Virtual Machine Templates - Update

Service:: Azure Arc enabled SCVMM

API Version:: 2025-03-13

Implements the VirtualMachineTemplate PATCH method.
Updates the VirtualMachineTemplate resource.

PATCH https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.ScVmm/virtualMachineTemplates/{virtualMachineTemplateName}?api-version=2025-03-13

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
resourceGroupName	path	True	string minLength: 1 maxLength: 90	The name of the resource group. The name is case insensitive.
subscriptionId	path	True	string (uuid)	The ID of the target subscription. The value must be an UUID.
virtualMachineTemplateName	path	True	string minLength: 1 maxLength: 54 pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9-_\.]	Name of the VirtualMachineTemplate.
api-version	query	True	string minLength: 1	The API version to use for this operation.

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
tags	object	Resource tags.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	VirtualMachineTemplate	Azure operation completed successfully.
202 Accepted		Resource update request accepted. Headers Location: string Retry-After: integer
Other Status Codes	ErrorResponse	An unexpected error response.

Name

Type

Description

200 OK

VirtualMachineTemplate

Azure operation completed successfully.

202 Accepted

Resource update request accepted.

Headers

Location: string
Retry-After: integer

Other Status Codes

ErrorResponse

An unexpected error response.

Security

azure_auth

Azure Active Directory OAuth2 Flow.

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

Name	Description
user_impersonation	impersonate your user account

Examples

VirtualMachineTemplates_Update_MaximumSet

VirtualMachineTemplates_Update_MinimumSet

VirtualMachineTemplates_Update_MaximumSet

Sample request

HTTP

PATCH https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/79332E5A-630B-480F-A266-A941C015AB19/resourceGroups/rgscvmm/providers/Microsoft.ScVmm/virtualMachineTemplates/g?api-version=2025-03-13

{
  "tags": {
    "key6634": "wwfhrg"
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "properties": {
    "inventoryItemId": "qjrykoogccwlgkd",
    "uuid": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-12345678abcd",
    "vmmServerId": "/subscriptions/12345678-1234-1234-1234-12345678abc/resourceGroups/exampleResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.ScVmm/vmmServers/vmmServerName",
    "osType": "Windows",
    "osName": "qcbolnbisklo",
    "computerName": "asxghqngsojdsdptpirbz",
    "memoryMB": 24,
    "cpuCount": 23,
    "limitCpuForMigration": "true",
    "dynamicMemoryEnabled": "true",
    "isCustomizable": "true",
    "dynamicMemoryMaxMB": 21,
    "dynamicMemoryMinMB": 21,
    "isHighlyAvailable": "true",
    "generation": 16,
    "networkInterfaces": [
      {
        "name": "kvofzqulbjlbtt",
        "displayName": "yoayfd",
        "ipv4Addresses": [
          "eeunirpkpqazzxhsqonkxcfuks"
        ],
        "ipv6Addresses": [
          "pk"
        ],
        "macAddress": "oaeqqegt",
        "virtualNetworkId": "/subscriptions/12345678-1234-1234-1234-12345678abc/resourceGroups/exampleResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.ScVmm/virtualNetworks/virtualNetworkName",
        "networkName": "lqbm",
        "ipv4AddressType": "Dynamic",
        "ipv6AddressType": "Dynamic",
        "macAddressType": "Dynamic",
        "nicId": "roxpsvlo"
      }
    ],
    "disks": [
      {
        "name": "fgnckfymwdsqnfxkdvexuaobe",
        "displayName": "fgladknawlgjodo",
        "diskId": "ltdrwcfjklpsimhzqyh",
        "diskSizeGB": 30,
        "maxDiskSizeGB": 18,
        "bus": 8,
        "lun": 10,
        "busType": "zu",
        "vhdType": "cnbeeeylrvopigdynvgpkfp",
        "volumeType": "ckkymkuekzzqhexyjueruzlfemoeln",
        "vhdFormatType": "vbcrrmhgahznifudvhxfagwoplcb",
        "templateDiskId": "lcdwrokpyvekqccclf",
        "storageQoSPolicy": {
          "name": "ceiyfrflu",
          "id": "o"
        },
        "createDiffDisk": "true"
      }
    ],
    "provisioningState": "Succeeded"
  },
  "extendedLocation": {
    "type": "customLocation",
    "name": "/subscriptions/12345678-1234-1234-1234-12345678abc/resourceGroups/exampleResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.ExtendedLocation/customLocations/customLocationName"
  },
  "tags": {
    "key9494": "kkbmfpwhmvlobm"
  },
  "location": "ayxsyduviotylbojh",
  "id": "/subscriptions/12345678-1234-1234-1234-12345678abc/resourceGroups/exampleResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.ScVmm/virtualMachineTemplates/virtualMachineTemplateName",
  "name": "ioeuwaznkaayvhpqbnrwbr",
  "type": "egfzqiscydkyddksvsjujdlee",
  "systemData": {
    "createdBy": "p",
    "createdByType": "User",
    "createdAt": "2024-01-29T22:28:00.094Z",
    "lastModifiedBy": "goxcwpyyqlxndquly",
    "lastModifiedByType": "User",
    "lastModifiedAt": "2024-01-29T22:28:00.095Z"
  }
}

Status code:: 202

location: https://contoso.com/operationstatus

VirtualMachineTemplates_Update_MinimumSet

Sample request

HTTP

PATCH https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/79332E5A-630B-480F-A266-A941C015AB19/resourceGroups/rgscvmm/providers/Microsoft.ScVmm/virtualMachineTemplates/-?api-version=2025-03-13

{}

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "extendedLocation": {},
  "location": "ayxsyduviotylbojh"
}

Status code:: 202

location: https://contoso.com/operationstatus

Definitions

Name	Description
AllocationMethod	Network address allocation method.
createdByType	The type of identity that created the resource.
CreateDiffDisk	Create diff disk.
DynamicMemoryEnabled	Dynamic memory enabled.
ErrorAdditionalInfo	The resource management error additional info.
ErrorDetail	The error detail.
ErrorResponse	Error response
ExtendedLocation	The extended location.
IsCustomizable	Customizable.
IsHighlyAvailable	Highly available.
LimitCpuForMigration	Limit CPU for migration.
NetworkInterface	Network Interface model
OsType	Virtual machine operating system type.
ProvisioningState	The provisioning state of the resource.
StorageQosPolicyDetails	The StorageQoSPolicyDetails definition.
systemData	Metadata pertaining to creation and last modification of the resource.
VirtualDisk	Virtual disk model
VirtualMachineTemplate	The VirtualMachineTemplates resource definition.
VirtualMachineTemplateTagsUpdate	The type used for updating tags in VirtualMachineTemplate resources.

AllocationMethod

Enumeration

Network address allocation method.

Value	Description
Dynamic	Dynamically allocated address.
Static	Statically allocated address.

createdByType

Enumeration

The type of identity that created the resource.

Value	Description
User
Application
ManagedIdentity
Key

CreateDiffDisk

Enumeration

Create diff disk.

Value	Description
true	Enable create diff disk.
false	Disable create diff disk.

DynamicMemoryEnabled

Enumeration

Dynamic memory enabled.

Value	Description
true	Enable dynamic memory.
false	Disable dynamic memory.

ErrorAdditionalInfo

Object

The resource management error additional info.

Name	Type	Description
info	object	The additional info.
type	string	The additional info type.

ErrorDetail

Object

The error detail.

Name	Type	Description
additionalInfo	ErrorAdditionalInfo[]	The error additional info.
code	string	The error code.
details	ErrorDetail[]	The error details.
message	string	The error message.
target	string	The error target.

ErrorResponse

Object

Error response

Name	Type	Description
error	ErrorDetail	The error object.

ExtendedLocation

Object

The extended location.

Name	Type	Description
name	string (arm-id)	The extended location name.
type	string	The extended location type.

IsCustomizable

Enumeration

Customizable.

Value	Description
true	Enable customizable.
false	Disable customizable.

IsHighlyAvailable

Enumeration

Highly available.

Value	Description
true	Enable highly available.
false	Disable highly available.

LimitCpuForMigration

Enumeration

Limit CPU for migration.

Value	Description
true	Enable limit CPU for migration.
false	Disable limit CPU for migration.

NetworkInterface

Object

Network Interface model

Name	Type	Description
displayName	string	Gets the display name of the network interface as shown in the vmmServer. This is the fallback label for a NIC when the name is not set.
ipv4AddressType	AllocationMethod	Gets or sets the ipv4 address type.
ipv4Addresses	string[]	Gets the nic ipv4 addresses.
ipv6AddressType	AllocationMethod	Gets or sets the ipv6 address type.
ipv6Addresses	string[]	Gets the nic ipv6 addresses.
macAddress	string	Gets or sets the nic MAC address.
macAddressType	AllocationMethod	Gets or sets the mac address type.
name	string	Gets or sets the name of the network interface.
networkName	string	Gets the name of the virtual network in vmmServer that the nic is connected to.
nicId	string	Gets or sets the nic id.
virtualNetworkId	string (arm-id)	Gets or sets the ARM Id of the Microsoft.ScVmm/virtualNetwork resource to connect the nic.

OsType

Enumeration

Virtual machine operating system type.

Value	Description
Windows	Windows operating system.
Linux	Linux operating system.
Other	Other operating system.

ProvisioningState

Enumeration

The provisioning state of the resource.

Value	Description
Succeeded	Resource has been created.
Failed	Resource creation failed.
Canceled	Resource creation was canceled.
Provisioning	The resource is provisioning.
Updating	The resource is updating.
Deleting	The resource is being deleted.
Accepted	The resource has been accepted.
Created	The resource was created.

StorageQosPolicyDetails

Object

The StorageQoSPolicyDetails definition.

Name	Type	Description
id	string	The ID of the QoS policy.
name	string	The name of the policy.

systemData

Object

Metadata pertaining to creation and last modification of the resource.

Name	Type	Description
createdAt	string (date-time)	The timestamp of resource creation (UTC).
createdBy	string	The identity that created the resource.
createdByType	createdByType	The type of identity that created the resource.
lastModifiedAt	string (date-time)	The timestamp of resource last modification (UTC)
lastModifiedBy	string	The identity that last modified the resource.
lastModifiedByType	createdByType	The type of identity that last modified the resource.

VirtualDisk

Object

Virtual disk model

Name	Type	Description
bus	integer (int32)	Gets or sets the disk bus.
busType	string	Gets or sets the disk bus type.
createDiffDisk	CreateDiffDisk	Gets or sets a value indicating diff disk.
diskId	string	Gets or sets the disk id.
diskSizeGB	integer (int32)	Gets or sets the disk total size.
displayName	string	Gets the display name of the virtual disk as shown in the vmmServer. This is the fallback label for a disk when the name is not set.
lun	integer (int32)	Gets or sets the disk lun.
maxDiskSizeGB	integer (int32)	Gets the max disk size.
name	string	Gets or sets the name of the disk.
storageQoSPolicy	StorageQosPolicyDetails	The QoS policy for the disk.
templateDiskId	string	Gets or sets the disk id in the template.
vhdFormatType	string	Gets the disk vhd format type.
vhdType	string	Gets or sets the disk vhd type.
volumeType	string	Gets the disk volume type.

VirtualMachineTemplate

Object

The VirtualMachineTemplates resource definition.

Name	Type	Description
extendedLocation	ExtendedLocation	The extended location.
id	string (arm-id)	Fully qualified resource ID for the resource. E.g. "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/{resourceProviderNamespace}/{resourceType}/{resourceName}"
location	string	The geo-location where the resource lives
name	string	The name of the resource
properties.computerName	string	Gets computer name.
properties.cpuCount	integer (int32)	Gets the desired number of vCPUs for the vm.
properties.disks	VirtualDisk[]	Gets the disks of the template.
properties.dynamicMemoryEnabled	DynamicMemoryEnabled	Gets a value indicating whether to enable dynamic memory or not.
properties.dynamicMemoryMaxMB	integer (int32)	Gets the max dynamic memory for the vm.
properties.dynamicMemoryMinMB	integer (int32)	Gets the min dynamic memory for the vm.
properties.generation	integer (int32)	Gets the generation for the vm.
properties.inventoryItemId	string	Gets or sets the inventory Item ID for the resource.
properties.isCustomizable	IsCustomizable	Gets a value indicating whether the vm template is customizable or not.
properties.isHighlyAvailable	IsHighlyAvailable	Gets highly available property.
properties.limitCpuForMigration	LimitCpuForMigration	Gets a value indicating whether to enable processor compatibility mode for live migration of VMs.
properties.memoryMB	integer (int32)	MemoryMB is the desired size of a virtual machine's memory, in MB.
properties.networkInterfaces	NetworkInterface[]	Gets the network interfaces of the template.
properties.osName	string	Gets os name.
properties.osType	OsType	Gets the type of the os.
properties.provisioningState	ProvisioningState	Provisioning state of the resource.
properties.uuid	string pattern: ^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$	Unique ID of the virtual machine template.
properties.vmmServerId	string (arm-id)	ARM Id of the vmmServer resource in which this resource resides.
systemData	systemData	Azure Resource Manager metadata containing createdBy and modifiedBy information.
tags	object	Resource tags.
type	string	The type of the resource. E.g. "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines" or "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts"

VirtualMachineTemplateTagsUpdate

Object

The type used for updating tags in VirtualMachineTemplate resources.

Name	Type	Description
tags	object	Resource tags.