Managed Object - GuestProcessManager

Property of
GuestOperationsManager
See also
GuestAuthentication, GuestProcessInfo, GuestProgramSpec, VirtualMachine
Since
vSphere API 5.0


Managed Object Description

Properties

Name Type Description
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
ListProcessesInGuest, ReadEnvironmentVariableInGuest, StartProgramInGuest, TerminateProcessInGuest

ListProcessesInGuest

Required Privileges
None

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the GuestProcessManager used to make the method call.
vm PManagedObjectReference
to a VirtualMachine

Since vSphere API 5.0
auth PGuestAuthentication

Since vSphere API 5.0
pids* Pxsd:long[]

Since vSphere API 5.0
*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
GuestProcessInfo[]

Faults

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

Events

Type
None



ReadEnvironmentVariableInGuest

Required Privileges
None

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the GuestProcessManager used to make the method call.
vm PManagedObjectReference
to a VirtualMachine

Since vSphere API 5.0
auth PGuestAuthentication

Since vSphere API 5.0
names* Pxsd:string[]

Since vSphere API 5.0
*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
xsd:string[]

Faults

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

Events

Type
None



StartProgramInGuest

Required Privileges
None

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the GuestProcessManager used to make the method call.
vm PManagedObjectReference
to a VirtualMachine

Since vSphere API 5.0
auth PGuestAuthentication

Since vSphere API 5.0
spec PGuestProgramSpec

Since vSphere API 5.0
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
xsd:long

Faults

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

Events

Type
None



TerminateProcessInGuest

Required Privileges
None

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the GuestProcessManager used to make the method call.
vm PManagedObjectReference
to a VirtualMachine

Since vSphere API 5.0
auth PGuestAuthentication

Since vSphere API 5.0
pid Pxsd:long

Since vSphere API 5.0
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
None

Faults

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

Events

Type
None