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indication if HostScsiDisk is a boot device

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Description

is it possible to know if some host disk is a boot disk?

esxcli storage core device list - provide such attribute
but i don't find any such attribute in pyvmomi or any way to conclude its a boot disk

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Research direction

Start by examining the pyvmomi bindings for HostScsiDisk and the vSphere API objects they expose, then compare them with the boot-device attribute reported by esxcli storage core device list. Determine whether an existing API field can identify a boot disk or whether the requested information is unavailable. Done means providing a supported way to make that determination or documenting the limitation.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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