Managed Object - ServiceInstance

See also: Capability, Event, HostSystem, HostVMotionCompatibility, ProductComponentInfo, ResourcePool, ServiceContent, VirtualMachine, VirtualMachinePowerState
Since: null

Managed Object Description

Properties

Name	Type	Description
capability P	Capability
content P	ServiceContent
serverClock P	xsd:dateTime

Name

Type

Description

capability P

Capability

content P

ServiceContent

serverClock P

xsd:dateTime

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
CurrentTime, QueryVMotionCompatibility, RetrieveProductComponents, RetrieveServiceContent, ValidateMigration

CurrentTime

Required Privileges: System.View

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the ServiceInstance used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type	Description
xsd:dateTime

Faults

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

Events

Type
None

QueryVMotionCompatibility

Deprecated.

Required Privileges: Resource.QueryVMotion

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the ServiceInstance used to make the method call.
vm P	ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachine	*Since* null
host P	ManagedObjectReference[] to a HostSystem[]	*Since* null
compatibility* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* null

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type	Description
HostVMotionCompatibility[]

Faults

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

Events

Type
None

RetrieveProductComponents

Required Privileges: System.Anonymous
Since: VI API 2.5

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the ServiceInstance used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type	Description
ProductComponentInfo[]

Faults

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

Events

Type
None

RetrieveServiceContent

Required Privileges: System.Anonymous

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the ServiceInstance used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type	Description
ServiceContent

Faults

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

Events

Type
None

ValidateMigration

Deprecated.

Required Privileges: System.View

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the ServiceInstance used to make the method call.
vm P	ManagedObjectReference[] to a VirtualMachine[]	*Since* null
state* P	VirtualMachinePowerState	*Since* null
testType* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* null
pool* P	ManagedObjectReference to a ResourcePool	*Since* null
host* P	ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem	*Since* null

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type	Description
Event[]

Faults

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

Events

Type
None