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how can i determining a vm system disk installed on which disk

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Description

i get a vm info so how can i get vm system disk installed on whick disk or device
like this

content = si.RetrieveContent()
search_index = content.searchIndex
vm = search_index.FindByUuid(None, uuid, True)
vm.layout.disk
vm.config

i only get the disk key and device info
i want get the vm system disk
thx for help

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Research direction

Start with the RetrieveContent and searchIndex.FindByUuid calls shown in the issue, then inspect the returned vm.layout.disk and vm.config data. Determine how the system disk is represented among the disk keys and device information, and document or demonstrate a way to identify it.

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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
25/100

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