Managed Object - HostPatchManager

Property of: HostConfigManager
See also: HostPatchManagerLocator, HostPatchManagerPatchManagerOperationSpec, HostPatchManagerResult, HostPatchManagerStatus
Since: VI API 2.5

Managed Object Description

Properties

Name	Type	Description
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
CheckHostPatch_Task, InstallHostPatch_Task, InstallHostPatchV2_Task, QueryHostPatch_Task, ScanHostPatch_Task, ScanHostPatchV2_Task, StageHostPatch_Task, UninstallHostPatch_Task

CheckHostPatch_Task

Required Privileges: System.Read
Since: vSphere API 4.0

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostPatchManager used to make the method call.
metaUrls* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* vSphere API 4.0
bundleUrls* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* vSphere API 4.0
spec* P	HostPatchManagerPatchManagerOperationSpec	*Since* vSphere API 4.0

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

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidState
PlatformConfigFault
RequestCanceled
RuntimeFault	Thrown 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

InstallHostPatch_Task

Deprecated.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Patch

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostPatchManager used to make the method call.
repository P	HostPatchManagerLocator	*Since* null
updateID P	xsd:string	*Since* null
force* P	xsd:boolean	*Since* null

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

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidState
NoDiskSpace
PatchBinariesNotFound
PatchInstallFailed
PatchMetadataInvalid
PatchNotApplicable
RebootRequired
RuntimeFault	Thrown 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

InstallHostPatchV2_Task

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Patch
Since: vSphere API 4.0

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostPatchManager used to make the method call.
metaUrls* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* vSphere API 4.0
bundleUrls* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* vSphere API 4.0
vibUrls* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* vSphere API 4.0
spec* P	HostPatchManagerPatchManagerOperationSpec	*Since* vSphere API 4.0

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

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidState
PlatformConfigFault
RequestCanceled
RuntimeFault	Thrown 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

QueryHostPatch_Task

Required Privileges: System.Read
Since: vSphere API 4.0

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

_this

ManagedObjectReference

A reference to the HostPatchManager used to make the method call.

spec* P

HostPatchManagerPatchManagerOperationSpec

Since vSphere API 4.0

*Need not be set P Required privilege: spec

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidState
PlatformConfigFault
RequestCanceled
RuntimeFault	Thrown 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

ScanHostPatch_Task

Deprecated.

Required Privileges: System.Read

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

_this

ManagedObjectReference

A reference to the HostPatchManager used to make the method call.

repository P

HostPatchManagerLocator

Since null

updateID* P

xsd:string[]

Since null

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

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask

Faults

Type	Description
PatchMetadataInvalid
PlatformConfigFault
RequestCanceled
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

ScanHostPatchV2_Task

Required Privileges: System.Read
Since: vSphere API 4.0

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostPatchManager used to make the method call.
metaUrls* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* vSphere API 4.0
bundleUrls* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* vSphere API 4.0
spec* P	HostPatchManagerPatchManagerOperationSpec	*Since* vSphere API 4.0

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

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidState
PlatformConfigFault
RequestCanceled
RuntimeFault	Thrown 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

StageHostPatch_Task

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Patch
Since: vSphere API 4.0

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostPatchManager used to make the method call.
metaUrls* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* vSphere API 4.0
bundleUrls* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* vSphere API 4.0
vibUrls* P	xsd:string[]	*Since* vSphere API 4.0
spec* P	HostPatchManagerPatchManagerOperationSpec	*Since* vSphere API 4.0

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

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidState
PlatformConfigFault
RequestCanceled
RuntimeFault	Thrown 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

UninstallHostPatch_Task

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Patch
Since: vSphere API 4.0

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

_this

ManagedObjectReference

A reference to the HostPatchManager used to make the method call.

bulletinIds* P

xsd:string[]

Since vSphere API 4.0

spec* P

HostPatchManagerPatchManagerOperationSpec

Since vSphere API 4.0

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

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidState
PlatformConfigFault
RuntimeFault	Thrown 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