16.3. Methods

16.3.1. Creating a Floating Disk

When creating a new floating disk, the API requires the size and storage_domains elements.

Example 16.2. Creating a new a floating disk device

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POST /api/disks HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Content-type: application/xml

<disk>
    <storage_domains>
        <storage_domain id="fabe0451-701f-4235-8f7e-e20e458819ed"/>
    </storage_domains>        
    <size>8589934592</size>
    <type>system</type>
    <interface>virtio</interface>
    <format>cow</format>
</disk>

POST /api/disks HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Content-type: application/xml

<disk>
    <storage_domains>
        <storage_domain id="fabe0451-701f-4235-8f7e-e20e458819ed"/>
    </storage_domains>        
    <size>8589934592</size>
    <type>system</type>
    <interface>virtio</interface>
    <format>cow</format>
</disk>

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