Managed Object - OvfManager

Property of
ServiceContent
See also
Datastore, HostSystem, ManagedEntity, OvfCreateDescriptorParams, OvfCreateDescriptorResult, OvfCreateImportSpecParams, OvfCreateImportSpecResult, OvfOptionInfo, OvfParseDescriptorParams, OvfParseDescriptorResult, OvfValidateHostParams, OvfValidateHostResult, ResourcePool
Since
vSphere API 4.0


Managed Object Description

Properties

Name Type Description
ovfExportOption* POvfOptionInfo[]

Since vSphere API 5.1
ovfImportOption* POvfOptionInfo[]

Since vSphere API 5.1
*May not be presentP Required privilege: System.View

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
CreateDescriptor, CreateImportSpec, ParseDescriptor, ValidateHost

CreateDescriptor

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the OvfManager used to make the method call.
obj PManagedObjectReference
to a ManagedEntity

Since vSphere API 4.0
cdp POvfCreateDescriptorParams

Since vSphere API 4.0
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
OvfCreateDescriptorResult

Faults

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

Events

Type
None



CreateImportSpec

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the OvfManager used to make the method call.
ovfDescriptor Pxsd:string

Since vSphere API 4.0
resourcePool PManagedObjectReference
to a ResourcePool

Since vSphere API 4.0
datastore PManagedObjectReference
to a Datastore

Since vSphere API 4.0
cisp POvfCreateImportSpecParams

Since vSphere API 4.0
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
OvfCreateImportSpecResult

Faults

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

Events

Type
None



ParseDescriptor

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the OvfManager used to make the method call.
ovfDescriptor Pxsd:string

Since vSphere API 4.0
pdp POvfParseDescriptorParams

Since vSphere API 4.0
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
OvfParseDescriptorResult

Faults

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

Events

Type
None



ValidateHost

Required Privileges
System.View

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the OvfManager used to make the method call.
ovfDescriptor Pxsd:string

Since vSphere API 4.0
host PManagedObjectReference
to a HostSystem

Since vSphere API 4.0
vhp POvfValidateHostParams

Since vSphere API 4.0
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
OvfValidateHostResult

Faults

Type Description
ConcurrentAccess
FileFault
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