ipaddresses | IP addresses associated with NIC found for unmanaged VM |
| isdefault | true if nic is default, false otherwise |
| isolatedpvlan | the isolated private VLAN if available |
| isolatedpvlantype | the isolated private VLAN type if available |
| isolationuri | the isolation uri of the nic |
| macaddress | true if nic is default, false otherwise |
| netmask | the netmask of the nic |
| networkid | the ID of the corresponding network |
| networkname | the name of the corresponding network |
| nsxlogicalswitch | Id of the NSX Logical Switch (if NSX based), null otherwise |
| nsxlogicalswitchport | Id of the NSX Logical Switch Port (if NSX based), null otherwise |
| secondaryip | the Secondary ipv4 addr of nic |
| traffictype | the traffic type of the nic |
| type | the type of the nic |
| virtualmachineid | Id of the vm to which the nic belongs |
| vlanid | ID of the VLAN/VNI if available |
| securitygroup(*) | list of security groups associated with the virtual machine |
| id | the ID of the security group |
| account | the account owning the security group |
| description | the description of the security group |
| domain | the domain name of the security group |
| domainid | the domain ID of the security group |
| name | the name of the security group |
| project | the project name of the group |
| projectid | the project id of the group |
| virtualmachinecount | the number of virtualmachines associated with this securitygroup |
| virtualmachineids | the list of virtualmachine ids associated with this securitygroup |
| egressrule(*) | the list of egress rules associated with the security group |
| account | account owning the security group rule |
| cidr | the CIDR notation for the base IP address of the security group rule |
| endport | the ending IP of the security group rule |
| icmpcode | the code for the ICMP message response |
| icmptype | the type of the ICMP message response |
| protocol | the protocol of the security group rule |
| ruleid | the id of the security group rule |
| securitygroupname | security group name |
| startport | the starting IP of the security group rule |
| tags(*) | the list of resource tags associated with the rule |
| ingressrule(*) | the list of ingress rules associated with the security group |
| account | account owning the security group rule |
| cidr | the CIDR notation for the base IP address of the security group rule |
| endport | the ending IP of the security group rule |
| icmpcode | the code for the ICMP message response |
| icmptype | the type of the ICMP message response |
| protocol | the protocol of the security group rule |
| ruleid | the id of the security group rule |
| securitygroupname | security group name |
| startport | the starting IP of the security group rule |
| tags(*) | the list of resource tags associated with the rule |
| tags(*) | the list of resource tags associated with the rule |
| account | the account associated with the tag |
| customer | customer associated with the tag |
| domain | the domain associated with the tag |
| domainid | the ID of the domain associated with the tag |
| key | tag key name |
| project | the project name where tag belongs to |
| projectid | the project id the tag belongs to |
| resourceid | id of the resource |
| resourcetype | resource type |
| value | tag value |
| jobid | the ID of the latest async job acting on this object |
| jobstatus | the current status of the latest async job acting on this object |
| jobid | the ID of the latest async job acting on this object |
| jobstatus | the current status of the latest async job acting on this object |