vmware::esx::settings::hosts::Software Interface Reference

The Software interface provides methods to manage desired software specification of a standalone ESX host. More...

Inherited by vmware::esx::settings::hosts::SoftwareStub.

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Public Member Functions
string	Scan_Task (string host)
	Scans the host against the host's desired state.
string	Scan_Task (string host, global::System.Action< vmware.vapi.std.Progress > _progress, vmware.vapi.bindings.client.InvocationConfig _invocationConfig)
	Scans the host against the host's desired state.

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Detailed Description

The Software interface provides methods to manage desired software specification of a standalone ESX host.

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Member Function Documentation

string vmware::esx::settings::hosts::Software::Scan_Task

(

string

host

)

Scans the host against the host's desired state.

. The result of this operation can be queried by calling the cis/tasks/{task-id} where the task-id is the response of this operation.

Task method overload. Result of the invocation is a task identifier which is going to be returned by this method.

Exceptions:

vmware.vapi.std.errors.Error	If there is unknown internal error. The accompanying error message will give more details about the failure.
vmware.vapi.std.errors.NotFound	If there is no host associated with host in the system or if desired software document is not found.
vmware.vapi.std.errors.ServiceUnavailable	If the service is not available.
vmware.vapi.std.errors.Unauthenticated	If the caller is not authenticated.
vmware.vapi.std.errors.Unsupported	If the host is not a standlone host, but instead part of a cluster.

Parameters:

host	Identifier of the host. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: HostSystem .

Returns:

Identifier for the task created by this API invocation

Implemented in vmware::esx::settings::hosts::SoftwareStub.

string vmware::esx::settings::hosts::Software::Scan_Task	(	string	host,
		global::System.Action< vmware.vapi.std.Progress >	_progress,
		vmware.vapi.bindings.client.InvocationConfig	_invocationConfig
	)

Scans the host against the host's desired state.

. The result of this operation can be queried by calling the cis/tasks/{task-id} where the task-id is the response of this operation.

Task method overload. Result of the invocation is a task identifier which is going to be returned by this method.

Exceptions:

vmware.vapi.std.errors.Error	If there is unknown internal error. The accompanying error message will give more details about the failure.
vmware.vapi.std.errors.NotFound	If there is no host associated with host in the system or if desired software document is not found.
vmware.vapi.std.errors.ServiceUnavailable	If the service is not available.
vmware.vapi.std.errors.Unauthenticated	If the caller is not authenticated.
vmware.vapi.std.errors.Unsupported	If the host is not a standlone host, but instead part of a cluster.

Parameters:

host	Identifier of the host. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: HostSystem .
_progress	Progress notification call back
_invocationConfig	Configuration for the method invocation

Returns:

Identifier for the task created by this API invocation

Implemented in vmware::esx::settings::hosts::SoftwareStub.

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The documentation for this interface was generated from the following file:

• hosts/Software.cs