Managed Object - HostSpecificationManager

Property of
ServiceContent
See also
HostSpecification, HostSubSpecification, HostSystem
Since
vSphere API 6.5


Managed Object Description

Properties

Name Type Description
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
DeleteHostSpecification, DeleteHostSubSpecification, HostSpecGetUpdatedHosts, RetrieveHostSpecification, UpdateHostSpecification, UpdateHostSubSpecification

DeleteHostSpecification

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the HostSpecificationManager used to make the method call.
host PManagedObjectReference
to a HostSystem

Since vSphere API 6.5
P Required privilege: host

Return Value

Type Description
None

Faults

Type Description
HostSpecificationOperationFailed
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None



DeleteHostSubSpecification

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the HostSpecificationManager used to make the method call.
host PManagedObjectReference
to a HostSystem

Since vSphere API 6.5
subSpecName Pxsd:string

Since vSphere API 6.5
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
None

Faults

Type Description
HostSpecificationOperationFailed
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None



HostSpecGetUpdatedHosts

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the HostSpecificationManager used to make the method call.
startChangeID* Pxsd:string

Since vSphere API 6.5
endChangeID* Pxsd:string

Since vSphere API 6.5
*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
ManagedObjectReference[]
to a HostSystem[]

Faults

Type Description
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None



RetrieveHostSpecification

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the HostSpecificationManager used to make the method call.
host PManagedObjectReference
to a HostSystem

Since vSphere API 6.5
fromHost Pxsd:boolean

Since vSphere API 6.5
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
HostSpecification

Faults

Type Description
HostSpecificationOperationFailed
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None



UpdateHostSpecification

Required Privileges
Profile.Edit

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the HostSpecificationManager used to make the method call.
host PManagedObjectReference
to a HostSystem

Since vSphere API 6.5
hostSpec PHostSpecification

Since vSphere API 6.5
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
None

Faults

Type Description
HostSpecificationOperationFailed
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None



UpdateHostSubSpecification

Required Privileges
Profile.Edit

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the HostSpecificationManager used to make the method call.
host PManagedObjectReference
to a HostSystem

Since vSphere API 6.5
hostSubSpec PHostSubSpecification

Since vSphere API 6.5
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
None

Faults

Type Description
HostSpecificationOperationFailed
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None