<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-package"></span><h1>com.vmware.vcenter package<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<h2>Subpackages<aclass="headerlink"href="#subpackages"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-certificate-management-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.certificate_management_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.certificate_management_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.certificate_management_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.certificate_management_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.certificate_management_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">X509CertChain</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">cert_chain=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.certificate_management_client.X509CertChain"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">X509CertChain</span></code> class contains x509 certificate chain. This class was
added in vSphere API 6.7.2.</p>
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<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
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<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>cert_chain</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Certificate chain in base64 format. This attribute was added in
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-compute-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client</span></code> module provides classes for managing
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Policies</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client.Policies"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RESOURCE_TYPE</code><emclass="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.compute.Policy'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client.Policies.RESOURCE_TYPE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Summary</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">policy=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">description=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">capability=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client.Policies.Summary"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>policy</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the policy. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the policy. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Description of the policy. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available
<li><p><strong>capability</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the capability this policy is based on. <strong>Warning:</strong>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">create</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client.Policies.create"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>spec</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.struct.VapiStruct</span></code>) – Specification for the new policy to be created. The new policy will
<codeclass="sig-name descname">delete</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">policy</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client.Policies.delete"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>policy</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the policy to be deleted.
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">policy</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client.Policies.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>policy</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the policy for which information should be retrieved.
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client.Policies.list"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.compute_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-datastore-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.datastore_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.datastore_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.datastore_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">DefaultPolicy</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.datastore_client.DefaultPolicy"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
specific datastore. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">datastore</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.datastore_client.DefaultPolicy.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
with the specified datastore. This method was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
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<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>datastore</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the datastore for which the default policy is
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.datastore_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.datastore_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-deployment-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">ApplianceState</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceState"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CONFIGURED</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceState(string='CONFIGURED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceState.CONFIGURED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CONFIG_IN_PROGRESS</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceState(string='CONFIG_IN_PROGRESS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceState.CONFIG_IN_PROGRESS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FAILED</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceState(string='FAILED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceState.FAILED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">INITIALIZED</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceState(string='INITIALIZED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceState.INITIALIZED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NOT_INITIALIZED</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceState(string='NOT_INITIALIZED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceState.NOT_INITIALIZED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">QUESTION_RAISED</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceState(string='QUESTION_RAISED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceState.QUESTION_RAISED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">ApplianceType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">PSC_EXTERNAL</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceType(string='PSC_EXTERNAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceType.PSC_EXTERNAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VCSA_EMBEDDED</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceType(string='VCSA_EMBEDDED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceType.VCSA_EMBEDDED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VCSA_EXTERNAL</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceType(string='VCSA_EXTERNAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceType.VCSA_EXTERNAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">CheckInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">status=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">result=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.CheckInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>status</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.CheckStatus"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.CheckStatus"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CheckStatus</span></code></a>) – Status of the check. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>result</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notifications"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notifications"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Notifications</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Result of the check. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">CheckStatus</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.CheckStatus"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FAILED</code><emclass="property"> = CheckStatus(string='FAILED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.CheckStatus.FAILED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SUCCESS</code><emclass="property"> = CheckStatus(string='SUCCESS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.CheckStatus.SUCCESS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">HistoryMigrationOption</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.HistoryMigrationOption"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ALL</code><emclass="property"> = HistoryMigrationOption(string='ALL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.HistoryMigrationOption.ALL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">EVENTS_TASKS</code><emclass="property"> = HistoryMigrationOption(string='EVENTS_TASKS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.HistoryMigrationOption.EVENTS_TASKS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">HistoryMigrationSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">data_set=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">defer_import=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.HistoryMigrationSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>data_set</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.HistoryMigrationOption"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.HistoryMigrationOption"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">HistoryMigrationOption</span></code></a>) – Defines what part of vCenter historical data will be migrated along
with core data. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>defer_import</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Defines how vCenter history will be migrated. If set to true,
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">ImportHistory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ImportHistory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CreateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">description=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ImportHistory.CreateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the vCenter history import task. This attribute was added
in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Description of the vCenter history import task. This attribute was
<li><p><strong>progress</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.cis.html#com.vmware.cis.task_client.Progress"title="com.vmware.cis.task_client.Progress"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.cis.task_client.Progress</span></code></a>) – The progress info of this task. This attribute was added in vSphere
<li><p><strong>result</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notifications"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notifications"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Notifications</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Result of the operation. If an operation reports partial results
<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.cis.html#com.vmware.cis.task_client.Status.SUCCEEDED"title="com.vmware.cis.task_client.Status.SUCCEEDED"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.cis.task_client.Status.SUCCEEDED</span></code></a>. The value
could change as the operation progresses. This attribute was added
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) – Description of the operation associated with the task.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>service</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the service containing the operation.
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.service</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>operation</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the operation associated with the task.
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.operation</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>parent</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Parent of the current task.
This attribute will be None if the task has no parent.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>target</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifier of the target created by the operation or an existing
<li><p><strong>status</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.cis.html#com.vmware.cis.task_client.Status"title="com.vmware.cis.task_client.Status"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.cis.task_client.Status</span></code></a>) – Status of the operation associated with the task.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>cancelable</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Flag to indicate whether or not the operation can be cancelled. The
value may change as the operation progresses.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>error</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Exception</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Description of the error if the operation status is “FAILED”.
<li><p><strong>start_time</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">datetime.datetime</span></code>) – Time when the operation is started.
<li><p><strong>end_time</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">datetime.datetime</span></code>) – Time when the operation is completed.
<li><p><strong>user</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Name of the user who performed the operation.
<codeclass="sig-name descname">cancel</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ImportHistory.cancel"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ImportHistory.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">pause</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ImportHistory.pause"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">resume</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ImportHistory.resume"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">start</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ImportHistory.start"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ImportHistory.CreateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ImportHistory.CreateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ImportHistory.CreateSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>An optional <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ImportHistory.CreateSpec</span></code> info that can be passed
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Install</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Install"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
appliance. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">InstallSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vcsa_embedded=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">auto_answer=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Install.InstallSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>vcsa_embedded</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Install.VcsaEmbeddedSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Install.VcsaEmbeddedSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Install.VcsaEmbeddedSpec</span></code></a>) – Spec used to configure an embedded vCenter Server. This field
configured. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>auto_answer</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Use the default option for any questions that may come up during
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">VcsaEmbeddedSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">standalone=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">replicated=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ceip_enabled=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Install.VcsaEmbeddedSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>standalone</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.StandaloneSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.StandaloneSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StandaloneSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Spec used to configure a standalone embedded vCenter Server. This
be configured. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
If None, will default to None.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>replicated</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ReplicatedSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ReplicatedSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ReplicatedSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Spec used to configure a replicated embedded vCenter Server. This
be configured. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
If None, will default to None.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ceip_enabled</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Whether CEIP should be enabled or disabled. This attribute was
<codeclass="sig-name descname">cancel</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Install.cancel"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">check</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Install.check"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Install.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">start</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Install.start"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>hostname</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The IP address or DNS resolvable name of the container. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>https_port</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The HTTPS port of the container. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.
If None, port 443 will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ssl_thumbprint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – SHA1 thumbprint of the server SSL certificate will be used for
verification. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
<li><p><strong>ssl_verify</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – SSL verification should be enabled or disabled. If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">sslVerify</span></code> is
value is set to false. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
If None, ssl_verify true will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>username</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The administrator account on the host. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The administrator account password. This attribute was added in
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Notification</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">time=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">message=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">resolution=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notification"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The notification id. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>time</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">datetime.datetime</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The time the notification was raised/found. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 6.7.
Only <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> if the time information is available.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>message</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) – The notification message. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>resolution</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The resolution message, if any. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 6.7.
Only <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> for warnings and errors.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Notifications</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">info=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">warnings=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">errors=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notifications"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>info</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notification"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notification"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Notification</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Info notification messages reported. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.
Only <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> if an info was reported by the task.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>warnings</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notification"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notification"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Notification</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Warning notification messages reported. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.
Only <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> if an warning was reported by the task.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>errors</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notification"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Notification"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Notification</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Error notification messages reported. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.
Only <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> if an error was reported by the task.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Operation</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Operation"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">INSTALL</code><emclass="property"> = Operation(string='INSTALL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Operation.INSTALL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MIGRATE</code><emclass="property"> = Operation(string='MIGRATE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Operation.MIGRATE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RESTORE</code><emclass="property"> = Operation(string='RESTORE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Operation.RESTORE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ROLLBACK</code><emclass="property"> = Operation(string='ROLLBACK')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Operation.ROLLBACK"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">UPGRADE</code><emclass="property"> = Operation(string='UPGRADE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Operation.UPGRADE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Question</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
deployment and to answer them. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">AnswerSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">question_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">answer_val=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.AnswerSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>question_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Id of the question being answered. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>answer_val</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The answer value. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">questions=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>questions</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.Question"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.Question"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Question.Question</span></code></a>) – One or more questions raised during the deployment. This attribute
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Question</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">question=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">default_answer=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">possible_answers=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.Question"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Id of the question raised. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>question</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) – Message describing the question. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.QuestionType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.QuestionType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Question.QuestionType</span></code></a>) – Type of the question raised. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>default_answer</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Default answer value. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>possible_answers</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Possible answers values. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">QuestionType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.QuestionType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ABORT_RETRY_IGNORE</code><emclass="property"> = QuestionType(string='ABORT_RETRY_IGNORE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.QuestionType.ABORT_RETRY_IGNORE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OK_CANCEL</code><emclass="property"> = QuestionType(string='OK_CANCEL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.QuestionType.OK_CANCEL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">YES_NO</code><emclass="property"> = QuestionType(string='YES_NO')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.QuestionType.YES_NO"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">answer</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.answer"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.AnswerSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.AnswerSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Question.AnswerSpec</span></code></a>) – AnswerSpec with the answer to the raised question.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Question.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>psc_hostname</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The IP address or DNS resolvable name of the remote PSC to which
<li><p><strong>https_port</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The HTTPS port of the external PSC appliance. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 6.7.
If None, port 443 will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>sso_admin_password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The SSO administrator account password. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ssl_thumbprint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – SHA1 thumbprint of the server SSL certificate will be used for
<li><p><strong>ssl_verify</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – SSL verification should be enabled or disabled. If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">sslVerify</span></code> is
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>sso_site_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The SSO sitename that will be used in PSC replication. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
If None, default-first-site will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>partner_hostname</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The IP address or DNS resolvable name of the partner PSC appliance.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>https_port</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The HTTPS port of the external PSC appliance. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 6.7.
If None, port 443 will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>sso_admin_password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The SSO administrator account password. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ssl_thumbprint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – SHA1 thumbprint of the server SSL certificate will be used for
verification. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
<li><p><strong>ssl_verify</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – SSL verification should be enabled or disabled. This attribute was
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>partner_hostname</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The IP address or DNS resolvable name of the partner PSC appliance.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>https_port</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The HTTPS port of the external PSC appliance. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 6.7.
If None, port 443 will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>sso_admin_password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The SSO administrator account password. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ssl_thumbprint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – SHA1 thumbprint of the server SSL certificate will be used for
verification. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
<li><p><strong>ssl_verify</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – SSL verification should be enabled or disabled. This attribute was
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StandalonePscSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">sso_site_name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">sso_admin_password=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">sso_domain_name=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.StandalonePscSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>sso_site_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The SSO site name used for this PSC. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.
If None, default-first-site will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>sso_admin_password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The SSO administrator account password. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>sso_domain_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The SSO domain name to be used to configure this appliance. This
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StandaloneSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">sso_admin_password=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">sso_domain_name=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.StandaloneSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>sso_admin_password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The SSO administrator account password. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>sso_domain_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The SSO domain name to be used to configure this appliance. This
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Upgrade</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">PscSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">ceip_enabled=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.PscSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>ceip_enabled</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Customer experience improvement program should be enabled or
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>hostname</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The IP address or DNS resolvable name of the source appliance. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>https_port</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The HTTPS port of the source appliance. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.
If None, port 443 will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ssl_thumbprint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – SHA1 thumbprint of the server SSL certificate will be used for
verification. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
<li><p><strong>ssl_verify</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – SSL verification should be enabled or disabled for the source
<li><p><strong>sso_admin_username</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The SSO administrator account on the source appliance. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>sso_admin_password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The SSO administrator account password. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>root_password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The password of the root user on the source appliance. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ssh_verify</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Appliance SSH verification should be enabled or disabled. By
<li><p><strong>ssh_thumbprint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – MD5 thumbprint of the server SSH key will be used for verification.
<li><p><strong>source_appliance</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.SourceApplianceSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.SourceApplianceSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Upgrade.SourceApplianceSpec</span></code></a>) – Source appliance spec. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>source_location</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.LocationSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.LocationSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LocationSpec</span></code></a>) – Source location spec. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>history</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.HistoryMigrationSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.HistoryMigrationSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">HistoryMigrationSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Determines how vCenter history will be migrated during the upgrade
<li><p><strong>vcsa_embedded</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.VcsaEmbeddedSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.VcsaEmbeddedSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Upgrade.VcsaEmbeddedSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Information that are specific to this embedded vCenter Server. This
<li><p><strong>psc</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.PscSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.PscSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Upgrade.PscSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Information that are specific to this Platform Services Controller.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
If None, ceip_enabled for psc upgrade will default to enabled.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>auto_answer</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Use the default option for any questions that may come up during
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">VcsaEmbeddedSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">ceip_enabled=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.VcsaEmbeddedSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>ceip_enabled</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Customer experience improvement program should be enabled or
<codeclass="sig-name descname">cancel</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.cancel"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">check</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.check"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">start</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.Upgrade.start"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">VerificationMode</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.VerificationMode"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NONE</code><emclass="property"> = VerificationMode(string='NONE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.VerificationMode.NONE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">THUMBPRINT</code><emclass="property"> = VerificationMode(string='THUMBPRINT')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.VerificationMode.THUMBPRINT"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-guest-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client</span></code> module provides classes for managing
guest customization specifications in the vCenter Server.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">AdapterMapping</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">mac_address=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">adapter=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.AdapterMapping"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">AdapterMapping</span></code> class specifies the association between a virtual
network adapter and its IP settings. This class was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>mac_address</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The MAC address of a network adapter being customized. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, the customization process maps the the settings from the
list of AdapterMappings.IPSettings in the
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpec.interfaces</span></code> to the virtual machine’s
network adapters, in PCI slot order. The first virtual network
adapter on the PCI bus is assigned interfaces[0].IPSettings, the
second adapter is assigned interfaces[1].IPSettings, and so on.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>adapter</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.IPSettings"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.IPSettings"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IPSettings</span></code></a>) – The IP settings for the associated virtual network adapter. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">ConfigurationSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">windows_config=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">linux_config=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.ConfigurationSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">CustomizationSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">configuration_spec=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">global_dns_settings=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">interfaces=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpec</span></code> class contains information required to customize
a virtual machine when deploying it or migrating it to a new host. This
class was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>configuration_spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.ConfigurationSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.ConfigurationSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ConfigurationSpec</span></code></a>) – Settings to be applied to the guest during the customization. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>global_dns_settings</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.GlobalDNSSettings"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.GlobalDNSSettings"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">GlobalDNSSettings</span></code></a>) – Global DNS settings constitute the DNS settings that are not
specific to a particular virtual network adapter. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>interfaces</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.AdapterMapping"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.AdapterMapping"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">AdapterMapping</span></code></a>) – IP settings that are specific to a particular virtual network
adapter. The <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.AdapterMapping"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.AdapterMapping"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">AdapterMapping</span></code></a> class maps a network adapter’s
MAC address to its <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.IPSettings"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.IPSettings"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IPSettings</span></code></a>. May be empty if there are
no network adapters, else should match number of network adapters
configured for the VM. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">CustomizationSpecs</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CreateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">description=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">name=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.CreateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.CreateSpec</span></code> class contains specification
information and specification object that can be passed to the
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.create"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.create"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.create()</span></code></a> method. This class was added in vSphere
API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpec</span></code></a>) – The specification object. This attribute was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Description of the specification. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the specification. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">FilterSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">names=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">os_type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.FilterSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>names</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Names that guest customization specifications must have to match
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Format</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Format"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.Format</span></code> class specifies the formats the
customization specification can be exported to. This enumeration was added
in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Format</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">JSON</code><emclass="property"> = Format(string='JSON')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Format.JSON"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>JSON format. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">XML</code><emclass="property"> = Format(string='XML')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Format.XML"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>XML format. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">last_modified=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">spec=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.Info</span></code> class describes a guest customization
specification and the timestamp when it was last modified. This is returned
by the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.get"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.get"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.get()</span></code></a> method. This class was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>last_modified</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">datetime.datetime</span></code>) – Time when the specification was last modified. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Spec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Spec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.Spec</span></code></a>) – The Spec object including specification and metadata information.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Metadata</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">description=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">name=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Metadata"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.Metadata</span></code> class contains metadata i.e. name and
description related to a customization specification. This class was added
in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Description of the specification. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the specification. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">OsType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.OsType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">LINUX</code><emclass="property"> = OsType(string='LINUX')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.OsType.LINUX"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS</code><emclass="property"> = OsType(string='WINDOWS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.OsType.WINDOWS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RESOURCE_TYPE</code><emclass="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.guest.CustomizationSpec'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.RESOURCE_TYPE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Spec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">fingerprint=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">spec=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">description=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">name=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Spec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.Spec</span></code> class contains the specification
information and specification object. This is passed to the
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.set"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.set"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.set()</span></code></a> method. This class was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>fingerprint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The fingerprint is a unique identifier for a given version of the
configuration. Each change to the configuration will update this
value. A client cannot change this value. If specified when
updating a specification, the changes will only be applied if the
current fingerprint matches the specified fingerprint. This field
can be used to guard against updates that has happened between the
specification content was read and until it is applied. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpec</span></code></a>) – The specification object. This attribute was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Description of the specification. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the specification. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Summary</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">description=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">os_type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">last_modified=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Summary"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the guest customization specification. This attribute was
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Description of the guest customization specification. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>os_type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.OsType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.OsType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.OsType</span></code></a>) – Guest operating system type for which that this guest customization
<li><p><strong>last_modified</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">datetime.datetime</span></code>) – Date and tme when this guest customization specification was last
modified. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">create</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.create"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Creates a customization specification. This method was added in vSphere
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.CreateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.CreateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.CreateSpec</span></code></a>) – The information i.e. name, description and the settings i.e
hostname, ip address etc for the new customization specification
<codeclass="sig-name descname">delete</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">name</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.delete"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Deletes a customization specification with the specified identifier.
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the customization specification that needs to be
deleted.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">export</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">name</em>, <emclass="sig-param">format</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.export"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns the content of the customization specification in the specified
format. Note that any passwords in the customization specification will
be set to blank values during the export method. This method was added
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the customization specification that has to be
returned.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<li><p><strong>format</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Format"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Format"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.Format</span></code></a>) – The format in which the customization specification has to be
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">name</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns the guest customization specification from vCenter with the
specified identifier. This method was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the customization specification.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">import_specification</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">customization_spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.import_specification"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Converts a well formatted string to a
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.CreateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.CreateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.CreateSpec</span></code></a>. The resulting object can be
passed to <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.create"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.create"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.create()</span></code></a> method. This method was
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>customization_spec</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – content to be converted to the spec.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">filter=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.list"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns information about at most 1000 visible (subject to permission
checks) guest customization specifications in vCenter matching the
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.FilterSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.FilterSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.FilterSpec</span></code></a>. This method was added in
<codeclass="sig-name descname">set</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">name</em>, <emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.set"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Sets an existing specification, possibly after retrieving (by using
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.get"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.get"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.get()</span></code></a>) and editing it. This method was added
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the customization specification that needs to be set.
<li><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Spec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.CustomizationSpecs.Spec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CustomizationSpecs.Spec</span></code></a>) – The new specification that will overwrite the existing
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Domain</span></code> class specifies the information needed to join a workgroup
or domain. This structure maps to the Identification key in the sysprep.xml
answer file. These values are transferred into the sysprep.xml file that
VirtualCenter stores on the target virtual disk. For more information about
performing unattended installation, check
<aclass="reference external"href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771830(v=ws.10).aspx">https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771830(v=ws.10).aspx</a>. This
class was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Domain.Type</span></code></a>) – The type of network to join after the customization. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>workgroup</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The workgroup that the virtual machine should join. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">type</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type.WORKGROUP"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type.WORKGROUP"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Domain.Type.WORKGROUP</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>domain</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The domain to which the virtual machine should be joined. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">type</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type.DOMAIN"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type.DOMAIN"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Domain.Type.DOMAIN</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>domain_username</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The domain user that has permission to join the domain after
virtual machine is joined. This attribute was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">type</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type.DOMAIN"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type.DOMAIN"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Domain.Type.DOMAIN</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>domain_password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The domain user password that has permission to join the
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Domain.domain_username</span></code> after customization. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">type</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type.DOMAIN"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type.DOMAIN"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Domain.Type.DOMAIN</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Type</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DOMAIN</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='DOMAIN')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type.DOMAIN"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>The virtual machine should be be joined to a domain. This class attribute
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WORKGROUP</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='WORKGROUP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain.Type.WORKGROUP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>The virtual machine should be be joined to a workgroup. This class
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">GlobalDNSSettings</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">dns_suffix_list=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">dns_servers=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.GlobalDNSSettings"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>dns_suffix_list</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – List of name resolution suffixes for the virtual network adapter.
This list applies to both Windows and Linux guest customization.
For Linux, this setting is global, whereas in Windows, this setting
is listed on a per-adapter basis. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, no DNS suffixes are set.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>dns_servers</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – List of DNS servers, for a virtual network adapter with a static IP
address. If this list is empty, then the guest operating system is
expected to use a DHCP server to get its DNS server settings. These
settings configure the virtual machine to use the specified DNS
servers. These DNS server settings are listed in the order of
preference. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">GuiUnattended</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">auto_logon=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">auto_logon_count=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">password=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">time_zone=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.GuiUnattended"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">GuiUnattended</span></code> class maps to the GuiUnattended key in the
sysprep.xml answer file. These values are plugged directly into the
sysprep.xml file that VirtualCenter stores on the target virtual disk. For
more detailed information about performing unattended installations, check
<aclass="reference external"href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771830(v=ws.10).aspx">https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771830(v=ws.10).aspx</a>. This
<li><p><strong>auto_logon</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Flag to determine whether or not the machine automatically logs on
as Administrator. See the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">GuiUnattended.password</span></code> property.
If <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">GuiUnattended.auto_logon</span></code> flag is set, then
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">GuiUnattended.password</span></code> must not be None or the guest
customization will fail. This attribute was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>auto_logon_count</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">GuiUnattended.auto_logon</span></code> flag is <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code>, then
this property specifies the number of times the machine should
automatically log on as Administrator. Generally it should be 1,
but if the setup requires a number of reboots, you may want to
increase it. This number may be determined by the list of commands.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The new administrator password for the machine. To specify that the
password should be set to blank (that is, no password), leave it
unset. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, blank password will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>time_zone</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – The time zone index for the virtual machine. Numbers correspond to
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">HostnameGenerator</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">fixed_name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">prefix=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">HostnameGenerator</span></code> class specifies various mechanisms of generating
the hostname for the guest inside the virtual machine while customization.
This class was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator.Type"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator.Type"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">HostnameGenerator.Type</span></code></a>) – The type of the Name Generator. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>fixed_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The virtual machine name specified by the client. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">type</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator.Type.FIXED"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator.Type.FIXED"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">HostnameGenerator.Type.FIXED</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>prefix</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Base prefix, to which a unique number is appended. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">type</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator.Type.PREFIX"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator.Type.PREFIX"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">HostnameGenerator.Type.PREFIX</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Type</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator.Type"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FIXED</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='FIXED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator.Type.FIXED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Specifies that a fixed name should be used for the hostname for the virtual
machine during the customization. This class attribute was added in vSphere
<codeclass="sig-name descname">PREFIX</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='PREFIX')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator.Type.PREFIX"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Specifies that a unique name should be generated by concatenating the base
string with a number including the network name of the guest.</p>
<p>Virtual machine names are unique across the set of hosts and virtual
machines known to the VirtualCenter instance. VirtualCenter tracks the
network names of virtual machines as well as hosts. VMware Tools runs in a
guest operating system and reports information to VirtualCenter.. This
class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">USER_INPUT_REQUIRED</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='USER_INPUT_REQUIRED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator.Type.USER_INPUT_REQUIRED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Indicates that the host name is not specified in advance. The user must
provide a valid value when the actual customization spec is applied to a
virtual machine. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VIRTUAL_MACHINE</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='VIRTUAL_MACHINE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator.Type.VIRTUAL_MACHINE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Specifies that the VirtualCenter should generate a virtual machine name.</p>
<p>The name is generated from a base prefix comprising the virtual machine
entity name. A number is appended, if necessary, to make it unique.</p>
<p>Virtual machine names are unique across the set of hosts and virtual
machines known to the VirtualCenter instance. VirtualCenter tracks the
network names of the virtual machines as well as hosts. VMware Tools runs
in a guest operating system and reports information to VirtualCenter,
including the network name of the guest.. This class attribute was added in
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">IPSettings</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">ipv4=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ipv6=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">windows=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.IPSettings"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>ipv4</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv4</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Specification to configure IPv4 address, subnet mask and gateway
info for this virtual network adapter. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, no IPv4 addresses are set.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ipv6</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv6</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Specification to configure IPv6 address, subnet mask and gateway
info for this virtual network adapter. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, no IPv6 addresses are set.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>windows</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Windows settings to be configured for this specific virtual Network
adapter. This is valid only for Windows guest operating systems.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, no specific Windows settings are set.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Ipv4</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ip_address=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">prefix=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">gateways=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4.Type"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4.Type"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv4.Type</span></code></a>) – The type of the IPv4 configuration. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ip_address</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The static IPv4 address. This attribute was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">type</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4.Type.STATIC"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4.Type.STATIC"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv4.Type.STATIC</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>prefix</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – The IPv4 CIDR prefix, for example, 24. See
<aclass="reference external"href="http://www.oav.net/mirrors/cidr.html">http://www.oav.net/mirrors/cidr.html</a> for netmask-to-prefix
conversion. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">type</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4.Type.STATIC"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4.Type.STATIC"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv4.Type.STATIC</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>gateways</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Gateways for the IPv4 address. This attribute was added in vSphere
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Type</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4.Type"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv4.Type</span></code> class specifies different types of the IPv4
configuration. This enumeration was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Type</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DHCP</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='DHCP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4.Type.DHCP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>DHCP configuration. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STATIC</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='STATIC')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4.Type.STATIC"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Static configuration. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">USER_INPUT_REQUIRED</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='USER_INPUT_REQUIRED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv4.Type.USER_INPUT_REQUIRED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Indicates that the IPv4 settings are not specified in advance. The user
must provide a valid value when the actual customization spec is applied to
a virtual machine. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Ipv6</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ipv6=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">gateways=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6.Type"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6.Type"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv6.Type</span></code></a>) – The IPv6 configuration type. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ipv6</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6Address"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6Address"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv6Address</span></code></a>) – IPv6 address. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">type</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6.Type.STATIC"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6.Type.STATIC"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv6.Type.STATIC</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>gateways</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – gateways for the IPv6 address. This attribute was added in vSphere
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Type</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6.Type"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv6.Type</span></code> class specifies different types of the IPv6
configuration. This enumeration was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Type</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DHCP</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='DHCP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6.Type.DHCP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>DHCP IPv6 configuration. This class attribute was added in vSphere API
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STATIC</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='STATIC')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6.Type.STATIC"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Static IPv6 configuration. This class attribute was added in vSphere API
<codeclass="sig-name descname">USER_INPUT_REQUIRED</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='USER_INPUT_REQUIRED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6.Type.USER_INPUT_REQUIRED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Indicates that the IPv6 settings are not specified in advance. The user
must provide a valid value when the actual customization spec is applied to
a virtual machine. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Ipv6Address</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">ip_address=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">prefix=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Ipv6Address"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>ip_address</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Static IPv6 Address. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>prefix</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – The CIDR prefix for the interface. This attribute was added in
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">LinuxConfiguration</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">hostname=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">domain=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">time_zone=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">script_text=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.LinuxConfiguration"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>Guest customization Settings to customize a Linux guest operating system.</p>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LinuxConfiguration</span></code> class contains settings that identify a Linux
machine in the same way that the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsConfiguration"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsConfiguration"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">WindowsConfiguration</span></code></a> class
identifies a Windows machine.. This class was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<li><p><strong>hostname</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">HostnameGenerator</span></code></a>) – The network host name of the Linux virtual machine. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>domain</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The fully qualified domain name. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>time_zone</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>The case-sensitive time zone, such as Europe/Sofia. Valid time zone
values are based on the tz (time zone) database used by Linux. The
values are strings (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) in the form “Area/Location,” in
which Area is a continent or ocean name, and Location is the city,
island, or other regional designation.</p>
<p>See the <aclass="reference external"href="https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2145518">https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2145518</a> for a list of supported
time zones for different versions in Linux.. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, time zone is not modified inside guest operating system.</p>
</p></li>
<li><p><strong>script_text</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>The script to run before and after Linux guest customization.
The max size of the script is 1500 bytes. As long as the script
(shell, perl, python…) has the right “#!” in the header, it is
supported. The caller should not assume any environment variables
when the script is run.</p>
<p>The script is invoked by the customization engine using the command
line: 1) with argument “precustomization” before customization, 2)
with argument “postcustomization” after customization. The script
should parse this argument and implement pre-customization or
post-customization task code details in the corresponding block.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">UserData</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">computer_name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">full_name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">organization=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">product_key=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.UserData"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>computer_name</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">HostnameGenerator</span></code></a>) – The computer name of the (Windows) virtual machine. A computer name
may contain letters (A-Z), numbers(0-9) and hyphens (-) but no
spaces or periods (.). The name may not consist entirely of digits.
A computer name is restricted to 15 characters in length. If the
computer name is longer than 15 characters, it will be truncated to
15 characters. Check <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.HostnameGenerator"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">HostnameGenerator</span></code></a> for various
options. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>full_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Full name of the end user. Note that this is not the username but
full name specified in “Firstname Lastname” format. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>organization</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the organization that owns the computer. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>product_key</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The product Key to use for activating Windows guest operating
system. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">WindowsConfiguration</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">reboot=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">sysprep=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">sysprep_xml=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsConfiguration"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>reboot</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsConfiguration.RebootOption"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsConfiguration.RebootOption"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">WindowsConfiguration.RebootOption</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – A value specifying the action that should be taken after
customization. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsConfiguration.RebootOption.REBOOT"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsConfiguration.RebootOption.REBOOT"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">WindowsConfiguration.RebootOption.REBOOT</span></code></a>
option will be chosen.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>sysprep</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsSysprep"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsSysprep"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">WindowsSysprep</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Customization settings like user details, administrator details,
etc for the windows guest operating system. Exactly one of
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">sysprep</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">sysprepXml</span></code> must be specified. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, sysprep settings will not be applied to the windows guest
operating system.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>sysprep_xml</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – All settings specified in a XML format. This is the content of a
typical answer.xml file that is used by System administrators
Exactly one of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">sysprep</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">sysprepXml</span></code> must be specified.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, sysprep settings will not be applied to the windows guest
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">RebootOption</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsConfiguration.RebootOption"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">WindowsConfiguration.RebootOption</span></code> class specifies what should be
done to the guest after the customization. This enumeration was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">RebootOption</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NO_REBOOT</code><emclass="property"> = RebootOption(string='NO_REBOOT')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsConfiguration.RebootOption.NO_REBOOT"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Take no action. Leave the guest OS running after customization. This option
can be used to look at values for debugging purposes. This class attribute
<codeclass="sig-name descname">REBOOT</code><emclass="property"> = RebootOption(string='REBOOT')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsConfiguration.RebootOption.REBOOT"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Reboot the guest after customization. This class attribute was added in
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SHUTDOWN</code><emclass="property"> = RebootOption(string='SHUTDOWN')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsConfiguration.RebootOption.SHUTDOWN"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Shutdown the guest after customization. This class attribute was added in
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">dns_servers=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">dns_domain=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">wins_servers=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">net_bios_mode=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>dns_servers</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>A list of server IP addresses to use for DNS lookup in a Windows
guest operating system.</p>
<p>These servers should be specified in the order of preference. If
this list is not empty, and if a DHCP IP address is used, then
these settings override the DHCP settings.. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, no DNS servers are set.</p>
</p></li>
<li><p><strong>dns_domain</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – A DNS domain suffix such as vmware.com. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, no DNS domain is set.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>wins_servers</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – List of WINS Servers to set for the Windows guest operating system.
A Maximum of two IP addresses can be specified in this list. The
first IP address will be set as the primary WINS server. The second
IP address will be set as the secondary WINS server. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, no WINS Servers are set.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>net_bios_mode</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings.NetBIOSMode"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings.NetBIOSMode"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings.NetBIOSMode</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – NetBIOS setting for Windows. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 7.0.0.
If None, existing NetBIOS mode will be retained.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">NetBIOSMode</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings.NetBIOSMode"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings.NetBIOSMode</span></code> class specifies different
NetBIOS settings for Windows guest operating systems. This enumeration was
added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">NetBIOSMode</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DISABLE</code><emclass="property"> = NetBIOSMode(string='DISABLE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings.NetBIOSMode.DISABLE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Never use NetBIOS. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ENABLE</code><emclass="property"> = NetBIOSMode(string='ENABLE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings.NetBIOSMode.ENABLE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Always use NetBIOS. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">USE_DHCP</code><emclass="property"> = NetBIOSMode(string='USE_DHCP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsNetworkAdapterSettings.NetBIOSMode.USE_DHCP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>DHCP server decides whether or not to use NetBIOS. This class attribute was
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">WindowsSysprep</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">gui_run_once_commands=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">user_data=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">domain=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">gui_unattended=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.WindowsSysprep"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>gui_run_once_commands</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – A list of commands to run at first user logon, after customizing
the guest. These commands are directly mapped to the GuiRunOnce key
in the sysprep.xml answer file. These commands are transferred into
the sysprep.xml file that VirtualCenter stores on the target
virtual disk. For more information about performing unattended
The commands listed here ar executed when a user logs on the first
time after customization completes. The logon may be driven by
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">GuiUnattended.auto_logon</span></code> setting. These commands are
directly mapped to the GuiRunOnce key in the. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, no commands are run.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>user_data</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.UserData"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.UserData"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">UserData</span></code></a>) – Personal data pertaining to the owner of the virtual machine. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>domain</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.Domain"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Domain</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Information needed to join a workgroup or domain. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
If None, the guest will not be joined to any workgroup or a domain.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>gui_unattended</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.GuiUnattended"title="com.vmware.vcenter.guest_client.GuiUnattended"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">GuiUnattended</span></code></a>) – Information related to unattended installation. This attribute was
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-hvc-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client</span></code> module provides classes to manage hybrid
links between a local and remote Platform Service Controller. Usage beyond
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Links</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.Links"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Links</span></code> class provides methods to create, delete, get information,
and list hybrid links between the local and foreign Platform Service
Controller (PSC). Usage beyond VMware Cloud on AWS is not supported.
<strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to
specific environments.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CertificateInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">ssl_thumbprint=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.Links.CertificateInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>ssl_thumbprint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The SHA-256 thumbprint of the SSL certificate for the destination
PSC endpoint. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards
compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable
<li><p><strong>psc_hostname</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The PSC hostname for the domain to be linked. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>port</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The HTTPS port of the PSC to be linked. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute
is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.
If None 443 will be used as default.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>domain_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The domain to which the PSC belongs. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>username</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The administrator username of the PSC. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute
is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The administrator password of the PSC. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute
is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ssl_thumbprint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The ssl thumbprint of the server. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.
if None no thumbprint is passed.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>admin_groups</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – List of groups to be added to enable administrator access to.
<strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.
if None administrator access will not be set.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Credentials</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">user_name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">password=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.Links.Credentials"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Links.Credentials</span></code> class specifies user credentials to make a
successful connection to remote endpoint. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to
test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>user_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the user to authenticate. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Password for the user. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards
compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Summary</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">link=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">display_name=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.Links.Summary"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Links.Summary</span></code> class contains information about the hybrid link.
<strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to
specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>link</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Unique identifier for the link. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.hvc.Links</span></code>. When methods return a value of
this class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier
for the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.hvc.Links</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>display_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The display name is set to the domain name which was set during
create. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and
provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some
Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific
<codeclass="sig-name descname">create</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.Links.create"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Creates a new hybrid link between the local and foreign PSC. Usage
beyond VMware Cloud on AWS is not supported. <strong>Warning:</strong> This method
is available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since
this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards
compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to
specific environments.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.Links.CreateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.Links.CreateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Links.CreateSpec</span></code></a>) – Specification for the new link to be created.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">delete</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">link</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.Links.delete"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Deletes an existing hybrid link. Usage beyond VMware Cloud on AWS is
not supported. <strong>Warning:</strong> This method is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and
provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some
Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific
environments.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>link</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the hybrid link.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
if the system reports an error while responding to the request.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="method">
<dtid="com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.Links.list">
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.Links.list"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Enumerates the list of registered hybrid links. Usage beyond VMware
Cloud on AWS is not supported. <strong>Warning:</strong> This method is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility
and recommends against using them in production environments. Some
Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.hvc_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-identity-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client</span></code> module provides classes to manage
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Providers</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers</span></code> interface provides methods to list, read and modify
vCenter Server identity providers. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate
and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs
might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">ConfigType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType</span></code> class contains the possible types of vCenter
Server identity providers. <strong>Warning:</strong> This enumeration is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate
and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs
might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ConfigType</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">Oauth2</code><emclass="property"> = ConfigType(string='Oauth2')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Config for OAuth2. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate
and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs
might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">Oidc</code><emclass="property"> = ConfigType(string='Oidc')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oidc"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Config for OIDC. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate
and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs
might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.CreateSpec</span></code> class contains the information used to create
an identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware
does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using
them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>config_tag</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType</span></code></a>) – The config type of the identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>oauth2</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2CreateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2CreateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2CreateSpec</span></code></a>) – OAuth2 CreateSpec. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards
compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable
to specific environments.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">configTag</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>oidc</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.OidcCreateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.OidcCreateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.OidcCreateSpec</span></code></a>) – OIDC CreateSpec. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards
compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable
to specific environments.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">configTag</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oidc"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oidc"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType.Oidc</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>org_ids</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The set of orgIds as part of SDDC creation which provides the basis
for tenancy. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and
provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some
Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific
environments.
If None, the set will be empty.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>is_default</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Specifies whether the provider is the default provider. Setting
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">isDefault</span></code> of current provider to True makes all other providers
non-default. If no other providers created in this vCenter Server
before, this parameter will be disregarded, and the provider will
always be set to the default. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.
If None the provider will be the default provider if it is the
first provider that is created, and will not be the default
provider otherwise.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The user friendly name for the provider. This name can be used for
human-readable identification purposes, but it does not have to be
unique, as the system will use internal UUIDs to differentiate
providers. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and
provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some
Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific
environments.
If None, the name will be the empty string</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">org_ids=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">config_tag=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">oauth2=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">oidc=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">is_default=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Info</span></code> class contains the information about an identity
provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as Technology Preview. These
are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on
the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>org_ids</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The set of orgIds as part of SDDC creation which provides the basis
for tenancy. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and
provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some
Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific
environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>config_tag</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType</span></code></a>) – The config type of the identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>oauth2</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2Info"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2Info"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2Info</span></code></a>) – OAuth2 Info. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and
provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some
Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific
environments.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">configTag</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>oidc</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.OidcInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.OidcInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.OidcInfo</span></code></a>) – OIDC Info. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and
provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some
Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific
environments.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">configTag</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oidc"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oidc"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType.Oidc</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>is_default</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Specifies whether the provider is the default provider.
<strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Oauth2AuthenticationMethod</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod</span></code> class contains the possible
types of OAuth2 authentication methods. <strong>Warning:</strong> This enumeration is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to
test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Oauth2AuthenticationMethod</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CLIENT_SECRET_BASIC</code><emclass="property"> = Oauth2AuthenticationMethod(string='CLIENT_SECRET_BASIC')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod.CLIENT_SECRET_BASIC"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Clients that have received a client_secret value from the Authorization
Server, authenticate with the Authorization Server in accordance with
Section 3.2.1 of OAuth 2.0 [RFC6749] using the HTTP Basic authentication
scheme. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class attribute is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware
does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using
them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CLIENT_SECRET_JWT</code><emclass="property"> = Oauth2AuthenticationMethod(string='CLIENT_SECRET_JWT')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod.CLIENT_SECRET_JWT"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Clients that have received a client_secret value from the Authorization
Server, create a JWT using an HMAC SHA algorithm, such as HMAC SHA-256. The
HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code) is calculated using the
octets of the UTF-8 representation of the client_secret as the shared key.
<strong>Warning:</strong> This class attribute is available as Technology Preview. These
are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on
the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CLIENT_SECRET_POST</code><emclass="property"> = Oauth2AuthenticationMethod(string='CLIENT_SECRET_POST')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod.CLIENT_SECRET_POST"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Clients that have received a client_secret value from the Authorization
Server, authenticate with the Authorization Server in accordance with
Section 3.2.1 of OAuth 2.0 [RFC6749] by including the Client Credentials in
the request body. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate
and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs
might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">PRIVATE_KEY_JWT</code><emclass="property"> = Oauth2AuthenticationMethod(string='PRIVATE_KEY_JWT')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod.PRIVATE_KEY_JWT"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Clients that have registered a public key sign a JWT using that key. The
client authenticates in accordance with JSON Web Token (JWT) Profile for
OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization Grants [OAuth.JWT] and
Assertion Framework for OAuth 2.0 Client Authentication and Authorization
Grants [OAuth.Assertions]. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class attribute is available
as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based
on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2CreateSpec</span></code> class contains the information used to
create an OAuth2 identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate
and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs
might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>auth_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Authentication/authorization endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>token_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Token endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>public_key_uri</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Endpoint to retrieve the provider public key for validation.
<strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Client identifier to connect to the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_secret</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The secret shared between the client and the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>claim_map</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>)) – The map used to transform an OAuth2 claim to a corresponding claim
that vCenter Server understands. Currently only the key “perms” is
supported. The key “perms” is used for mapping the “perms” claim of
incoming JWT. The value is another map with an external group as
the key and a vCenter Server group as value. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>issuer</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identity provider namespace. It is used to validate the issuer
in the acquired OAuth2 token. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>authentication_method</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod</span></code></a>) – Authentication method used by the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>auth_query_params</strong> ((<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>key/value pairs that are to be appended to the authEndpoint
request.</p>
<p>How to append to authEndpoint request: If the map is not empty, a
“?” is added to the endpoint URL, and combination of each k and
each string in the v is added with an “&” delimiter. Details:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If the value contains only one string, then the key is added with
“k=v”.</p></li>
<li><p>If the value is an empty list, then the key is added without a
“=v”.</p></li>
<li><p>If the value contains multiple strings, then the key is repeated
in the query-string for each string in the value.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2Info</span></code> class contains the information about an OAuth2
identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware
does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using
them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>auth_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Authentication/authorization endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>token_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Token endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>public_key_uri</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Endpoint to retrieve the provider public key for validation.
<strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Client identifier to connect to the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_secret</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The secret shared between the client and the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>claim_map</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>)) – The map used to transform an OAuth2 claim to a corresponding claim
that vCenter Server understands. Currently only the key “perms” is
supported. The key “perms” is used for mapping the “perms” claim of
incoming JWT. The value is another map with an external group as
the key and a vCenter Server group as value. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>issuer</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identity provider namespace. It is used to validate the issuer
in the acquired OAuth2 token. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>authentication_method</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod</span></code></a>) – Authentication method used by the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>auth_query_params</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) –<p>key/value pairs that are to be appended to the authEndpoint
request.</p>
<p>How to append to authEndpoint request: If the map is not empty, a
“?” is added to the endpoint URL, and combination of each k and
each string in the v is added with an “&” delimiter. Details:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If the value contains only one string, then the key is added with
“k=v”.</p></li>
<li><p>If the value is an empty list, then the key is added without a
“=v”.</p></li>
<li><p>If the value contains multiple strings, then the key is repeated
in the query-string for each string in the value.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Oauth2Summary</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">auth_endpoint=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">token_endpoint=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">client_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">authentication_header=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">auth_query_params=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2Summary"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2Summary</span></code> class contains commonly used information
about an OAuth2 identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate
and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs
might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>auth_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Authentication/authorization endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>token_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Token endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Client identifier to connect to the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>authentication_header</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The authentication data used as part of request header to acquire
or refresh an OAuth2 token. The data format depends on the
authentication method used. Example of basic authentication format:
<strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>auth_query_params</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) –<p>key/value pairs that are to be appended to the authEndpoint
request.</p>
<p>How to append to authEndpoint request: If the map is not empty, a
“?” is added to the endpoint URL, and combination of each k and
each string in the v is added with an “&” delimiter. Details:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If the value contains only one string, then the key is added with
“k=v”.</p></li>
<li><p>If the value is an empty list, then the key is added without a
“=v”.</p></li>
<li><p>If the value contains multiple strings, then the key is repeated
in the query-string for each string in the value.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2UpdateSpec</span></code> class contains the information used to
update the OAuth2 identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available
as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based
on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>auth_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Authentication/authorization endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>token_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Token endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>public_key_uri</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Endpoint to retrieve the provider public key for validation.
<strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Client identifier to connect to the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_secret</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Shared secret between identity provider and client. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>claim_map</strong> ((<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>)) or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The map used to transform an OAuth2 claim to a corresponding claim
that vCenter Server understands. Currently only the key “perms” is
supported. The key “perms” is used for mapping the “perms” claim of
incoming JWT. The value is another map with an external group as
the key and a vCenter Server group as value. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>issuer</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The identity provider namespace. It is used to validate the issuer
in the acquired OAuth2 token. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>authentication_method</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Authentication method used by the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>auth_query_params</strong> ((<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – key/value pairs that are to be appended to the authEndpoint
request. How to append to authEndpoint request: If the map is not
empty, a “?” is added to the endpoint URL, and combination of each
k and each string in the v is added with an “&” delimiter. Details:
If the value contains only one string, then the key is added with
“k=v”. If the value is an empty list, then the key is added without
a “=v”. If the value contains multiple strings, then the key is
repeated in the query-string for each string in the value. If the
map is empty, deletes all params. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">OidcCreateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">discovery_endpoint=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">client_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">client_secret=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">claim_map=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.OidcCreateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.OidcCreateSpec</span></code> class contains the information used to
create an OIDC identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate
and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs
might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>discovery_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Endpoint to retrieve the provider metadata. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Client identifier to connect to the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_secret</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The secret shared between the client and the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>claim_map</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>)) – The map used to transform an OAuth2 claim to a corresponding claim
that vCenter Server understands. Currently only the key “perms” is
supported. The key “perms” is used for mapping the “perms” claim of
incoming JWT. The value is another map with an external group as
the key and a vCenter Server group as value. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.OidcInfo</span></code> class contains information about an OIDC
identity provider. OIDC is a discovery protocol for OAuth2 configuration
metadata, so <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.OidcInfo</span></code> contains additional discovered OAuth2
metadata. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as Technology Preview. These
are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on
the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>discovery_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Endpoint to retrieve the provider metadata. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>auth_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Authentication/authorization endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>token_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Token endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>public_key_uri</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Endpoint to retrieve the provider public key for validation.
<strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Client identifier to connect to the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_secret</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The secret shared between the client and the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>claim_map</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>)) – The map used to transform an OAuth2 claim to a corresponding claim
that vCenter Server understands. Currently only the key “perms” is
supported. The key “perms” is used for mapping the “perms” claim of
incoming JWT. The value is another map with an external group as
the key and a vCenter Server group as value. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>issuer</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identity provider namespace. It is used to validate the issuer
in the acquired OAuth2 token. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>authentication_method</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2AuthenticationMethod</span></code></a>) – Authentication method used by the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>auth_query_params</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) –<p>key/value pairs that are to be appended to the authEndpoint
request.</p>
<p>How to append to authEndpoint request: If the map is not empty, a
“?” is added to the endpoint URL, and combination of each k and
each string in the v is added with an “&” delimiter. Details:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If the value contains only one string, then the key is added with
“k=v”.</p></li>
<li><p>If the value is an empty list, then the key is added without a
“=v”.</p></li>
<li><p>If the value contains multiple strings, then the key is repeated
in the query-string for each string in the value.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">OidcSummary</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">auth_endpoint=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">token_endpoint=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">client_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">authentication_header=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">auth_query_params=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.OidcSummary"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.OidcSummary</span></code> class contains commonly used information
about an OIDC identity provider. OIDC is a discovery protocol for OAuth2
configuration metadata, so <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.OidcSummary</span></code> contains discovered
OAuth2 metadata. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware
does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using
them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>auth_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Authentication/authorization endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>token_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Token endpoint of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Client identifier to connect to the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>authentication_header</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The authentication data used as part of request header to acquire
or refresh an OAuth2 token. The data format depends on the
authentication method used. Example of basic authentication format:
<strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>auth_query_params</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) –<p>key/value pairs that are to be appended to the authEndpoint
request.</p>
<p>How to append to authEndpoint request: If the map is not empty, a
“?” is added to the endpoint URL, and combination of each k and
each string in the v is added with an “&” delimiter. Details:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If the value contains only one string, then the key is added with
“k=v”.</p></li>
<li><p>If the value is an empty list, then the key is added without a
“=v”.</p></li>
<li><p>If the value contains multiple strings, then the key is repeated
in the query-string for each string in the value.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">OidcUpdateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">discovery_endpoint=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">client_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">client_secret=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">claim_map=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.OidcUpdateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.OidcUpdateSpec</span></code> class contains the information used to
update the OIDC identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate
and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs
might only be applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>discovery_endpoint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Endpoint to retrieve the provider metadata. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Client identifier to connect to the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>client_secret</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The secret shared between the client and the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong>
This attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>claim_map</strong> ((<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>)) or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The map used to transform an OAuth2 claim to a corresponding claim
that vCenter Server understands. Currently only the key “perms” is
supported. The key “perms” is used for mapping the “perms” claim of
incoming JWT. The value is another map with an external group as
the key and a vCenter Server group as value. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Summary</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">provider=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">config_tag=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">oauth2=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">oidc=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">is_default=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Summary"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Summary</span></code> class contains commonly used information about an
identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware
does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using
them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>provider</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs
provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature.
Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee
backwards compatibility and recommends against using them in
production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.identity.Providers</span></code>. When methods return a
value of this class as a return value, the attribute will be an
<li><p><strong>config_tag</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType</span></code></a>) – The config type of the identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>oauth2</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2Summary"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2Summary"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2Summary</span></code></a>) – OAuth2 Summary. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards
compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable
to specific environments.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">configTag</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>oidc</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.OidcSummary"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.OidcSummary"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.OidcSummary</span></code></a>) – OIDC Summary. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards
compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable
to specific environments.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">configTag</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oidc"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oidc"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType.Oidc</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>is_default</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Specifies whether the provider is the default provider.
<strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology Preview.
These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback,
VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends
against using them in production environments. Some Technology
Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.UpdateSpec</span></code> class contains the information used to update
the identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and provide
feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware
does not guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using
them in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be
applicable to specific environments.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>config_tag</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType</span></code></a>) – The config type of the identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
attribute is available as Technology Preview. These are early
access APIs provided to test, automate and provide feedback on the
feature. Since this can change based on feedback, VMware does not
guarantee backwards compatibility and recommends against using them
in production environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only
be applicable to specific environments.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>oauth2</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2UpdateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.Oauth2UpdateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.Oauth2UpdateSpec</span></code></a>) – OAuth2 UpdateSpec. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards
compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable
to specific environments.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">configTag</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType.Oauth2</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>oidc</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.OidcUpdateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.OidcUpdateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.OidcUpdateSpec</span></code></a>) – OIDC UpdateSpec. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards
compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable
to specific environments.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">configTag</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oidc"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.ConfigType.Oidc"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.ConfigType.Oidc</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>org_ids</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The set orgIds as part of SDDC creation which provides the basis
for tenancy. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and
provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some
Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific
environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>make_default</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Specifies whether to make this the default provider. If
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">makeDefault</span></code> is set to true, this provider will be flagged as
the default provider and any other providers that had previously
been flagged as the default will be made non-default. If
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">makeDefault</span></code> is set to false, this provider’s default flag will
not be modified. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as
Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test,
automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change
based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards
compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable
to specific environments.
If None, leaves value unchanged.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The user friendly name for the provider. This name can be used for
human-readable identification purposes, but it does not have to be
unique, as the system will use internal UUIDs to differentiate
providers. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as Technology
Preview. These are early access APIs provided to test, automate and
provide feedback on the feature. Since this can change based on
feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards compatibility and
recommends against using them in production environments. Some
Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to specific
<codeclass="sig-name descname">create</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.create"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Create a vCenter Server identity provider. <strong>Warning:</strong> This method is
available as Technology Preview. These are early access APIs provided
to test, automate and provide feedback on the feature. Since this can
change based on feedback, VMware does not guarantee backwards
compatibility and recommends against using them in production
environments. Some Technology Preview APIs might only be applicable to
specific environments.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.CreateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.CreateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.CreateSpec</span></code></a>) – the CreateSpec contains the information used to create the provider</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">delete</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">provider</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.delete"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>provider</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – the identifier of the provider to delete
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">provider</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>provider</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – the identifier of the provider
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.list"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">update</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">provider</em>, <emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.update"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>provider</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – the identifier of the provider to update
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<li><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.UpdateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.Providers.UpdateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Providers.UpdateSpec</span></code></a>) – the UpdateSpec contains the information used to update the provider</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.identity_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-inventory-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client</span></code> component provides methods and
classes for retrieving vCenter datastore and network information for a given
<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of identifiers.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Datastore</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client.Datastore"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Datastore</span></code> class provides methods to retrieve information about
datastores.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client.Datastore.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Type of the datastore.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be one of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Datastore</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StoragePod</span></code>. When
methods return a value of this class as a return value, the
attribute will be one of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Datastore</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StoragePod</span></code>.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">find</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">datastores</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client.Datastore.find"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns datastore information for the specified datastores. The key in
the return value <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> is the datastore identifier and the
value in the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> is the datastore information.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>datastores</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifiers of the datastores for which information will be
returned.
The parameter must contain identifiers for the resource type:
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Network</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client.Network"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Network</span></code> class provides methods to retrieve information about
vCenter Server networks.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client.Network.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Type of the vCenter Server network.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be one of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Network</span></code>,
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DistributedVirtualPortgroup</span></code>, or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OpaqueNetwork</span></code>. When methods
return a value of this class as a return value, the attribute will
be one of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Network</span></code>, <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DistributedVirtualPortgroup</span></code>, or
<codeclass="sig-name descname">find</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">networks</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client.Network.find"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns network information for the specified vCenter Server networks.
The key in the return value <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> is the network identifier and
the value in the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> is the network information.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>networks</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifiers of the vCenter Server networks for which information
will be returned.
The parameter must contain identifiers for the resource type:
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.inventory_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-iso-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.iso_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.iso_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.iso_client</span></code> module provides classes and classes that
will let its client mount or unmount an ISO image on a virtual machine as a
CD-ROM.</p>
<dlclass="class">
<dtid="com.vmware.vcenter.iso_client.Image">
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.iso_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Image</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.iso_client.Image"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">mount</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">library_item</em>, <emclass="sig-param">vm</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.iso_client.Image.mount"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Mounts an ISO image from a content library on a virtual machine.</p>
<li><p><strong>library_item</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the library item having the ISO image to mount on
the virtual machine.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<li><p><strong>vm</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the virtual machine where the specified ISO image
will be mounted.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
If either <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vm</span></code> or the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">library_item</span></code> is not found.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">unmount</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em>, <emclass="sig-param">cdrom</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.iso_client.Image.unmount"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Unmounts a previously mounted CD-ROM using an ISO image as a backing.</p>
<li><p><strong>vm</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the virtual machine from which to unmount the
virtual CD-ROM.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<li><p><strong>cdrom</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The device identifier of the CD-ROM.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
by the parameter <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cdrom</span></code> requires <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">System.Read</span></code>.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.iso_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.iso_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-ovf-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client</span></code> module provides services to capture and
deploy Open Virtualization Format (OVF) packages to and from the content
library.</p>
<p>It provides the ability to deploy OVF packages from the content library with
support for advanced network topologies, network services, creating virtual
appliances and virtual machines in hosts, resource pools or clusters. It also
provides the ability to export virtual appliances and virtual machines from
hosts, resource pools or clusters as OVF packages to the content library.</p>
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>is_valid</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Is the certificate chain validated.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>is_self_signed</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Is the certificate self-signed.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>x509</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The X509 representation of the certificate.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Unique identifier describing the type of the OVF parameters. The
value is the name of the OVF parameters class.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeploymentOption</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">key=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">label=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">description=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">default_choice=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DeploymentOption"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>key</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The key of the deployment option, corresponding to the ovf:id
attribute in the OVF descriptor.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>label</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – A localizable label for the deployment option.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – A localizable description for the deployment option.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>default_choice</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – A <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> flag indicates whether this deployment option is
the default choice.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute is optional in the result when
retrieving information about an OVF package. If None or false, it
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeploymentOptionParams</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">deployment_options=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">selected_key=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DeploymentOptionParams"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>deployment_options</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DeploymentOption"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DeploymentOption"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DeploymentOption</span></code></a>) –<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of deployment options. This attribute corresponds to
the ovf:Configuration elements of the ovf:DeploymentOptionSection
in the specification. It is a discrete set of intended resource
allocation configurations from which one can be selected.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>selected_key</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The selected deployment option. Identifies the
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DeploymentOption"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DeploymentOption"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DeploymentOption</span></code></a> in the list in the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploymentOptions</span></code>
attribute with a matching value in the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DeploymentOption.key</span></code>
attribute.
This attribute is optional in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. If None the server will use the default deployment
This attribute is optional in the result when retrieving
information about an OVF package. The value will be set only if it
is specified with the optional ovf:default attribute.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Unique identifier describing the type of the OVF parameters. The
value is the name of the OVF parameters class.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">DiskProvisioningType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DiskProvisioningType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DiskProvisioningType</span></code> class defines the virtual disk provisioning
types that can be set for a disk on the target platform.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DiskProvisioningType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DiskProvisioningType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DiskProvisioningType</span></code></a> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">eagerZeroedThick</code><emclass="property"> = DiskProvisioningType(string='eagerZeroedThick')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DiskProvisioningType.eagerZeroedThick"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">thick</code><emclass="property"> = DiskProvisioningType(string='thick')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DiskProvisioningType.thick"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">thin</code><emclass="property"> = DiskProvisioningType(string='thin')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DiskProvisioningType.thin"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">ExportFlag</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ExportFlag"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ExportFlag</span></code> class provides methods for retrieving information about
the export flags supported by the server. Export flags can be specified in
a <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.CreateSpec</span></code></a> to customize an OVF export.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">option=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">description=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ExportFlag.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ExportFlag.Info</span></code> class describes an export flag supported by the
server.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>option</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the export flag that is supported by the server.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) – Localizable description of the export flag.</p></li>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ExportFlag.list"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">ExtraConfig</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">key=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">value=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">virtual_system_id=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ExtraConfig"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>key</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The key of the ExtraConfig element.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>value</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The value of the ExtraConfig element.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>virtual_system_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the virtual system containing the vmw:ExtraConfig
element.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">ExtraConfigParams</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">extra_configs=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">exclude_keys=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">include_keys=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ExtraConfigParams"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ExtraConfigParams</span></code> class contains the parameters with information
about the vmw:ExtraConfig elements in an OVF package.</p>
<p>vmw:ExtraConfig elements can be used to specify configuration settings that
are transferred directly to the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">.vmx</span></code> file.</p>
<p>The behavior of the vmw:ExtraConfig element is similar to the
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">extraConfig</span></code> property of the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">VirtualMachineConfigSpec</span></code> object in the
VMware vSphere API. Thus, the same restrictions apply, such as you cannot
set values that could otherwise be set with other properties in the
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">VirtualMachineConfigSpec</span></code> object. See the VMware vSphere API reference
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>extra_configs</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ExtraConfig"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ExtraConfig"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ExtraConfig</span></code></a>) –<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of vmw:ExtraConfig elements in the OVF package.
This attribute is optional in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. If None there are no extra configuration elements
to use for this OVF package deployment. This attribute will always
be present in the result when retrieving information about an OVF
package. It will be an empty <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> if there are no extra
configuration elements in the OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>exclude_keys</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) –<p>Specifies which extra configuration items in the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> in
the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">extraConfigs</span></code><codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">field</span></code> should be ignored during deployment.</p>
<p>If set, the given keys for extra configurations will be ignored
<li><p><strong>include_keys</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) –<p>Specifies which extra configuration items in the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> in
the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">extraConfigs</span></code><codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">field</span></code> should be included during
deployment.</p>
<p>If set, all but the given keys for extra configurations will be
ignored during deployment. The key is defined in the
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Unique identifier describing the type of the OVF parameters. The
value is the name of the OVF parameters class.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">ImportFlag</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ImportFlag"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ImportFlag</span></code> class provides methods for retrieving information about
the import flags supported by the deployment platform. Import flags can be
specified in a <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec</span></code></a> to customize
an OVF deployment.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">option=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">description=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ImportFlag.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ImportFlag.Info</span></code> class describes an import flag supported by the
deployment platform.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>option</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the import flag that is supported by the deployment
platform.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) – Localizable description of the import flag.</p></li>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">rp</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ImportFlag.list"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns information about the import flags supported by the deployment
platform.</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>The supported flags are:</p>
</div></blockquote>
<dl>
<dt>LAX</dt><dd><blockquote>
<div><p>Lax mode parsing of the OVF descriptor.</p>
</div></blockquote>
<p>Future server versions might support additional flags.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>rp</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of resource pool target for retrieving the import
flag(s).
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>supported_allocation_scheme</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationScheme"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationScheme"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationScheme</span></code></a>) – Specifies the IP allocation schemes supported by the guest
software. This attribute defines the valid values for the IP
allocation policy. This setting is often configured by the virtual
appliance template author or OVF package author to reflect what the
guest software supports, and the IP allocation policy is configured
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>supported_ip_allocation_policy</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy</span></code></a>) – Specifies the IP allocation policies supported. The set of valid
options for the policy is based on the capabilities of the virtual
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ip_allocation_policy</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy</span></code></a>) – Specifies how IP allocation is done through an IP Pool. This is
typically specified by the deployer.
This attribute is optional in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. If None there is no IP allocation policy. This
attribute will always be present in the result when retrieving
information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>supported_ip_protocol</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol</span></code></a>) – Specifies the IP protocols supported by the guest.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ip_protocol</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol</span></code></a>) – Specifies the chosen IP protocol for this deployment. This must be
one of the IP protocols supported by the guest software. See
This attribute is optional in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. If None there is no IP protocol chosen. This
attribute will always be present in the result when retrieving
information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Unique identifier describing the type of the OVF parameters. The
value is the name of the OVF parameters class.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">IpAllocationPolicy</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy</span></code> class defines the possible IP
allocation policy for a deployment.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpAllocationPolicy</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DHCP</code><emclass="property"> = IpAllocationPolicy(string='DHCP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy.DHCP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STATIC_IPPOOL</code><emclass="property"> = IpAllocationPolicy(string='STATIC_IPPOOL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy.STATIC_IPPOOL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STATIC_MANUAL</code><emclass="property"> = IpAllocationPolicy(string='STATIC_MANUAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy.STATIC_MANUAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">TRANSIENT_IPPOOL</code><emclass="property"> = IpAllocationPolicy(string='TRANSIENT_IPPOOL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy.TRANSIENT_IPPOOL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">IpAllocationScheme</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationScheme"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationScheme</span></code> class defines the possible IP
allocation schemes that can be supported by the guest software.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpAllocationScheme</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DHCP</code><emclass="property"> = IpAllocationScheme(string='DHCP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationScheme.DHCP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OVF_ENVIRONMENT</code><emclass="property"> = IpAllocationScheme(string='OVF_ENVIRONMENT')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationScheme.OVF_ENVIRONMENT"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">IpProtocol</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol</span></code> class defines the IP protocols
supported by the guest software.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpProtocol</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">IPV4</code><emclass="property"> = IpProtocol(string='IPV4')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol.IPV4"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">IPV6</code><emclass="property"> = IpProtocol(string='IPV6')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol.IPV6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">LibraryItem</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem</span></code> class provides methods to deploy virtual machines and
virtual appliances from library items containing Open Virtualization Format
(OVF) packages in content library, as well as methods to create library
items in content library from virtual machines and virtual appliances.</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>To deploy a virtual machine or a virtual appliance from a library item:</p>
</div></blockquote>
<olclass="arabic simple">
<li><p>Create a <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeploymentTarget"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeploymentTarget"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.DeploymentTarget</span></code></a> to specify the target
deployment type and target deployment designation.</p></li>
<li><p>Create a <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec</span></code></a> to specify the
parameters for the target deployment.</p></li>
<li><p>Use the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> method with the created target and parameter
specifications, along with the identifier of the specified source content
library item. See <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.deploy"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.deploy"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.deploy()</span></code></a>.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>To create a library item in content library from a virtual machine or
virtual appliance:</p>
<olclass="arabic simple">
<li><p>Create a <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeployableIdentity"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeployableIdentity"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.DeployableIdentity</span></code></a> to specify the source
virtual machine or virtual appliance to be used as the OVF template source.</p></li>
<li><p>Create a <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateTarget"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateTarget"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.CreateTarget</span></code></a> to specify the target library
and library item.</p></li>
<li><p>Create a <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.CreateSpec</span></code></a> to specify the settings for the
OVF package to be created.</p></li>
<li><p>Use the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">create</span></code> method with the created target and parameter
specifications, along with the specified source entity. See
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CreateResult</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">succeeded=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ovf_library_item_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">error=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateResult"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.CreateResult</span></code> class defines the result of the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">create</span></code>
method. See <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.create"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.create"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.create()</span></code></a>.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
<li><p><strong>ovf_library_item_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifier of the created or updated library item.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.content.library.Item</span></code>. When methods return a value of
this class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier
for the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.content.library.Item</span></code>.
If None, the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">create</span></code> method failed and
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.CreateResult.error</span></code> will describe the error(s)
that caused the failure.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>error</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.ResultInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.ResultInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.ResultInfo</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Errors, warnings, and informational messages produced by the
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CreateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">description=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">flags=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.CreateSpec</span></code> class defines the information used to create
or update a library item containing an OVF package.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Name to use in the OVF descriptor stored in the library item.
If None, the server will use source’s current name.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Description to use in the OVF descriptor stored in the library
item.
If None, the server will use source’s current annotation.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>flags</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Flags to use for OVF package creation. The supported flags can be
obtained using <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ExportFlag.list"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ExportFlag.list"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ExportFlag.list()</span></code></a>.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CreateTarget</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">library_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">library_item_id=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateTarget"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>library_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifier of the library in which a new library item should be
created. This attribute is not used if the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">libraryItemId</span></code>
attribute is specified.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.content.Library</span></code>. When methods return a value of this
class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.content.Library</span></code>.
If None, the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">libraryItemId</span></code> attribute must be specified.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>library_item_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifier of the library item that should be should be updated.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.content.library.Item</span></code>. When methods return a value of
this class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier
for the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.content.library.Item</span></code>.
If None, a new library item will be created. The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">libraryId</span></code>
attribute must be specified if this attribute is None.</p></li>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEPLOYABLE</code><emclass="property"> = ['VirtualMachine', 'VirtualApp']</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DEPLOYABLE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeployableIdentity</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">id=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeployableIdentity"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.DeployableIdentity</span></code> class describes the resource created
by a deployment, or the source resource from which library item can be
created, by specifying its resource type and resource identifier.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Type of the deployable resource.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be one of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">VirtualMachine</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">VirtualApp</span></code>. When
methods return a value of this class as a return value, the
attribute will be one of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">VirtualMachine</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">VirtualApp</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the deployable resource.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for one of these resource types:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">null</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">null</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class as
a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for one of
these resource types: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">null</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">null</span></code>.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeploymentResult</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">succeeded=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">resource_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">error=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeploymentResult"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>resource_id</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeployableIdentity"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeployableIdentity"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.DeployableIdentity</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifier of the deployed resource entity.
If None, the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> method failed and
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.DeploymentResult.error</span></code> will describe the
error(s) that caused the failure.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>error</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.ResultInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.ResultInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.ResultInfo</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Errors, warnings, and informational messages produced by the
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeploymentTarget</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">resource_pool_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">host_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">folder_id=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeploymentTarget"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.DeploymentTarget</span></code> class describes the location (target)
where a virtual machine or virtual appliance should be deployed. It is used
in the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">filter</span></code> methods. See <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.deploy"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.deploy"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.deploy()</span></code></a>
and <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.filter"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.filter"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.filter()</span></code></a>.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>resource_pool_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the resource pool to which the virtual machine or
virtual appliance should be attached.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ResourcePool</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource
<li><p><strong>host_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifier of the target host on which the virtual machine or
virtual appliance will run. The target host must be a member of the
cluster that contains the resource pool identified by
If None, the server will automatically select a target host from
the resource pool if
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.DeploymentTarget.resource_pool_id</span></code> is a
stand-alone host or a cluster with Distributed Resource Scheduling
(DRS) enabled.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>folder_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifier of the vCenter folder that should contain the virtual
machine or virtual appliance. The folder must be virtual machine
folder.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Folder</span></code>.
When methods return a value of this class as a return value, the
attribute will be an identifier for the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Folder</span></code>.
If None, the server will choose the deployment folder.</p></li>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.OvfSummary</span></code> class defines the result of the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">filter</span></code>
method. See <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.filter"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.filter"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.filter()</span></code></a>. The attributes in the class
describe parameterizable information in the OVF descriptor, with respect to
a deployment target, for the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> method. See
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Default name for the virtual machine or virtual appliance.
If None, the OVF descriptor did not specify a name.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>annotation</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Default annotation for the virtual machine or virtual appliance.
If None, the OVF descriptor did not specify an annotation.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>eulas</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – End User License Agreements specified in the OVF descriptor. All
end user license agreements must be accepted in order for the
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> method to succeed. See
<li><p><strong>networks</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Section identifiers for sections of type ovf:NetworkSection in the
OVF descriptor. These identifiers can be used as keys in
If None, the OVF descriptor did not specify any networks.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>storage_groups</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Section identifiers for sections of type vmw:StorageGroupSection in
the OVF descriptor. These identifiers can be used as keys in
If None, the OVF descriptor did not specify any storage groups.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>additional_params</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.struct.VapiStruct</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Additional OVF parameters which can be specified for the deployment
target. These OVF parameters can be inspected, optionally modified,
for the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> method.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must contain all the attributes defined in
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfParams"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfParams"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfParams</span></code></a>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will contain all the attributes defined
in <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfParams"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfParams"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfParams</span></code></a>.
If None, the OVF descriptor does not require addtional parameters
or does not have additional parameters suitable for the deployment
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec</span></code> class defines the deployment
parameters that can be specified for the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> method where the
deployment target is a resource pool. See <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.deploy"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.deploy"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.deploy()</span></code></a>.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Name assigned to the deployed target virtual machine or virtual
appliance.
If None, the server will use the name from the OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>annotation</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Annotation assigned to the deployed target virtual machine or
virtual appliance.
If None, the server will use the annotation from the OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>accept_all_eula</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Whether to accept all End User License Agreements. See
<li><p><strong>network_mappings</strong> ((<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Specification of the target network to use for sections of type
ovf:NetworkSection in the OVF descriptor. The key in the
<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> is the section identifier of the ovf:NetworkSection
section in the OVF descriptor and the value is the target network
to be used for deployment.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the value
in the attribute <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> must be an identifier for the
resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Network</span></code>. When methods return a value of this
class as a return value, the value in the attribute <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code>
will be an identifier for the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Network</span></code>.
If None, the server will choose a network mapping.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>storage_mappings</strong> ((<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> and <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping</span></code></a>) or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Specification of the target storage to use for sections of type
vmw:StorageGroupSection in the OVF descriptor. The key in the
<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> is the section identifier of the
ovf:StorageGroupSection section in the OVF descriptor and the value
is the target storage specification to be used for deployment. See
If None, the server will choose a storage mapping.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>storage_provisioning</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DiskProvisioningType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DiskProvisioningType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DiskProvisioningType</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Default storage provisioning type to use for all sections of type
vmw:StorageSection in the OVF descriptor.
If None, the server will choose the provisioning type.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>storage_profile_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Default storage profile to use for all sections of type
vmw:StorageSection in the OVF descriptor.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StorageProfile</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource
If None, the server will choose the default profile.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>locale</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The locale to use for parsing the OVF descriptor.
If None, the server locale will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>flags</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Flags to be use for deployment. The supported flag values can be
obtained using <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ImportFlag.list"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ImportFlag.list"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ImportFlag.list()</span></code></a>.
If None, no flags will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>additional_parameters</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.struct.VapiStruct</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Additional OVF parameters that may be needed for the deployment.
Additional OVF parameters may be required by the OVF descriptor of
the OVF package in the library item. Examples of OVF parameters
that can be specified through this attribute include, but are not
<p>When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must contain all the attributes defined in
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfParams"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfParams"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfParams</span></code></a>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will contain all the attributes defined
in <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfParams"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfParams"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfParams</span></code></a>.
If None, the server will choose default settings for all parameters
necessary for the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> method. See
<li><p><strong>default_datastore_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Default datastore to use for all sections of type
vmw:StorageSection in the OVF descriptor.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Datastore</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">ResultInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">errors=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">warnings=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">information=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.ResultInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.ResultInfo</span></code> class defines the information returned along
with the result of a <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">create</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> method to describe errors,
warnings, and informational messages produced by the server.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>errors</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfError"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfError"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfError</span></code></a>) – Errors reported by the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">create</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> method. These
errors would have prevented the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">create</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> method
from completing successfully.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>warnings</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfWarning"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfWarning"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfWarning</span></code></a>) – Warnings reported by the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">create</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code> method. These
warnings would not have prevented the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">create</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code>
method from completing successfully, but there might be issues that
warrant attention.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>information</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfInfo</span></code></a>) – Information messages reported by the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">create</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deploy</span></code>
method. For example, a non-required parameter was ignored.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">StorageGroupMapping</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">datastore_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">storage_profile_id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">provisioning=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping</span></code> class defines the storage
deployment target and storage provisioning type for a section of type
vmw:StorageGroupSection in the OVF descriptor.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping.Type"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping.Type"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping.Type</span></code></a>) – Type of storage deployment target to use for the
vmw:StorageGroupSection section. The specified value must be
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping.Type.DATASTORE"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping.Type.DATASTORE"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping.Type.DATASTORE</span></code></a> or
<li><p><strong>datastore_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Target datastore to be used for the storage group.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Datastore</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource
<li><p><strong>storage_profile_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Target storage profile to be used for the storage group.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StorageProfile</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource
<li><p><strong>provisioning</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DiskProvisioningType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.DiskProvisioningType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DiskProvisioningType</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Target provisioning type to use for the storage group.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Type</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping.Type"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping.Type</span></code> class defines the supported
types of storage targets for sections of type vmw:StorageGroupSection in
the OVF descriptor.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Type</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DATASTORE</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='DATASTORE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping.Type.DATASTORE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STORAGE_PROFILE</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='STORAGE_PROFILE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.StorageGroupMapping.Type.STORAGE_PROFILE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">create</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">source</em>, <emclass="sig-param">target</em>, <emclass="sig-param">create_spec</em>, <emclass="sig-param">client_token=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.create"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Creates a library item in content library from a virtual machine or
virtual appliance.</p>
<p>This method creates a library item in content library whose content is
an OVF package derived from a source virtual machine or virtual
appliance, using the supplied create specification. The OVF package may
be stored as in a newly created library item or in an in an existing
library item. For an existing library item whose content is updated by
this method, the original content is overwritten.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>client_token</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Client-generated token used to retry a request if the client fails
to get a response from the server. If the original request
succeeded, the result of that request will be returned, otherwise
the operation will be retried.
If None, the server will create a token.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>source</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeployableIdentity"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeployableIdentity"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.DeployableIdentity</span></code></a>) – Identifier of the virtual machine or virtual appliance to use as
the source.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>target</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateTarget"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateTarget"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.CreateTarget</span></code></a>) – Specification of the target content library and library item.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>create_spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.CreateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.CreateSpec</span></code></a>) – Information used to create the OVF package from the source virtual
<li><p>The resource <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">null</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">null</span></code> referenced by the attribute
<codeclass="sig-name descname">deploy</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">ovf_library_item_id</em>, <emclass="sig-param">target</em>, <emclass="sig-param">deployment_spec</em>, <emclass="sig-param">client_token=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.deploy"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Deploys an OVF package stored in content library to a newly created
virtual machine or virtual appliance.</p>
<p>This method deploys an OVF package which is stored in the library item
specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ovf_library_item_id</span></code>. It uses the deployment
specification in <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">deployment_spec</span></code> to deploy the OVF package to the
location specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">target</span></code>.</p>
<dlclass="field-list">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>client_token</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Client-generated token used to retry a request if the client fails
to get a response from the server. If the original request
succeeded, the result of that request will be returned, otherwise
the operation will be retried.
If None, the server will create a token.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ovf_library_item_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the content library item containing the OVF package
to be deployed.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<li><p><strong>target</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeploymentTarget"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.DeploymentTarget"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.DeploymentTarget</span></code></a>) – Specification of the deployment target.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>deployment_spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec</span></code></a>) – Specification of how the OVF package should be deployed to the
if there was an error accessing the OVF package stored in the
library item specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ovf_library_item_id</span></code>.</p>
</dd>
<dtclass="field-odd">Raise</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><dlclass="simple">
<dt><aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.std.html#com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized"title="com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Unauthorized</span></code></a></dt><dd><p>if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows :</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<ulclass="simple">
<li><p>Method execution requires VirtualMachine.Config.AddNewDisk if the
OVF descriptor has a disk drive (type 17) section.</p></li>
<li><p>Method execution requires VirtualMachine.Config.AdvancedConfig if
the OVF descriptor has an ExtraConfig section.</p></li>
<li><p>Method execution requires Extension.Register for specified
resource group if the OVF descriptor has a vServiceDependency
section.</p></li>
<li><p>Method execution requires Network.Assign for target network if
specified.</p></li>
<li><p>Method execution requires Datastore.AllocateSpace for target
<li><p>The resource <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Network</span></code> referenced by the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">dict</span></code> value of
<codeclass="sig-name descname">filter</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">ovf_library_item_id</em>, <emclass="sig-param">target</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.LibraryItem.filter"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">category</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.VALIDATION"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.VALIDATION"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfMessage.Category.VALIDATION</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of input parameter.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">category</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfMessage.Category.INPUT</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>value</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The value of input parameter.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">category</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfMessage.Category.INPUT</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">OvfInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">messages=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">category</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.VALIDATION"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.VALIDATION"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfMessage.Category.VALIDATION</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of input parameter.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">category</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfMessage.Category.INPUT</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>value</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The value of input parameter.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">category</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfMessage.Category.INPUT</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Category</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Category</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">INPUT</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='INPUT')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SERVER</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='SERVER')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.SERVER"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VALIDATION</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='VALIDATION')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.VALIDATION"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">OvfParams</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfParams"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Unique identifier describing the type of the OVF parameters. The
value is the name of the OVF parameters class.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p>
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">category</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.VALIDATION"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.VALIDATION"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfMessage.Category.VALIDATION</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of input parameter.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">category</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfMessage.Category.INPUT</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>value</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The value of input parameter.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">category</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.OvfMessage.Category.INPUT"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">OvfMessage.Category.INPUT</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ParseIssue</span></code> class contains the information about the issue found
when parsing an OVF package during deployment or exporting an OVF package
including:</p>
<ulclass="simple">
<li><p>Parsing and validation error on OVF descriptor (which is an XML
document), manifest and certificate files.</p></li>
<li><p>OVF descriptor generating and device error.</p></li>
<li><p>Unexpected server error.</p></li>
</ul>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>category</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ParseIssue.Category</span></code></a>) – The category of the parse issue.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>file</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the file in which the parse issue was found.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>line_number</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – The line number of the line in the file (see
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ParseIssue.file</span></code>) where the parse issue was found (or -1 if
not applicable).</p></li>
<li><p><strong>column_number</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – The position in the line (see <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ParseIssue.line_number</span></code>) (or
-1 if not applicable).</p></li>
<li><p><strong>message</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) – A localizable message describing the parse issue.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Category</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ParseIssue.Category</span></code> class defines the categories of issues that can
be found when parsing files inside an OVF package (see <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ParseIssue</span></code></a>)
including OVF descriptor (which is an XML document), manifest and
certificate files, or exporting an OVF package.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Category</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ATTRIBUTE_ILLEGAL</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='ATTRIBUTE_ILLEGAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.ATTRIBUTE_ILLEGAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ATTRIBUTE_REQUIRED</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='ATTRIBUTE_REQUIRED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.ATTRIBUTE_REQUIRED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ELEMENT_ILLEGAL</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='ELEMENT_ILLEGAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.ELEMENT_ILLEGAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ELEMENT_REQUIRED</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='ELEMENT_REQUIRED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.ELEMENT_REQUIRED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ELEMENT_UNKNOWN</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='ELEMENT_UNKNOWN')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.ELEMENT_UNKNOWN"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">EXPORT_ERROR</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='EXPORT_ERROR')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.EXPORT_ERROR"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">GENERATE_ERROR</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='GENERATE_ERROR')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.GENERATE_ERROR"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">INTERNAL_ERROR</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='INTERNAL_ERROR')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.INTERNAL_ERROR"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">PARSE_ERROR</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='PARSE_ERROR')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.PARSE_ERROR"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SECTION_RESTRICTION</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='SECTION_RESTRICTION')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.SECTION_RESTRICTION"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SECTION_UNKNOWN</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='SECTION_UNKNOWN')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.SECTION_UNKNOWN"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VALIDATION_ERROR</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='VALIDATION_ERROR')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.VALIDATION_ERROR"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VALUE_ILLEGAL</code><emclass="property"> = Category(string='VALUE_ILLEGAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ParseIssue.Category.VALUE_ILLEGAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Property</span></code> class contains the information about a property in an OVF
package.</p>
<p>A property is uniquely identified by its [classid.]id[.instanceid]
fully-qualified name (see <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Property.class_id</span></code>, <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Property.id</span></code>,
and <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Property.instance_id</span></code>). If multiple properties in an OVF package
have the same fully-qualified name, then the property is excluded and
cannot be set. We do warn about this during import.</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>class_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The classId of this OVF property.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of this OVF property.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>instance_id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The instanceId of this OVF property.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>category</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – If this is set to a non-empty string, this property starts a new
category.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute is optional in the result when
retrieving information about an OVF package. If None, the property
is in the same category as the previous item, otherwise, it starts
a new category.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ui_optional</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) –<p>Whether a category is UI optional. This is only used if this
property starts a new category (see <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Property.category</span></code>).</p>
<p>The value is stored in an optional attribute vmw:uioptional to the
ovf:Category element. The default value is false. If this value is
true, the properties within this category are optional. The UI
renders this as a group with a check box, and the group is grayed
out until the check box is selected. When the check box is
selected, the input values are read and used in deployment. If
properties within the same category specify conflicting values the
default is used. Only implemented in vSphere Web Client 5.1 and
later as of Nov 2012.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute is optional in the result when
retrieving information about an OVF package.</p>
</p></li>
<li><p><strong>label</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The display name of this OVF property.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – A description of this OVF property.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute is optional in the result when
retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The type of this OVF property. Refer to the configuration of a
virtual appliance/virtual machine for the valid values.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>value</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The OVF property value. This contains the default value from
ovf:defaultValue if ovf:value is not present when read.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">PropertyParams</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">properties=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.PropertyParams"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
This attribute is optional in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Unique identifier describing the type of the OVF parameters. The
value is the name of the OVF parameters class.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>id</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the scale-out group.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The description of the scale-out group.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>instance_count</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – The scaling factor to use. It defines the number of replicas of the
prototypical virtual system or virtual system collection.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">ScaleOutParams</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">groups=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ScaleOutParams"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>groups</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ScaleOutGroup"title="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.ScaleOutGroup"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ScaleOutGroup</span></code></a>) – The <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of scale-out groups.
This attribute is optional in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. If None there are no scale-out groups. This
attribute will always be present in the result when retrieving
information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Unique identifier describing the type of the OVF parameters. The
value is the name of the OVF parameters class.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>approximate_download_size</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) –<p>A best guess as to the total amount of data that must be
transferred to download the OVF package.</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>This may be inaccurate due to disk compression etc.</p>
</div></blockquote>
<p>This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute is optional in the result when
retrieving information about an OVF package. It will be None if
there is insufficient information to provide a proper estimate.</p>
</p></li>
<li><p><strong>approximate_flat_deployment_size</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – A best guess as to the total amount of space required to deploy the
OVF package if using flat disks.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute is optional in the result when
retrieving information about an OVF package. It will be None if
there is insufficient information to provide a proper estimate.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>approximate_sparse_deployment_size</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – A best guess as to the total amount of space required to deploy the
OVF package using sparse disks.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute is optional in the result when
retrieving information about an OVF package. It will be None if
there is insufficient information to provide a proper estimate.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>variable_disk_size</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) –<p>Whether the OVF uses variable disk sizes.</p>
<p>For empty disks, rather than specifying a fixed virtual disk
capacity, the capacity may be given using a reference to a
ovf:Property element in a ovf:ProductSection element in OVF
package.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute is optional in the result when
retrieving information about an OVF package. If None or false, the
OVF does not use variable disk sizes.</p>
</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Unique identifier describing the type of the OVF parameters. The
value is the name of the OVF parameters class.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">UnknownSection</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">tag=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">info=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.UnknownSection"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">UnknownSection</span></code> class contains information about an unknown section
in an OVF package.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>tag</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – A namespace-qualified tag in the form <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">{ns}tag</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>info</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The description of the Info element.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">UnknownSectionParams</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">unknown_sections=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.UnknownSectionParams"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">UnknownSectionParams</span></code> class contains a <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of unknown,
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Unique identifier describing the type of the OVF parameters. The
value is the name of the OVF parameters class.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">VcenterExtensionParams</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">required=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">registration_accepted=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.ovf_client.VcenterExtensionParams"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>required</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Whether registration as a vCenter extension is required.
This attribute is not used in the input parameters when deploying
an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in the result
when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>registration_accepted</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) –<p>Whether registration as a vCenter extension is accepted.</p>
<p>If registration as a vCenter extension is required (see
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">VcenterExtensionParams.required</span></code>), this must be set to true
during deployment. Defaults to false when returned from server.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p>
</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Unique identifier describing the type of the OVF parameters. The
value is the name of the OVF parameters class.
This attribute must be provided in the input parameters when
deploying an OVF package. This attribute will always be present in
the result when retrieving information about an OVF package.</p></li>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-services-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.services_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.services_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Service</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service</span></code> class provides methods to manage a single/set of vCenter
Server services. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Health</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.Health"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.Health</span></code> class defines the possible values for health of a
service. This enumeration was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Health</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEGRADED</code><emclass="property"> = Health(string='DEGRADED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.Health.DEGRADED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">HEALTHY</code><emclass="property"> = Health(string='HEALTHY')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.Health.HEALTHY"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">HEALTHY_WITH_WARNINGS</code><emclass="property"> = Health(string='HEALTHY_WITH_WARNINGS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.Health.HEALTHY_WITH_WARNINGS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.Info</span></code> class contains information about a service. This class
was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>name_key</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Service name key. Can be used to lookup resource bundle. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description_key</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Service description key. Can be used to lookup resource bundle.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>startup_type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.StartupType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.StartupType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.StartupType</span></code></a>) – Startup Type. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>state</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State"title="com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.State</span></code></a>) – Running State. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>health</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.Health"title="com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.Health"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.Health</span></code></a>) – Health of service. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">state</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State.STARTED"title="com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State.STARTED"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.State.STARTED</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>health_messages</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) – Localizable messages associated with the health of the service.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">state</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State.STARTED"title="com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State.STARTED"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.State.STARTED</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">StartupType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.StartupType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.StartupType</span></code> class defines valid Startup Type for vCenter
Server services. This enumeration was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StartupType</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">AUTOMATIC</code><emclass="property"> = StartupType(string='AUTOMATIC')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.StartupType.AUTOMATIC"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DISABLED</code><emclass="property"> = StartupType(string='DISABLED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.StartupType.DISABLED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MANUAL</code><emclass="property"> = StartupType(string='MANUAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.StartupType.MANUAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">State</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.State</span></code> class defines valid Run State for services. This
enumeration was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">State</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STARTED</code><emclass="property"> = State(string='STARTED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State.STARTED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STARTING</code><emclass="property"> = State(string='STARTING')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State.STARTING"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STOPPED</code><emclass="property"> = State(string='STOPPED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State.STOPPED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STOPPING</code><emclass="property"> = State(string='STOPPING')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State.STOPPING"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">UpdateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">startup_type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.UpdateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.UpdateSpec</span></code> class describes the changes to be made to the
configuration of the service. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>startup_type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.StartupType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.StartupType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.StartupType</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Startup Type. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">service</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns the state of a service. This method was added in vSphere API
6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>service</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – identifier of the service whose state is being queried.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list_details</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.list_details"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">restart</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">service</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.restart"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Restarts a service. This method was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>service</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – identifier of the service to restart
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">start</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">service</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.start"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Starts a service. This method was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>service</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – identifier of the service to start
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">stop</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">service</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.stop"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Stops a service. This method was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>service</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – identifier of the service to stop
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">update</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">service</em>, <emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.update"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Updates the properties of a service. This method was added in vSphere
API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>service</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – identifier of the service whose properties are being updated.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
if a request to set the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.UpdateSpec.startup_type</span></code>
attribute of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">spec</span></code> to <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.StartupType.DISABLED"title="com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.StartupType.DISABLED"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.StartupType.DISABLED</span></code></a> comes
in for a service that is not in <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State.STOPPED"title="com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.Service.State.STOPPED"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Service.State.STOPPED</span></code></a>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.services_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-storage-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Policies</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Policies</span></code> class provides methods for managing the storage policies.
This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CompatibilityInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">compatible_datastores=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.CompatibilityInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Policies.CompatibilityInfo</span></code> class contains info about a list of
datastores compatible with a specific storage policy. This class was added
in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>compatible_datastores</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.CompatibleDatastoreInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.CompatibleDatastoreInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Policies.CompatibleDatastoreInfo</span></code></a>) – Info about a list of datastores compatible with a specific storage
policy. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CompatibleDatastoreInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">datastore=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.CompatibleDatastoreInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Policies.CompatibleDatastoreInfo</span></code> class contains compatible
datastore’s information. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>datastore</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the datastore. This attribute was added in vSphere
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">FilterSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">policies=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.FilterSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Policies.FilterSpec</span></code> class contains attributes used to filter the
results when listing the storage policies (see <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.list"title="com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.list"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Policies.list()</span></code></a>). This
class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>policies</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifiers of storage policies that can match the filter. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must contain identifiers for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.StoragePolicy</span></code>. When methods return a value
of this class as a return value, the attribute will contain
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RESOURCE_TYPE</code><emclass="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.StoragePolicy'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.RESOURCE_TYPE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Summary</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">policy=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">description=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.Summary"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Policies.Summary</span></code> class contains commonly used information about a
storage policy. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>policy</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the storage policy. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.StoragePolicy</span></code>. When methods return a value
of this class as a return value, the attribute will be an
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the storage policy. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Description of the storage policy. This attribute was added in
<codeclass="sig-name descname">check_compatibility</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">policy</em>, <emclass="sig-param">datastores</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.check_compatibility"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>datastores</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Datastores used to check compatibility against a storage policy.
The number of datastores is limited to 1024.
The parameter must contain identifiers for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">filter=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.list"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns information about at most 1024 visible (subject to permission
checks) storage solicies availabe in vCenter. These storage policies
can be used for provisioning virtual machines or disks. This method was
added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>filter</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.FilterSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.FilterSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Policies.FilterSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Specification of matching storage policies for which information
should be returned.
If None, the behavior is equivalent to a
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.FilterSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.FilterSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Policies.FilterSpec</span></code></a> with all attributes None which means
if the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.FilterSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.Policies.FilterSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Policies.FilterSpec</span></code></a> contains a value that is not
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.storage_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-system-config-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeploymentType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.DeploymentType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DeploymentType</span></code> class provides methods to get/set the type of the
appliance. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.DeploymentType.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DeploymentType.Info</span></code> class contains the fields used to get the
appliance type. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceType</span></code></a>) – The type of the appliance. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">ReconfigureSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">remote_psc=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.DeploymentType.ReconfigureSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DeploymentType.ReconfigureSpec</span></code> class contains the fields used to
get and set the appliance type. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.ApplianceType</span></code></a>) – The type of the appliance. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>remote_psc</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.RemotePscSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.RemotePscSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.RemotePscSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – External PSC to register with when reconfiguring a VCSA_EMBEDDED
appliance to a VCSA_EXTERNAL appliance. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.
Only required when reconfiguring an VCSA_EMBEDDED node to a
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.DeploymentType.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">reconfigure</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.DeploymentType.reconfigure"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Reconfigure the type of the vCenter appliance. This method was added in
vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.DeploymentType.ReconfigureSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.DeploymentType.ReconfigureSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DeploymentType.ReconfigureSpec</span></code></a>) – ReconfigureSpec to set the appliance type.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">PscRegistration</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.PscRegistration"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PscRegistration</span></code> class provides methods to get and set the
PSC_EXTERNAL appliance a VCSA_EXTERNAL appliance is registered with. This
class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">address=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">https_port=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">sso_domain=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.PscRegistration.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PscRegistration.Info</span></code> class has fields to specify information about
the PSC node. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>address</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The IP address or DNS resolvable name of the PSC this appliance is
registered with. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>https_port</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – The HTTPs port used by the external PSC. This attribute was added
in vSphere API 6.7.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>sso_domain</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The Single Sign-On domain name of the external PSC. This attribute
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.PscRegistration.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Get information of the PSC that this appliance is registered with. This
<codeclass="sig-name descname">repoint</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.PscRegistration.repoint"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Repoint this vCenter Server appliance to a different external PSC. This
method was added in vSphere API 6.7.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.RemotePscSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.RemotePscSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.deployment_client.RemotePscSpec</span></code></a>) – RemotePscSpec structure containing information about the external
PSC node to repoint this vCenter Server appliance to.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.system_config_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-tagging-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client</span></code> module provides classes for managing
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Associations</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Associations</span></code> class provides methods to list tag associations. This
class was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">IterationSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">marker=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.IterationSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Associations.IterationSpec</span></code> class contains attributes used to break
results into pages when listing tags associated to objects see
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.list"title="com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.list"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Associations.list()</span></code></a>). This class was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>marker</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Marker is an opaque token that allows the caller to request the
next page of tag associations. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 7.0.0.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.tagging.associations.Marker</span></code>. When methods
return a value of this class as a return value, the attribute will
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">LastIterationStatus</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.LastIterationStatus"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The last status for the iterator. A field of this type is returned as part
of the result and indicates to the caller of the API whether it can
continue to make requests for more data.</p>
<p>The last status only reports on the state of the iteration at the time data
was last returned. As a result, it not does guarantee if the next call will
succeed in getting more data or not.</p>
<p>Failures to retrieve results will be returned as Error responses. These
last statuses are only returned when the iterator is operating as
expected.. This enumeration was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LastIterationStatus</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">END_OF_DATA</code><emclass="property"> = LastIterationStatus(string='END_OF_DATA')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.LastIterationStatus.END_OF_DATA"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Iterator has finished iterating through its inventory. There are currently
no more entities to return and the caller can terminate iteration. If the
iterator returned some data, the marker may be set to allow the iterator to
continue from where it left off when additional data does become available.
This value is used to indicate that all available data has been returned by
the iterator. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">READY</code><emclass="property"> = LastIterationStatus(string='READY')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.LastIterationStatus.READY"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Iterator has more data pending and is ready to provide it. The caller can
request the next page of data at any time.</p>
<p>The number of results returned may be less than the usual size. In other
words, the iterator may not fill the page. The iterator has returned at
least 1 result.. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">ListResult</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">associations=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">marker=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">status=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.ListResult"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>associations</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.Summary"title="com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.Summary"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Associations.Summary</span></code></a>) – List of tag associations. This attribute was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>marker</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Marker is an opaque data structure that allows the caller to
request the next page of tag associations. This attribute was added
in vSphere API 7.0.0.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.tagging.associations.Marker</span></code>. When methods
return a value of this class as a return value, the attribute will
If None or empty, there are no more tag associations to request.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>status</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.LastIterationStatus"title="com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.LastIterationStatus"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Associations.LastIterationStatus</span></code></a>) – The last status for the iterator that indicates whether any more
results can be expected if the caller continues to make requests
for more data using the iterator. This attribute was added in
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Summary</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">tag=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">object=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.Summary"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>tag</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of a tag. This attribute was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.cis.tagging.Tag</span></code>. When methods return a value of this
class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.cis.tagging.Tag</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>object</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID</span></code></a>) – The identifier of an associated object. This attribute was added in
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">iterate=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.list"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns tag associations that match the specified iteration spec. This
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>iterate</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.IterationSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.Associations.IterationSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Associations.IterationSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The specification of a page to be retrieved.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tagging_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-tokenservice-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<emclass="property">exception </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Error</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">messages=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">data=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.Error"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Error</span></code> exception describes theattributes common to all standard
exceptions.</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>This exception serves two purposes:</p>
</div></blockquote>
<olclass="arabic simple">
<li><p>It is the exception that clients in many programming languages can catch
to handle all standard exceptions. Typically those clients will display one
or more of the localizable messages from <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Error.messages</span></code> to a human.</p></li>
<li><p>It is the exception that methods can report when they need to report
some exception, but the exception doesn’t fit into any other standard
exception, and in fact the only reasonable way for a client to react to the
exception is to display the message(s) to a human.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>messages</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) –<p>Stack of one or more localizable messages for human exception
consumers.</p>
<p>The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes
the exception from the perspective of the method the client
invoked. Each subsequent message in the stack describes the “cause”
of the prior message.</p>
</p></li>
<li><p><strong>data</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.struct.VapiStruct</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Data to facilitate clients responding to the method reporting a
standard exception to indicating that it was unable to complete
successfully.</p>
<p>Methods may provide data that clients can use when responding to
exceptions. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the
context of the method reporting the exception, different methods
that report the same exception may provide different data in the
exception. The documentation for each each method will describe
what, if any, data it provides for each exception it reports. The
null, null, and null classes are intended as possible values for
this attribute. <aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID</span></code></a> may
also be useful as a value for this attribute (although that is not
its primary purpose). Some classes may provide their own specific
classes for use as the value of this attribute when reporting
exceptions from their methods.
Some methods will not set this attribute when reporting exceptions.</p>
<emclass="property">exception </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">InvalidGrant</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">messages=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">data=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.InvalidGrant"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>messages</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) –<p>Stack of one or more localizable messages for human exception
consumers.</p>
<p>The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes
the exception from the perspective of the method the client
invoked. Each subsequent message in the stack describes the “cause”
of the prior message.</p>
</p></li>
<li><p><strong>data</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.struct.VapiStruct</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Data to facilitate clients responding to the method reporting a
standard exception to indicating that it was unable to complete
successfully.</p>
<p>Methods may provide data that clients can use when responding to
exceptions. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the
context of the method reporting the exception, different methods
that report the same exception may provide different data in the
exception. The documentation for each each method will describe
what, if any, data it provides for each exception it reports. The
null, null, and null classes are intended as possible values for
this attribute. <aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID</span></code></a> may
also be useful as a value for this attribute (although that is not
its primary purpose). Some classes may provide their own specific
classes for use as the value of this attribute when reporting
exceptions from their methods.
Some methods will not set this attribute when reporting exceptions.</p>
<emclass="property">exception </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">InvalidRequest</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">messages=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">data=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.InvalidRequest"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">InvalidRequest</span></code> exception indicates that
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.ExchangeSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.ExchangeSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TokenExchange.ExchangeSpec</span></code></a> is missing a required parameter,
includes an unsupported parameter value (other than
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TokenExchange.ExchangeSpec.grant_type</span></code>). <strong>Warning:</strong> This class is
<li><p><strong>messages</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) –<p>Stack of one or more localizable messages for human exception
consumers.</p>
<p>The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes
the exception from the perspective of the method the client
invoked. Each subsequent message in the stack describes the “cause”
of the prior message.</p>
</p></li>
<li><p><strong>data</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.struct.VapiStruct</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Data to facilitate clients responding to the method reporting a
standard exception to indicating that it was unable to complete
successfully.</p>
<p>Methods may provide data that clients can use when responding to
exceptions. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the
context of the method reporting the exception, different methods
that report the same exception may provide different data in the
exception. The documentation for each each method will describe
what, if any, data it provides for each exception it reports. The
null, null, and null classes are intended as possible values for
this attribute. <aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID</span></code></a> may
also be useful as a value for this attribute (although that is not
its primary purpose). Some classes may provide their own specific
classes for use as the value of this attribute when reporting
exceptions from their methods.
Some methods will not set this attribute when reporting exceptions.</p>
<emclass="property">exception </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">InvalidScope</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">messages=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">data=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.InvalidScope"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>messages</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) –<p>Stack of one or more localizable messages for human exception
consumers.</p>
<p>The message at the top of the stack (first in the list) describes
the exception from the perspective of the method the client
invoked. Each subsequent message in the stack describes the “cause”
of the prior message.</p>
</p></li>
<li><p><strong>data</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.struct.VapiStruct</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Data to facilitate clients responding to the method reporting a
standard exception to indicating that it was unable to complete
successfully.</p>
<p>Methods may provide data that clients can use when responding to
exceptions. Since the data that clients need may be specific to the
context of the method reporting the exception, different methods
that report the same exception may provide different data in the
exception. The documentation for each each method will describe
what, if any, data it provides for each exception it reports. The
null, null, and null classes are intended as possible values for
this attribute. <aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.DynamicID</span></code></a> may
also be useful as a value for this attribute (although that is not
its primary purpose). Some classes may provide their own specific
classes for use as the value of this attribute when reporting
exceptions from their methods.
Some methods will not set this attribute when reporting exceptions.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">TokenExchange</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TokenExchange</span></code> interface provides possibility to exchange between
different tokens types. Implementation of “OAuth 2.0 Token Exchange”
standard (<aclass="reference external"href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-token-exchange-12">https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-token-exchange-12</a>).
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ACCESS_TOKEN_TYPE</code><emclass="property"> = 'urn:ietf:params:oauth:token-type:access_token'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.ACCESS_TOKEN_TYPE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">BEARER_TOKEN_METHOD_TYPE</code><emclass="property"> = 'Bearer'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.BEARER_TOKEN_METHOD_TYPE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>resource</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Indicates the location of the target service or resource where the
client intends to use the requested security token. <strong>Warning:</strong>
if can be inferred from other arguments or not needed for specific
case of exchange.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>audience</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The logical name of the target service where the client intends to
use the requested security token. This serves a purpose similar to
the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TokenExchange.ExchangeSpec.resource</span></code> parameter, but with
the client providing a logical name rather than a location.
if can be inferred from other arguments or not needed for specific
case of exchange.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>scope</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – A list of space-delimited, case-sensitive strings, that allow the
client to specify the desired scope of the requested security token
in the context of the service or resource where the token will be
if can be inferred from other arguments or not needed for specific
case of exchange.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>requested_token_type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – An identifier for the type of the requested security token. If the
requested type is unspecified, the issued token type is at the
discretion of the server and may be dictated by knowledge of the
requirements of the service or resource indicated by the
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TokenExchange.ExchangeSpec.resource</span></code> or
if can be inferred from other arguments or not needed for specific
case of exchange.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>subject_token</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – A security token that represents the identity of the party on
behalf of whom exchange is being made. Typically, the subject of
this token will be the subject of the security token issued. Token
is base64-encoded. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is available as
<li><p><strong>subject_token_type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – An identifier, that indicates the type of the security token in the
<li><p><strong>actor_token</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – A security token that represents the identity of the acting party.
Typically, this will be the party that is authorized to use the
requested security token and act on behalf of the subject.
if not needed for specific case of exchange.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>actor_token_type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – An identifier, that indicates the type of the security token in the
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ID_TOKEN_TYPE</code><emclass="property"> = 'urn:ietf:params:oauth:token-type:id_token'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.ID_TOKEN_TYPE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>access_token</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The security token issued by the server in response to the token
exchange request. Token is base64-encoded. <strong>Warning:</strong> This
<li><p><strong>issued_token_type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – An identifier, that indicates the type of the security token in the
<li><p><strong>token_type</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – A case-insensitive value specifying the method of using the access
<li><p><strong>expires_in</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The validity lifetime, in seconds, of the token issued by the
<li><p><strong>scope</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Scope of the issued security token. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is
if the scope of the issued security token is identical to the scope
requested by the client.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>refresh_token</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – A refresh token can be issued in cases where the client of the
token exchange needs the ability to access a resource even when the
original credential is no longer valid. <strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute
<codeclass="sig-name descname">N_A_TOKEN_METHOD_TYPE</code><emclass="property"> = 'N_A'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.N_A_TOKEN_METHOD_TYPE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">REFRESH_TOKEN_TYPE</code><emclass="property"> = 'urn:ietf:params:oauth:token-type:refresh_token'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.REFRESH_TOKEN_TYPE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SAML1_TOKEN_TYPE</code><emclass="property"> = 'urn:ietf:params:oauth:token-type:saml1'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.SAML1_TOKEN_TYPE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SAML2_TOKEN_TYPE</code><emclass="property"> = 'urn:ietf:params:oauth:token-type:saml2'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.SAML2_TOKEN_TYPE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">TOKEN_EXCHANGE_GRANT</code><emclass="property"> = 'urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:token-exchange'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.TOKEN_EXCHANGE_GRANT"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">exchange</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.exchange"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.Info"title="com.vmware.vcenter.tokenservice_client.TokenExchange.Info"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TokenExchange.Info</span></code></a> class that contains new token.</p>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-topology-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Nodes</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes</span></code> interface provides methods to retrieve vCenter and Platform
Services Controller nodes information in the topology. This class was added
in vSphere API 6.7.2.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">ApplianceType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.ApplianceType</span></code> class defines values for valid appliance types
for the vCenter and Platform Services Controller node. See
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.Info"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.Info"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.Info</span></code></a>. This enumeration was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.</p>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">PSC_EXTERNAL</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceType(string='PSC_EXTERNAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType.PSC_EXTERNAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VCSA_EMBEDDED</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceType(string='VCSA_EMBEDDED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType.VCSA_EMBEDDED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VCSA_EXTERNAL</code><emclass="property"> = ApplianceType(string='VCSA_EXTERNAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType.VCSA_EXTERNAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">FilterSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">types=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.FilterSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.FilterSpec</span></code> class contains attribute used to filter the
results when listing vCenter and Platform Services Controller nodes (see
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.list"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.list"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.list()</span></code></a>). This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>types</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.ApplianceType</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Types of the appliance that a vCenter and Platform Services
Controller node must be to match the filter (see
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.ApplianceType</span></code></a>. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 6.7.2.
If None or empty, node of any ApplianceType match the filter.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">domain=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">replication_partners=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">client_affinity=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.Info</span></code> class contains vCenter or Platform Services Controller
node details. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>domain</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Domain name of the node. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.2.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.ApplianceType</span></code></a>) – Appliance type of the node. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.2.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>replication_partners</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – List of replication partners’ node identifiers. Identifiers can be
either IP address or DNS resolvable name of the partner node. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must contain identifiers for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.VCenter.name</span></code>. When methods return a value of
this class as a return value, the attribute will contain
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">type</span></code> is one of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType.VCSA_EMBEDDED"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType.VCSA_EMBEDDED"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.ApplianceType.VCSA_EMBEDDED</span></code></a> or
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Summary</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">node=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">replication_partners=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">client_affinity=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.Summary"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.Summary</span></code> class contains commonly used information of vCenter
or Platform Services Controller node. This class was added in vSphere API
6.7.2.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>node</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier for the vCenter or Platform Services Controller node.
Identifier can be either IP address or DNS resolvable name of the
node. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.VCenter.name</span></code>. When methods return a value of
this class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier
for the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.VCenter.name</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.ApplianceType</span></code></a>) – Appliance type of the node. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.2.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>replication_partners</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – List of replication partners’ node identifiers. Identifiers can be
either IP address or DNS resolvable name of the partner node. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must contain identifiers for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.VCenter.name</span></code>. When methods return a value of
this class as a return value, the attribute will contain
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">type</span></code> is one of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType.VCSA_EMBEDDED"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.ApplianceType.VCSA_EMBEDDED"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.ApplianceType.VCSA_EMBEDDED</span></code></a> or
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">node</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Retrieve details for a given identifier of the vCenter or Platform
Services Controller node. This method was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>node</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the vCenter or Platform Services Controller node.
Identifier can be either IP address or DNS resolvable name of the
node.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">filter=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.list"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns information about all vCenter and Platform Services Controller
nodes matching the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.FilterSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.FilterSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.FilterSpec</span></code></a>. This method was added in
vSphere API 6.7.2.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>filter</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.FilterSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.FilterSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.FilterSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Specification of matching vCenter and Platform Services Controller
nodes for which information should be returned.
If None, the behavior is equivalent to a <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.FilterSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.Nodes.FilterSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.FilterSpec</span></code></a>
with all attributes None which means all nodes match the filter.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">ReplicationStatus</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.ReplicationStatus"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ReplicationStatus</span></code> interface provides methods to retrieve
replication status information of vCenter and Platform Services Controller
nodes of type VCSA_EMBEDDED/PSC_EXTERNAL (see <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.Info.type</span></code>).
This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">FilterSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">nodes=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.ReplicationStatus.FilterSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ReplicationStatus.FilterSpec</span></code> class contains attribute used to
filter the results when listing replication status for the vCenter and
Platform Services Controller nodes (see <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.ReplicationStatus.list"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.ReplicationStatus.list"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ReplicationStatus.list()</span></code></a>) of
type VCSA_EMBEDDED/PSC_EXTERNAL (see <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.Info.type</span></code>). This class
was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>nodes</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifier that a vCenter and Platform Services Controller node
must have to match the filter. (see
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ReplicationStatus.Summary.node</span></code>). This attribute was added
in vSphere API 6.7.2.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must contain identifiers for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.VCenter.name</span></code>. When methods return a value of
this class as a return value, the attribute will contain
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ReplicationStatus.Summary</span></code> class contains replication information of
partner vCenter or Platform Services Controller node of type
VCSA_EMBEDDED/PSC_EXTERNAL (see <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.Info.type</span></code>). This class was
for the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.VCenter.name</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>partner_available</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Indicates if the VMware Directory Service on partner is reachable
or not. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>status_available</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Indicates if the replication status for the node with respect to
replication partner can be retrieved or not. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 6.7.2.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>replicating</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Indicates if node is processing replication changes from the
replication partner. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.
This attribute will be None if the partner host or replication
status is not available, i.e, if
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ReplicationStatus.Summary.partner_available</span></code> or
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ReplicationStatus.Summary.status_available</span></code> is false.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>change_lag</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Number of replication changes node is behind the replication
partner. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.2.
This attribute will be None if the partner host or replication
status is not available, i.e, if
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ReplicationStatus.Summary.partner_available</span></code> or
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ReplicationStatus.Summary.status_available</span></code> is false.</p></li>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">filter=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.ReplicationStatus.list"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns the replication information of vCenter and Platform Services
Controller nodes of type VCSA_EMBEDDED/PSC_EXTERNAL (see
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Nodes.Info.type</span></code>) matching the
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.ReplicationStatus.FilterSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.ReplicationStatus.FilterSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ReplicationStatus.FilterSpec</span></code></a>. This method was added in vSphere
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.topology_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-trusted-infrastructure-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">NetworkAddress</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">hostname=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">port=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.NetworkAddress"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">NetworkAddress</span></code> class contains an IP address or DNS resolvable name
and a port on which a connection can be established. This class was added
in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>hostname</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The IP address or DNS resolvable name of the service. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>port</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The port of the service. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Principal</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.Principal"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Principal</span></code> class contains information about the certificates which
sign the tokens used by vCenter for authentication. This class was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">certificates=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">issuer=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">principal=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">name=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.Principal.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Principal.Info</span></code> class contains the information about the principal
and certificates used by this vCenter to retrieve tokens. This class was
added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>certificates</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.X509CertChain"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.X509CertChain"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">X509CertChain</span></code></a>) – The certificates used by the STS to sign tokens for this vCenter.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>issuer</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The service which created and signed the security token. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>principal</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipal"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipal"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StsPrincipal</span></code></a>) – The principal used by this vCenter instance to retrieve tokens.
Currently this is the vCenter solution user. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The user-friednly name of the vCenter. This attribute was added in
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.Principal.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns information about the STS used by this vCenter instance. This
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StsPrincipal</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">id=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">type=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipal"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StsPrincipal</span></code> class contains a IDM principal. This class was added
in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>id</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipalId"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipalId"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StsPrincipalId</span></code></a>) – The principal’s ID. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipalType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipalType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StsPrincipalType</span></code></a>) – The type of the principal (user or group). This attribute was added
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StsPrincipalId</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">domain=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipalId"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StsPrincipalId</span></code> class contains an IDM principal ID. This class was
added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The principal’s username. This attribute was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>domain</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The principal’s domain. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StsPrincipalType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipalType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StsPrincipalType</span></code> enum can be either users or groups. This
enumeration was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipalType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipalType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">StsPrincipalType</span></code></a> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STS_GROUP</code><emclass="property"> = StsPrincipalType(string='STS_GROUP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipalType.STS_GROUP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>The principal is a group. This class attribute was added in vSphere API
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STS_USER</code><emclass="property"> = StsPrincipalType(string='STS_USER')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StsPrincipalType.STS_USER"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>The principal is a user. This class attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">TrustAuthorityClusters</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">FilterSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">cluster=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">state=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.FilterSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.FilterSpec</span></code> class contains the data necessary
for identifying a <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters</span></code></a>. This class was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>cluster</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifies the cluster. This attribute was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must contain identifiers for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource</span></code>. When methods return a value of this
class as a return value, the attribute will contain identifiers for
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource</span></code>.
cluster If {\@term.unset} return all Trust Authority Clusters.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>state</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.State"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.State"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.State</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The state of the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters</span></code></a>. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
state If {\@term.unset} return all Trust Authority Clusters.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">cluster=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">state=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.Info</span></code> class contains the data necessary for
retrieving the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters</span></code></a> info. This class was added
<li><p><strong>cluster</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifies the cluster. This attribute was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource</span></code>. When methods return a value of this
class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>state</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.State"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.State"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.State</span></code></a>) – The state of the cluster. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">State</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.State"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.State</span></code> class defines the states of the
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters</span></code></a>. This enumeration was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DISABLE</code><emclass="property"> = State(string='DISABLE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.State.DISABLE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>The <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters</span></code></a> is disabled. This class attribute was
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ENABLE</code><emclass="property"> = State(string='ENABLE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.State.ENABLE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>The <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters</span></code></a> is enabled. This class attribute was
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Summary</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">cluster=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">state=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.Summary"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.Summary</span></code> class contains information about
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters</span></code></a> id and state. This class was added in
<li><p><strong>cluster</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifies the cluster. This attribute was added in vSphere API
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource</span></code>. When methods return a value of this
class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>state</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.State"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.State"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.State</span></code></a>) – The state of the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters</span></code></a>. This attribute
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">UpdateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">state=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.UpdateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.UpdateSpec</span></code> class contains the data necessary
for update of a <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters</span></code></a>. This class was added in
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>state</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.State"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.State"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.State</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The state of the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters</span></code></a>. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
state If {\@term.unset} no operation is performed.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">cluster</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Get the result of the last Update operation which matches the cluster
id. This method was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">list</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.list"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns a list of clusters for this vCenter instance which matches the
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.FilterSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.FilterSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.FilterSpec</span></code></a>. This method was added in
vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.FilterSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.FilterSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.FilterSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Return only clusters matching the specified filters.
<ddclass="field-odd"><p>List of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.Summary"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.Summary"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.Summary</span></code></a> for a
<codeclass="sig-name descname">update_task</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">cluster</em>, <emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.update_task"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Updates the state of a cluster. This method was added in vSphere API
<li><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.UpdateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.TrustAuthorityClusters.UpdateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">TrustAuthorityClusters.UpdateSpec</span></code></a>) – The specification for update of a cluster.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">X509CertChain</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">cert_chain=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.trusted_infrastructure_client.X509CertChain"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>cert_chain</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Certificate chain in base64 format. This attribute was added in
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-vcha-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client</span></code> module provides classes for deploying
and monitoring a vCenter High Availability (VCHA) Cluster.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">CertificateInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">ssl_thumbprint=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.CertificateInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>ssl_thumbprint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The SHA-256 thumbprint of the SSL certificate for a management
vCenter server. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Cluster</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster</span></code> class provides methods to deploy and undeploy a vCenter
High Availability (VCHA) cluster, failover from the active VCHA node to the
passive VCHA node, and retrieve the status of the VCHA cluster. This class
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">ActiveSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">ha_network_type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ha_network=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ha_ip=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ActiveSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>ha_network_type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">NetworkType</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The type of the Network object used by the HA network.
If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is set, then
the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network_type</span></code> field must be set.
If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is None,
then the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network_type</span></code> attribute is
ignored. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None and the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is
unset, then the second NIC is assumed to be already configured.
If None and the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is
set, then an error is reported.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ha_network</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The identifier of the Network object used for the HA network.
If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is set, then
the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network_type</span></code> attribute must be
set.
If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is None,
then the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network_type</span></code> attribute is
ignored. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None and the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network_type</span></code>
attribute is unset, then the second NIC is assumed to be already
configured.
If None and the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is
set, then an error is reported.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ha_ip</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpSpec</span></code></a>) – IP specification for the HA network. This attribute was added in
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">ClusterMode</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterMode"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DISABLED</code><emclass="property"> = ClusterMode(string='DISABLED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterMode.DISABLED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ENABLED</code><emclass="property"> = ClusterMode(string='ENABLED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterMode.ENABLED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MAINTENANCE</code><emclass="property"> = ClusterMode(string='MAINTENANCE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterMode.MAINTENANCE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">ClusterState</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterState"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ClusterState</span></code> class defines the possible for a VCHA Cluster.
This enumeration was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterState</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEGRADED</code><emclass="property"> = ClusterState(string='DEGRADED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterState.DEGRADED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">HEALTHY</code><emclass="property"> = ClusterState(string='HEALTHY')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterState.HEALTHY"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ISOLATED</code><emclass="property"> = ClusterState(string='ISOLATED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterState.ISOLATED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">ConfigState</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ConfigState"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ConfigState</span></code> class defines the VCHA configuration state.
This enumeration was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ConfigState</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CONFIGURED</code><emclass="property"> = ConfigState(string='CONFIGURED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ConfigState.CONFIGURED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">INVALID</code><emclass="property"> = ConfigState(string='INVALID')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ConfigState.INVALID"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NOTCONFIGURED</code><emclass="property"> = ConfigState(string='NOTCONFIGURED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ConfigState.NOTCONFIGURED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">PREPARED</code><emclass="property"> = ConfigState(string='PREPARED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ConfigState.PREPARED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeploySpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vc_spec=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">deployment=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">active=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">passive=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">witness=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.DeploySpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>vc_spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.CredentialsSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.CredentialsSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CredentialsSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Contains the active node’s management vCenter server credentials.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the active vCenter Server instance is assumed to be
either self-managed or else in enhanced linked mode and managed by
a linked vCenter Server instance.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>deployment</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.Type"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.Type"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.Type</span></code></a>) – Contains the deployment type. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>active</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ActiveSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ActiveSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ActiveSpec</span></code></a>) – Contains the active node’s network configuration. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>passive</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.PassiveSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.PassiveSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.PassiveSpec</span></code></a>) – Contains the passive node’s placement configuration. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>witness</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.WitnessSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.WitnessSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.WitnessSpec</span></code></a>) – Contains the witness node’s placement configuration. This attribute
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">ErrorCondition</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">error=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">recommendation=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ErrorCondition"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>error</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a>) – Contains an error condition. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>recommendation</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Contains a recommendation on handling the error condition. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, there is no tip for the error condition.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>config_state</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ConfigState"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ConfigState"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ConfigState</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Configuration state of the VCHA cluster.
The active node’s management vCenter server credentials are not
required to populate this attribute. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the information is unavailable.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>node1</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeInfo</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Node configuration information for the VCHA cluster. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the information is unavailable.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>node2</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeInfo</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Node configuration information for the VCHA cluster. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the information is unavailable or the node is not
cloned yet.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>witness</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.WitnessInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.WitnessInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.WitnessInfo</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Node configuration information for the VCHA cluster. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the information is unavailable or the node is not
cloned yet.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>mode</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterMode"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterMode"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ClusterMode</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Operational mode of the VCHA Cluster. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the information is unavailable or the node is not
cloned yet.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>health_state</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterState"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ClusterState"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ClusterState</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Last known state of the VCHA Cluster. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the information is unavailable or the node is not
cloned yet.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>health_exception</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.html#com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"title="com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std_client.LocalizableMessage</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Health warning messages if the health information is unavailable.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the cluster is in a healthy state.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>health_warnings</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ErrorCondition"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.ErrorCondition"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.ErrorCondition</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – A collection of messages describing the reason for a non-healthy
Cluster. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the cluster is in a healthy state.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>manual_failover_allowed</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Specifies if manual failover is allowed. This attribute was added
in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the cluster state healthy and manual failover
allowance in accordance with the cluster mode.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>auto_failover_allowed</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Specifies if automatic failover is allowed. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the cluster state healthy and automatic failover
allowance in accordance with the cluster mode.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">IpFamily</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpFamily"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.IpFamily</span></code> class defines the IP address family. This
enumeration was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">IPV4</code><emclass="property"> = IpFamily(string='IPV4')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpFamily.IPV4"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">IPV6</code><emclass="property"> = IpFamily(string='IPV6')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpFamily.IPV6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">IpInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">ip_family=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ipv4=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ipv6=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">gateway_ip=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>ip_family</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpFamily"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpFamily"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.IpFamily</span></code></a>) – Family of the ip. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ipv4</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.Ipv4Info"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.Ipv4Info"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.Ipv4Info</span></code></a>) – If the type of the ip family is IPV4, then this will point to IPv4
address specification. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.1.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ipFamily</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpFamily.IPV4"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpFamily.IPV4"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.IpFamily.IPV4</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ipv6</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.Ipv6Info"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.Ipv6Info"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.Ipv6Info</span></code></a>) – If the type of the ip family is IPV6, then this will point to IPv6
address specification. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.1.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ipFamily</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpFamily.IPV6"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpFamily.IPV6"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.IpFamily.IPV6</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>gateway_ip</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Gateway IP address. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Ipv4Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">address=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">subnet_mask=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">prefix=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.Ipv4Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>address</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – IP address of the configured network interface. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>subnet_mask</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The subnet mask of the interface. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>prefix</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The CIDR prefix of the interface. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None , then the subnet mask is invalid.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Ipv6Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">address=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">prefix=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.Ipv6Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>address</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – IP address of the configured network interface. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>prefix</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – The CIDR prefix of the interface. This attribute was added in
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">NodeInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">failover_ip=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ha_ip=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">runtime=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>failover_ip</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.IpInfo</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Failover IP address that this node will assume after the failover
to serve client requests. Each failover node can have a different
failover IP address.
The active node’s management vCenter server credentials are not
required to populate <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeInfo.failover_ip</span></code>. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then it will assume the public IP address of the Active
vCenter Server.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ha_ip</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.IpInfo</span></code></a>) – VCHA Cluster network configuration of the node. All cluster
communication (state replication, heartbeat, cluster messages)
happens over this network.
The active node’s management vCenter server credentials are not
required to populate this <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeInfo.ha_ip</span></code>. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>runtime</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeRuntimeInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeRuntimeInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeRuntimeInfo</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Runtime information for the node in the VCHA Cluster.
The active node’s management vCenter server credentials are
required to populate some attributes of
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeInfo.runtime</span></code>. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the information is unavailable or the specified
Active vCenter server management credentials are invalid or the
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">NodeRole</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeRole"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ACTIVE</code><emclass="property"> = NodeRole(string='ACTIVE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeRole.ACTIVE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">PASSIVE</code><emclass="property"> = NodeRole(string='PASSIVE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeRole.PASSIVE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WITNESS</code><emclass="property"> = NodeRole(string='WITNESS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeRole.WITNESS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">NodeRuntimeInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">state=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">role=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">placement=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeRuntimeInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeRuntimeInfo</span></code> class describes a node’s runtime
information in a VCHA Cluster. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>state</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeState"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeState"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeState</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Last known state of the node.
The active node’s management vCenter server credentials are not
required to populate <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeRuntimeInfo.state</span></code>. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then information is unavailable or the passive and witness
nodes are not cloned yet.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>role</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeRole"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeRole"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeRole</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Last known role of the node.
The active node’s management vCenter server credentials are not
required to populate <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeRuntimeInfo.role</span></code>. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then information is unavailable or the passive and witness
nodes are not cloned yet.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>placement</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.PlacementInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.PlacementInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementInfo</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Placement information of the node.
The active node’s management vCenter server credentials are
required to populate most attributes of
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeRuntimeInfo.placement</span></code>. This attribute was added
in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the information is unavailable or the specified
Active vCenter server management credentials are invalid or the
node is not cloned yet or the VCHA cluster was deployed in a manual
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">NodeState</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeState"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DOWN</code><emclass="property"> = NodeState(string='DOWN')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeState.DOWN"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">UP</code><emclass="property"> = NodeState(string='UP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeState.UP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">NodeVmInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">bios_uuid=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeVmInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeVmInfo</span></code> class contains information to describe the
Virtual Machine of a node of a VCHA cluster. This class was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>vm</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the virtual machine of the VCHA node. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">VirtualMachine:VCenter</span></code>. When methods return a value of this
class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">VirtualMachine:VCenter</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>bios_uuid</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – BIOS UUID for the node. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">PassiveSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">placement=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ha_ip=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">failover_ip=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.PassiveSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.PassiveSpec</span></code> class contains the deploy specification for the
Passive Node of the VCHA cluster. This class was added in vSphere API
6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>placement</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.PlacementSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.PlacementSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Contains the placement configuration of the node. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the it is assumed that the clone will be done
manually by the customer. In this case, the placement configuration
for the witness node should also be omitted. Only the network
configuration will be setup. Once the passive and witness nodes are
cloned from the active node, the VCHA high availability is turned
on.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ha_ip</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpSpec</span></code></a>) – IP specification for the HA network. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>failover_ip</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – IP specification for the management network. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then it will assume the public IP address of the Active
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Type</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.Type"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">AUTO</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='AUTO')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.Type.AUTO"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MANUAL</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='MANUAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.Type.MANUAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">UndeploySpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vc_spec=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">force_delete=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">vms=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.UndeploySpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>vc_spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.CredentialsSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.CredentialsSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CredentialsSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Contains the active node’s management vCenter server credentials.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the active vCenter Server instance is assumed to be
either self-managed or else in enhanced linked mode and managed by
a linked vCenter Server instance.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>force_delete</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Flag controlling in what circumstances the virtual machines will be
deleted. For this flag to take effect, the VCHA cluster should have
been successfully configured using automatic deployment.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If true, the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.vms</span></code> attribute will be
ignored, the VCHA cluster specific information is removed, and the
passive and witness virtual machines will be deleted.</p></li>
the information identifying the passive and witness virtual
machines.</p></li>
<li><p>If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.vms</span></code> attribute is set, then it
will be validated prior to deleting the passive and witness virtual
machines and VCHA cluster specific information is removed.</p></li>
<li><p>If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.vms</span></code> attribute is None, then
the passive and witness virtual machines will not be deleted. The
customer should delete them in order to cleanup completely. VCHA
cluster specific information is removed.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.vms</span></code> attribute contains
the information identifying the passive and witness virtual
machines.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.vms</span></code> attribute is set, then it
will be validated prior to deleting the passive and witness virtual
machines. VCHA cluster specific information is removed.</p></li>
<li><p>If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.vms</span></code> attribute is None, then
the passive and witness virtual machines will not be deleted. The
customer should delete them in order to cleanup completely. VCHA
cluster specific information is removed.</p></li>
</ul>
</p></li>
<li><p><strong>vms</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.VmInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.VmInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.VmInfo</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Contains virtual machine information for the passive and witness
virtual machines. For this flag to take effect, the VCHA cluster
should have been successfully configured using automatic
deployment.</p>
<p>If set, the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.force_delete</span></code> attribute
controls whether this information is validated.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.force_delete</span></code> attribute is
true, then this information is ignored, VCHA cluster specific
information is removed and the passive and witness virtual machines
will be deleted.</p></li>
<li><p>If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.force_delete</span></code> attribute is
None or false, then this information is validated prior to deleting
the passive and witness virtual machines. VCHA cluster specific
information is removed.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.force_delete</span></code> attribute
controls the deletion of the passive and witness virtual machines.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.force_delete</span></code> attribute is
true, then the passive and witness virtual machines will be
deleted. VCHA cluster specific information is removed.</p></li>
<li><p>If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.UndeploySpec.force_delete</span></code> attribute is
None or false, then the passive and witness virtual machines will
not be deleted. The customer should delete them in order to cleanup
completely. VCHA cluster specific information is removed.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">VmInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">passive=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">witness=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.VmInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.VmInfo</span></code> class contains information to describe the Virtual
Machines of passive and witness nodes of a VCHA cluster. This class was
added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>passive</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeVmInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeVmInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeVmInfo</span></code></a>) – The virtual machine information of the passive node. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>witness</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeVmInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeVmInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeVmInfo</span></code></a>) – The virtual machine information of the witness node. This attribute
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">WitnessInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">ha_ip=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">runtime=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.WitnessInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.WitnessInfo</span></code> class defines the configuration and runtime
information for the witness node in the cluster. This class was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>ha_ip</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.IpInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.IpInfo</span></code></a>) – VCHA Cluster network configuration of the node. All cluster
communication (state replication, heartbeat, cluster messages)
happens over this network.
The active node’s management vCenter server credentials are not
required to populate <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.WitnessInfo.ha_ip</span></code>. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>runtime</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeRuntimeInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.NodeRuntimeInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.NodeRuntimeInfo</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Runtime information for the node in the VCHA Cluster.
The active node’s management vCenter server credentials are
required to populate some attributes of
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.WitnessInfo.runtime</span></code>. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then the information is unavailable or the node is not
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">WitnessSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">placement=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">ha_ip=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.WitnessSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.WitnessSpec</span></code> class contains the deploy specification for the
Witness Node of the VCHA cluster. This class was added in vSphere API
6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>placement</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.PlacementSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.PlacementSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Contains the placement configuration of the node. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, then it is assumed that the clone will be done manually by
the customer. In this case, the placement configuration for the
witness node should also be omitted. Only the network configuration
will be setup. Once the passive and witness nodes are cloned from
the active node, the VCHA high availability is turned on.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ha_ip</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpSpec</span></code></a>) – IP specification for the HA network. This attribute was added in
<codeclass="sig-name descname">deploy_task</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.deploy_task"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Prepares, clones, and configures a VCHA cluster. This method was added
in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.DeploySpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.DeploySpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Cluster.DeploySpec</span></code></a>) – Contains the deploy specification for all three nodes of a VCHA
If the SSL certificate of the management vCenter server cannot be
validated.
The value of the data attribute of
<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.std.html#com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error"title="com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></code></a> will be a class
<codeclass="sig-name descname">failover_task</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">planned</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.failover_task"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Initiates failover from the active vCenter node to the passive node.</p>
<p>For forced failover, Active node immediately initiates a failover. This
may result into a data loss after failover.</p>
<p>For planned failover, Active node flushes all the state to the Passive
node, waits for the flush to complete before causing a failover. After
the failover, Passive node starts without any data loss.</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>A failover is allowed only in the following cases:</p>
</div></blockquote>
<olclass="arabic simple">
<li><p>Cluster’s mode is enabled and all cluster members are present.</p></li>
<li><p>Cluster’s mode is maintenance and all cluster members are present.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>. This method was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>planned</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – If false, a failover is initiated immediately and may result in
data loss.
If true, a failover is initated after the Active node flushes its
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vc_spec=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">partial=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Retrieves the status of a VCHA cluster. This method was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>vc_spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.CredentialsSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.CredentialsSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">CredentialsSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Contains active node’s management vCenter server credentials.
If None, then the active vCenter Server instance is assumed to be
either self-managed or else in enhanced linked mode and managed by
a linked vCenter Server instance.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>partial</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>If true, then return only the information that does not require
connecting to the Active vCenter Server.</p>
<blockquote>
<div><p>If false or unset, then return all the information.</p>
If the SSL certificate of the management vCenter server cannot be
validated.
The value of the data attribute of
<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.std.html#com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error"title="com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></code></a> will be a class
<codeclass="sig-name descname">undeploy_task</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Cluster.undeploy_task"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
If the SSL certificate of the management vCenter server cannot be
validated.
The value of the data attribute of
<aclass="reference internal"href="com.vmware.vapi.std.html#com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error"title="com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client.Error</span></code></a> will be a class
<li><p><strong>hostname</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – IP Address or DNS of the vCenter. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>port</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Port number. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, port 443 will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ssl_thumbprint</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – SHA1 hash of the server SSL certificate. This attribute was added
in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, empty ssl thumbprint is assumed.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>username</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Username to access the server. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 6.7.1.
This attribute is currently required. If None, an error is
returned. In the future, if this attribute is None, the system will
attempt to identify the user. If a user cannot be identified, then
the requested operation will fail.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>password</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Password for the specified user. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
This attribute is currently required. If None, an empty password is
assumed. In the future, if this attribute is None, the system will
attempt to authenticate the user. If a user cannot be identified,
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">CredentialsSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">active_location=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.CredentialsSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>active_location</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.ConnectionSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.ConnectionSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ConnectionSpec</span></code></a>) – Connection information for the management vCenter Server of the
Active Node in a VCHA Cluster. This attribute was added in vSphere
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">DiskInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">datastore=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">datastore_name=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.DiskInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>datastore</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the datastore to put all the virtual disks on.
<li><p><strong>datastore_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the datastore. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">DiskSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">datastore=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.DiskSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>datastore</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The identifier of the datastore to put all the virtual disks on.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">IpFamily</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpFamily"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpFamily</span></code> class defines the Ip address family. This enumeration was
added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpFamily"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpFamily"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpFamily</span></code></a> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">IPV4</code><emclass="property"> = IpFamily(string='IPV4')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpFamily.IPV4"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">IPV6</code><emclass="property"> = IpFamily(string='IPV6')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpFamily.IPV6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpSpec</span></code> class contains IP information used to configure a network
interface. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>ip_family</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpFamily"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpFamily"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpFamily</span></code></a>) – Family of the IP address to configure the interface. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ipv4</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Ipv4Spec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Ipv4Spec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv4Spec</span></code></a>) – If the family of the ip is IPV4, then this will point to IPv4
address specification. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.1.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ipFamily</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpFamily.IPV4"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpFamily.IPV4"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpFamily.IPV4</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ipv6</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Ipv6Spec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Ipv6Spec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Ipv6Spec</span></code></a>) – If the family of the ip is IPV6, then this will point to IPv6
address specification. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.1.
This attribute is optional and it is only relevant when the value
of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ipFamily</span></code> is <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpFamily.IPV6"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.IpFamily.IPV6"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">IpFamily.IPV6</span></code></a>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>default_gateway</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The IP address of the Gateway for this interface. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, gateway will not be used for the network interface.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>dns_servers</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">list</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The list of IP addresses of the DNS servers for this interface.
This list is a comma separated list. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, DNS servers will not be used for the network interface.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Ipv4Spec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">address=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">subnet_mask=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">prefix=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Ipv4Spec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>address</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – IPV4 address to be used to configure the interface. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>subnet_mask</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The subnet mask for the interface. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None and the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">prefix</span></code> attribute is None, then an error will be
reported.
If None and the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">prefix</span></code> attribute is set, then the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">prefix</span></code>
attribute will be used to create a subnet mask whose first prefix
bits are 1 and the remaining bits 0.
If both the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">subnetMask</span></code> attribute and the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">prefix</span></code> attribute
are set and they do not represent the same value, then an error
will be reported.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>prefix</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The CIDR prefix for the interface. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None and the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">subnetMask</span></code> attribute is None, this an error
will be reported.
If None and the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">subnetMask</span></code> attribute is set, then the
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">subnetMask</span></code> attribute will be used.
If both the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">subnetMask</span></code> attribute and the <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">prefix</span></code> attribute
are set and they do not represent the same value, then an error
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Ipv6Spec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">address=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">prefix=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Ipv6Spec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>address</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – IPv6 address to be used to configure the interface. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>prefix</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – The CIDR prefix for the interface. This attribute was added in
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">NetworkType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">NetworkType</span></code> class defines the type of a vCenter Server network.
This enumeration was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">NetworkType</span></code></a> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP</code><emclass="property"> = NetworkType(string='DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType.DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STANDARD_PORTGROUP</code><emclass="property"> = NetworkType(string='STANDARD_PORTGROUP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType.STANDARD_PORTGROUP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Operations</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Operations</span></code> class provides methods to figure out the currently
active operations and currently disabled operations in a vCenter High
Availability (VCHA) cluster. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CLUSTER_DEPLOY_OP</code><emclass="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vcha.cluster.deploy'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_DEPLOY_OP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CLUSTER_FAILOVER_OP</code><emclass="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vcha.cluster.failover'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_FAILOVER_OP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CLUSTER_GET_OP</code><emclass="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vcha.cluster.get'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_GET_OP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CLUSTER_UNDEPLOY_OP</code><emclass="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vcha.cluster.undeploy'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_UNDEPLOY_OP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">disabled=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">active=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>disabled</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifiers of the operations that are current disabled. These
operation strings are one of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_DEPLOY_OP"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_DEPLOY_OP"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Operations.CLUSTER_DEPLOY_OP</span></code></a>,
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_UNDEPLOY_OP"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_UNDEPLOY_OP"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Operations.CLUSTER_UNDEPLOY_OP</span></code></a> and
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_GET_OP"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_GET_OP"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Operations.CLUSTER_GET_OP</span></code></a>. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must contain identifiers for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.operation</span></code>. When methods return a value of this
class as a return value, the attribute will contain identifiers for
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.operation</span></code>.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>active</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifiers of the operations that are currently running. These
operation strings are one of <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_DEPLOY_OP"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_DEPLOY_OP"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Operations.CLUSTER_DEPLOY_OP</span></code></a>,
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.MODE_SET_OP"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.MODE_SET_OP"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Operations.MODE_SET_OP</span></code></a>, and
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_UNDEPLOY_OP"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.CLUSTER_UNDEPLOY_OP"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Operations.CLUSTER_UNDEPLOY_OP</span></code></a>. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must contain identifiers for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.operation</span></code>. When methods return a value of this
class as a return value, the attribute will contain identifiers for
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vapi.operation</span></code>.</p></li>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MODE_GET_OP</code><emclass="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vcha.cluster.mode.get'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.MODE_GET_OP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MODE_SET_OP</code><emclass="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vcha.cluster.mode.set'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.MODE_SET_OP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">PASSIVE_REDEPLOY_OP</code><emclass="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vcha.cluster.passive.redeploy'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.PASSIVE_REDEPLOY_OP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WITNESS_REDEPLOY_OP</code><emclass="property"> = 'com.vmware.vcenter.vcha.cluster.witness.redeploy'</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.WITNESS_REDEPLOY_OP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.Operations.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementInfo</span></code> class contains information to describe the inventory
placement of a single node of a VCHA cluster.
The active node’s management vCenter server credentials are required to
populate all attributes except biosUuid. This class was added in vSphere
API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>management_vcenter_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The hostname of the vCenter server that is managing the VCHA node.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>vm_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The virtual machine name of the VCHA node. This attribute was added
in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>datacenter</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the datacenter of the VCHA node. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Datacenter:VCenter</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class
as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the
<li><p><strong>datacenter_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the datacenter of the VCHA node. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>host</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the host of the VCHA node. This attribute was
added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">HostSystem:VCenter</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class
as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the
<li><p><strong>host_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the host of the VCHA node. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>cluster</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The identifier of the cluster of which <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> is member. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource:VCenter</span></code>. When methods return a value of
this class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier
for the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource:VCenter</span></code>.
If None, <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> is a standalone host.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>cluster_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The name of the cluster of which <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> is member. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> is a standalone host.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ha_network</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The identifier of the Network object used for the HA network. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Network:VCenter</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource
If None, the information is currently unavailable or the haNetwork
is not configured.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ha_network_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The name of the Network object used for the HA network. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, the information is currently unavailable or the haNetwork
is not configured.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ha_network_type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">NetworkType</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The type of the Network object used for the HA network. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, the information is currently unavailable or the haNetwork
is not configured.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>management_network</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the Network object used for the Management
network. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Network:VCenter</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource
<li><p><strong>management_network_name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the Network object used for the Management network.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>management_network_type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">NetworkType</span></code></a>) – The type of the Network object used for the Management network.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>storage</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.DiskInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.DiskInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DiskInfo</span></code></a>) – The storage information of the VCHA node. This attribute was added
in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>bios_uuid</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – BIOS UUID for the node. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.1.
If None, the information is currently unavailable.</p></li>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec</span></code> class contains information to describe the inventory
placement of a single node of a VCHA cluster. This class was added in
vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The name of the VCHA node to be used for the virtual machine name.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>folder</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – The identifier of the folder to deploy the VCHA node to. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Folder:VCenter</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource
<li><p><strong>host</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The identifier of the host to deploy the VCHA node to. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">HostSystem:VCenter</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class
as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the
<li><p><strong>resource_pool</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The identifier of the resource pool to deploy the VCHA node to.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ResourcePool:VCenter</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class
as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the
If None, then the active node’s resource pool will be used.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ha_network_type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">NetworkType</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The type of the Network object used by the HA network.
If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is set, then the
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.ha_network_type</span></code> field must be set.
If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is None, then the
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.ha_network_type</span></code> attribute is ignored. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None and the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is
unset, then the same network present on the Active node virtual
machine is used to deploy the virtual machine with an assumption
that the network is present on the destination.
If None and the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is set,
then an error is reported.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>ha_network</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The identifier of the Network object used for the HA network.
If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is set, then the
{#link #haNetworkType} attribute must be set.
If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.ha_network</span></code> attribute is None, then the
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.ha_network_type</span></code> attribute is ignored. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Network:VCenter</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource
If None and the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.ha_network_type</span></code> attribute is
unset, then the same network present on the Active node virtual
machine is used to deploy the virtual machine with an assumption
that the network is present on the destination.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>management_network_type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.NetworkType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">NetworkType</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The type of the Network object used by the Management network.
If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.management_network</span></code> attribute is set,
then the {#link #managementNetworkType} field must be set.
If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.management_network</span></code> attribute is None,
then the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.management_network_type</span></code> attribute is
ignored. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None and the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.management_network</span></code> attribute
is unset, then the same network present on the Active node virtual
machine is used to deploy the virtual machine with an assumption
that the network is present on the destination.
If None and the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.management_network</span></code> attribute
is set, then an error is reported.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>management_network</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The identifier of the Network object used for the Management
network. If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.management_network</span></code> attribute
is set, then the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.management_network_type</span></code>
attribute must be set.
If the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.management_network</span></code> attribute is None,
then the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.management_network_type</span></code> attribute is
ignored. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Network:VCenter</span></code>. When methods return a value of this class as a
return value, the attribute will be an identifier for the resource
If None and the <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">PlacementSpec.management_network_type</span></code>
attribute is unset, then the same network present on the Active
node virtual machine is used to deploy the virtual machine with an
assumption that the network is present on the destination.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>storage</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.DiskSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.DiskSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">DiskSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – The storage specification to deploy the VCHA node to. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.
If None, see vim.vm.RelocateSpec.datastore.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vcha_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-vm-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client</span></code> module provides classes for managing
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">GuestOS</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">AMAZONLINUX2_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='AMAZONLINUX2_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.AMAZONLINUX2_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ASIANUX_3</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ASIANUX_3')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ASIANUX_3"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ASIANUX_3_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ASIANUX_3_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ASIANUX_3_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ASIANUX_4</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ASIANUX_4')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ASIANUX_4"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ASIANUX_4_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ASIANUX_4_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ASIANUX_4_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ASIANUX_5_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ASIANUX_5_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ASIANUX_5_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ASIANUX_7_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ASIANUX_7_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ASIANUX_7_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ASIANUX_8_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ASIANUX_8_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ASIANUX_8_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CENTOS</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='CENTOS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.CENTOS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CENTOS_6</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='CENTOS_6')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.CENTOS_6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CENTOS_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='CENTOS_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.CENTOS_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CENTOS_6_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='CENTOS_6_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.CENTOS_6_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CENTOS_7</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='CENTOS_7')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.CENTOS_7"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CENTOS_7_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='CENTOS_7_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.CENTOS_7_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CENTOS_8_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='CENTOS_8_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.CENTOS_8_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">COREOS_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='COREOS_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.COREOS_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_10</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_10')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_10"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_10_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_10_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_10_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_11</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_11')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_11"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_11_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_11_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_11_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_12_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_12_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_12_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_13_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_13_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_13_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_14_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_14_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_14_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_15_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_15_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_15_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_16_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_16_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_16_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_17_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_17_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_17_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_18_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_18_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_18_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_19_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_19_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_19_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Mac OS 10.15 (64 bit). This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DARWIN_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DARWIN_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_10</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_10')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_10"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_10_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_10_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_10_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_11</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_11')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_11"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Debian GNU/Linux 11. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_11_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_11_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_11_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Debian GNU/Linux 11 (64 bit). This class attribute was added in vSphere API
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_4</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_4')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_4"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_4_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_4_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_4_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_5</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_5')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_5"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_5_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_5_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_5_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_6</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_6')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_6_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_6_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_6_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_7</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_7')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_7"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_7_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_7_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_7_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_8</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_8')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_8"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_8_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_8_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_8_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_9</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_9')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_9"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DEBIAN_9_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DEBIAN_9_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DEBIAN_9_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DOS</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='DOS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.DOS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ECOMSTATION</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ECOMSTATION')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ECOMSTATION"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ECOMSTATION_2</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ECOMSTATION_2')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ECOMSTATION_2"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FEDORA</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='FEDORA')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.FEDORA"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FEDORA_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='FEDORA_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.FEDORA_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FREEBSD</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='FREEBSD')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.FREEBSD"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FREEBSD_11</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='FREEBSD_11')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.FREEBSD_11"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FREEBSD_11_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='FREEBSD_11_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.FREEBSD_11_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FREEBSD_12</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='FREEBSD_12')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.FREEBSD_12"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FREEBSD_12_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='FREEBSD_12_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.FREEBSD_12_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FREEBSD_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='FREEBSD_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.FREEBSD_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">GENERIC_LINUX</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='GENERIC_LINUX')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.GENERIC_LINUX"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MANDRAKE</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='MANDRAKE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.MANDRAKE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MANDRIVA</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='MANDRIVA')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.MANDRIVA"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MANDRIVA_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='MANDRIVA_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.MANDRIVA_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NETWARE_4</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='NETWARE_4')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.NETWARE_4"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NETWARE_5</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='NETWARE_5')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.NETWARE_5"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NETWARE_6</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='NETWARE_6')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.NETWARE_6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NLD_9</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='NLD_9')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.NLD_9"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OES</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OES')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OES"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OPENSERVER_5</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OPENSERVER_5')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OPENSERVER_5"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OPENSERVER_6</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OPENSERVER_6')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OPENSERVER_6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OPENSUSE</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OPENSUSE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OPENSUSE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OPENSUSE_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OPENSUSE_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OPENSUSE_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ORACLE_LINUX</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ORACLE_LINUX')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ORACLE_LINUX"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ORACLE_LINUX_6</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ORACLE_LINUX_6')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ORACLE_LINUX_6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ORACLE_LINUX_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ORACLE_LINUX_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ORACLE_LINUX_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ORACLE_LINUX_6_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ORACLE_LINUX_6_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ORACLE_LINUX_6_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ORACLE_LINUX_7</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ORACLE_LINUX_7')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ORACLE_LINUX_7"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ORACLE_LINUX_7_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ORACLE_LINUX_7_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ORACLE_LINUX_7_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ORACLE_LINUX_8_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='ORACLE_LINUX_8_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.ORACLE_LINUX_8_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OS2</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OS2')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OS2"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER_24X_LINUX</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER_24X_LINUX')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER_24X_LINUX"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER_24X_LINUX_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER_24X_LINUX_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER_24X_LINUX_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER_26X_LINUX</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER_26X_LINUX')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER_26X_LINUX"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER_26X_LINUX_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER_26X_LINUX_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER_26X_LINUX_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER_3X_LINUX</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER_3X_LINUX')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER_3X_LINUX"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER_3X_LINUX_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER_3X_LINUX_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER_3X_LINUX_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER_4X_LINUX</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER_4X_LINUX')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER_4X_LINUX"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER_4X_LINUX_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER_4X_LINUX_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER_4X_LINUX_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER_LINUX</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER_LINUX')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER_LINUX"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER_LINUX_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='OTHER_LINUX_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.OTHER_LINUX_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">REDHAT</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='REDHAT')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.REDHAT"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_2</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_2')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_2"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_3</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_3')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_3"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_3_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_3_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_3_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_4</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_4')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_4"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_4_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_4_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_4_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_5</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_5')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_5"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_5_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_5_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_5_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_6</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_6')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_6_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_6_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_6_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_7</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_7')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_7"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_7_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_7_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_7_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RHEL_8_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='RHEL_8_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.RHEL_8_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SJDS</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SJDS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SJDS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SLES</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SLES')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SLES"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SLES_10</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SLES_10')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SLES_10"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SLES_10_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SLES_10_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SLES_10_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SLES_11</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SLES_11')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SLES_11"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SLES_11_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SLES_11_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SLES_11_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SLES_12</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SLES_12')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SLES_12"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SLES_12_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SLES_12_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SLES_12_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SLES_15_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SLES_15_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SLES_15_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SLES_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SLES_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SLES_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SOLARIS_10</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SOLARIS_10')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SOLARIS_10"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SOLARIS_10_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SOLARIS_10_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SOLARIS_10_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SOLARIS_11_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SOLARIS_11_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SOLARIS_11_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SOLARIS_6</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SOLARIS_6')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SOLARIS_6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SOLARIS_7</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SOLARIS_7')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SOLARIS_7"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SOLARIS_8</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SOLARIS_8')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SOLARIS_8"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SOLARIS_9</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SOLARIS_9')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SOLARIS_9"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SUSE</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SUSE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SUSE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SUSE_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='SUSE_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.SUSE_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">TURBO_LINUX</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='TURBO_LINUX')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.TURBO_LINUX"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">TURBO_LINUX_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='TURBO_LINUX_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.TURBO_LINUX_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">UBUNTU</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='UBUNTU')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.UBUNTU"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">UBUNTU_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='UBUNTU_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.UBUNTU_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">UNIXWARE_7</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='UNIXWARE_7')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.UNIXWARE_7"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMKERNEL</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='VMKERNEL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.VMKERNEL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMKERNEL_5</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='VMKERNEL_5')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.VMKERNEL_5"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMKERNEL_6</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='VMKERNEL_6')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.VMKERNEL_6"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMKERNEL_65</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='VMKERNEL_65')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.VMKERNEL_65"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMKERNEL_7</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='VMKERNEL_7')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.VMKERNEL_7"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware ESX 7. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMWARE_PHOTON_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='VMWARE_PHOTON_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.VMWARE_PHOTON_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS_7</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WINDOWS_7')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WINDOWS_7"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS_7_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WINDOWS_7_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WINDOWS_7_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS_7_SERVER_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WINDOWS_7_SERVER_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WINDOWS_7_SERVER_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS_8</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WINDOWS_8')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WINDOWS_8"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS_8_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WINDOWS_8_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WINDOWS_8_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS_8_SERVER_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WINDOWS_8_SERVER_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WINDOWS_8_SERVER_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS_9</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WINDOWS_9')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WINDOWS_9"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS_9_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WINDOWS_9_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WINDOWS_9_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS_9_SERVER_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WINDOWS_9_SERVER_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WINDOWS_9_SERVER_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS_HYPERV</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WINDOWS_HYPERV')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WINDOWS_HYPERV"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS_SERVER_2019</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WINDOWS_SERVER_2019')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WINDOWS_SERVER_2019"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Windows Server 2019. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_2000_ADV_SERV</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_2000_ADV_SERV')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_2000_ADV_SERV"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_2000_PRO</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_2000_PRO')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_2000_PRO"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_2000_SERV</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_2000_SERV')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_2000_SERV"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_31</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_31')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_31"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_95</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_95')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_95"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_98</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_98')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_98"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_LONGHORN</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_LONGHORN')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_LONGHORN"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_LONGHORN_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_LONGHORN_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_LONGHORN_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_ME</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_ME')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_ME"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_NET_BUSINESS</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_NET_BUSINESS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_NET_BUSINESS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_NET_DATACENTER</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_NET_DATACENTER')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_NET_DATACENTER"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_NET_DATACENTER_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_NET_DATACENTER_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_NET_DATACENTER_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_NET_ENTERPRISE_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_NET_STANDARD</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_NET_STANDARD')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_NET_STANDARD"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_NET_STANDARD_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_NET_STANDARD_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_NET_STANDARD_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_NET_WEB</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_NET_WEB')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_NET_WEB"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_NT</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_NT')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_NT"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_VISTA</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_VISTA')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_VISTA"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_VISTA_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_VISTA_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_VISTA_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_XP_HOME</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_XP_HOME')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_XP_HOME"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_XP_PRO</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_XP_PRO')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_XP_PRO"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WIN_XP_PRO_64</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOS(string='WIN_XP_PRO_64')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS.WIN_XP_PRO_64"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">GuestOSFamily</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOSFamily"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DARWIN</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOSFamily(string='DARWIN')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOSFamily.DARWIN"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">LINUX</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOSFamily(string='LINUX')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOSFamily.LINUX"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NETWARE</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOSFamily(string='NETWARE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOSFamily.NETWARE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OTHER</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOSFamily(string='OTHER')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOSFamily.OTHER"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SOLARIS</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOSFamily(string='SOLARIS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOSFamily.SOLARIS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">WINDOWS</code><emclass="property"> = GuestOSFamily(string='WINDOWS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOSFamily.WINDOWS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Hardware</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">version=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">upgrade_policy=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">upgrade_version=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">upgrade_status=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">upgrade_error=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>upgrade_version</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Hardware.Version</span></code></a>) – Target hardware version to be used on the next scheduled virtual
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">UpdateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">upgrade_policy=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">upgrade_version=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpdateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>If set to <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradePolicy.NEVER"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradePolicy.NEVER"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Hardware.UpgradePolicy.NEVER</span></code></a>, the
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Hardware.Info.upgrade_version</span></code> attribute will be reset to
<li><p><strong>upgrade_version</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Hardware.Version</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Target hardware version to be used on the next scheduled virtual
<p>If specified, this attribute must represent a newer virtual
hardware version than the current virtual hardware version reported
in <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Hardware.Info.version</span></code>.
If <codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Hardware.UpdateSpec.upgrade_policy</span></code> is set to
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradePolicy.NEVER"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradePolicy.NEVER"><codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Hardware.UpgradePolicy.NEVER</span></code></a>, this attribute must be None.
Otherwise, if this attribute is None, default to the most recent
virtual hardware version supported by the server.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">UpgradePolicy</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradePolicy"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">AFTER_CLEAN_SHUTDOWN</code><emclass="property"> = UpgradePolicy(string='AFTER_CLEAN_SHUTDOWN')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradePolicy.AFTER_CLEAN_SHUTDOWN"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ALWAYS</code><emclass="property"> = UpgradePolicy(string='ALWAYS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradePolicy.ALWAYS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NEVER</code><emclass="property"> = UpgradePolicy(string='NEVER')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradePolicy.NEVER"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">UpgradeStatus</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradeStatus"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">FAILED</code><emclass="property"> = UpgradeStatus(string='FAILED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradeStatus.FAILED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NONE</code><emclass="property"> = UpgradeStatus(string='NONE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradeStatus.NONE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">PENDING</code><emclass="property"> = UpgradeStatus(string='PENDING')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradeStatus.PENDING"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SUCCESS</code><emclass="property"> = UpgradeStatus(string='SUCCESS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpgradeStatus.SUCCESS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Version</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
for a virtual machine. See <aclass="reference external"href="https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003746">https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003746</a> (Virtual
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_03</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_03')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_03"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_04</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_04')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_04"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_06</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_06')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_06"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_07</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_07')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_07"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_08</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_08')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_08"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_09</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_09')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_09"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_10</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_10')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_10"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_11</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_11')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_11"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_12</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_12')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_12"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_13</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_13')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_13"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_14</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_14')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_14"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_15</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_15')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_15"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_16</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_16')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_16"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Hardware version 16, first supported in Workstation 15.0. This class
<codeclass="sig-name descname">VMX_17</code><emclass="property"> = Version(string='VMX_17')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.Version.VMX_17"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Hardware version 17, first supported in ESX 7.0. This class attribute was
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">update</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em>, <emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.update"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpdateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.UpdateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Hardware.UpdateSpec</span></code></a>) – Specification for updating the virtual hardware settings of the
<codeclass="sig-name descname">upgrade</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em>, <emclass="sig-param">version=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Hardware.upgrade"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Identity</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Identity"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Identity</span></code> class provides methods for managing the identity of a
virtual machine. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">name=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">bios_uuid=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">instance_uuid=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Identity.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Identity.Info</span></code> class contains information about the identity of a
virtual machine. This class was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Virtual machine name. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>bios_uuid</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – 128-bit SMBIOS UUID of a virtual machine represented as a
hexadecimal string in “12345678-abcd-1234-cdef-123456789abc”
format. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.1.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>instance_uuid</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – VirtualCenter-specific 128-bit UUID of a virtual machine,
represented as a hexademical string. This identifier is used by
VirtualCenter to uniquely identify all virtual machine instances,
including those that may share the same SMBIOS UUID. This attribute
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">LibraryItem</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.LibraryItem"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem</span></code> class provides methods to identify virtual machines
managed by Content Library. This class was added in vSphere API 6.9.1.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CheckOutInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">library_item=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.LibraryItem.CheckOutInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.CheckOutInfo</span></code> class contains information about a virtual
machine checked out of a content library item. This class was added in
vSphere API 6.9.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>library_item</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the library item that the virtual machine is checked
out from. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.9.1.
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.content.library.Item</span></code>. When methods return a value of
this class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier
for the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.content.library.Item</span></code>.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">check_out=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.LibraryItem.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.Info</span></code> class contains information about the library item
associated with a virtual machine. This class was added in vSphere API
6.9.1.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>check_out</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.LibraryItem.CheckOutInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.LibraryItem.CheckOutInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItem.CheckOutInfo</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Information about the checked out virtual machine. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.9.1.
If None, the virtual machine is not checked out from a library
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.LibraryItem.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Returns the information about the library item associated with the
virtual machine. This method was added in vSphere API 6.9.1.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>vm</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the virtual machine.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Power</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">state=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">clean_power_off=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>state</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.State"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.State"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Power.State</span></code></a>) – Power state of the virtual machine.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>clean_power_off</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Flag indicating whether the virtual machine was powered off
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">State</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.State"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">POWERED_OFF</code><emclass="property"> = State(string='POWERED_OFF')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.State.POWERED_OFF"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">POWERED_ON</code><emclass="property"> = State(string='POWERED_ON')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.State.POWERED_ON"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SUSPENDED</code><emclass="property"> = State(string='SUSPENDED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.State.SUSPENDED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">reset</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.reset"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">start</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.start"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">stop</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.stop"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">suspend</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Power.suspend"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">Tools</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools</span></code> class provides methods for managing VMware Tools in the guest
operating system. This class was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<dlclass="class">
<dtid="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.Info">
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Info</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">auto_update_supported=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">install_attempt_count=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">error=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">version_number=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">version=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">upgrade_policy=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">version_status=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">install_type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">run_state=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.Info"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.Info</span></code> class describes the VMWare Tools properties of a virtual
machine. This class was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>auto_update_supported</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code>) – Set if the virtual machine supports auto-upgrading Tools via
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.UpgradePolicy</span></code></a>. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>install_attempt_count</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Number of attempts that have been made to install or upgrade the
version of Tools installed on this virtual machine. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
Only set if there was a recent Tools install or upgrade attempt.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>error</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Exception</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Error that happened, if any, during last attempt to upgrade or
install Tools. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
Only set if a the last Tools install or upgrade attempt failed.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>version_number</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Version of VMware Tools installed on the guest operating system.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
Only set if Tools is installed. This is an integer constructed as
follows: (((MJR) << 10) + ((MNR) << 5) + (REV)) Where MJR is tha
major verson, MNR is the minor version and REV is the revision.
Tools version = T Tools Version Major = MJR = (T / 1024) Tools
Version Minor = MNR = ((T % 1024) / 32) Tools Version Revision =
BASE = ((T % 1024) % 32) Tools actual version = MJR.MNR.REV</p></li>
<li><p><strong>version</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Version of VMware Tools installed on the guest operating system.
This is a human-readable value that should not be parsed. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
Only set if Tools is installed.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>upgrade_policy</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.UpgradePolicy</span></code></a>) – Tools upgrade policy setting for the virtual machine.
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.UpgradePolicy</span></code></a>. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>version_status</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.VersionStatus"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.VersionStatus"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.VersionStatus</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Current version status of VMware Tools in the guest operating
system, if known. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
Only set if Tools version status is known.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>install_type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.ToolsInstallType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.ToolsInstallType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.ToolsInstallType</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Current installation type of VMware Tools in the guest operating
system. This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.
Only set if Tools install type is known.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>run_state</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.RunState"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.RunState"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.RunState</span></code></a>) – Current run state of VMware Tools in the guest operating system.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">RunState</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.RunState"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>Current run state of VMware Tools in the guest operating system. This
enumeration was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">RunState</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">EXECUTING_SCRIPTS</code><emclass="property"> = RunState(string='EXECUTING_SCRIPTS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.RunState.EXECUTING_SCRIPTS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware Tools is running scripts as part of a state transition. This class
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NOT_RUNNING</code><emclass="property"> = RunState(string='NOT_RUNNING')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.RunState.NOT_RUNNING"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware Tools is not running. This class attribute was added in vSphere API
<codeclass="sig-name descname">RUNNING</code><emclass="property"> = RunState(string='RUNNING')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.RunState.RUNNING"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware Tools is running. This class attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">ToolsInstallType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.ToolsInstallType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.ToolsInstallType</span></code> class defines the installation type of the
Tools in the guest operating system. This enumeration was added in vSphere
API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ToolsInstallType</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MSI</code><emclass="property"> = ToolsInstallType(string='MSI')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.ToolsInstallType.MSI"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>MSI is the installation type used for VMware Tools on Windows. This class
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OPEN_VM_TOOLS</code><emclass="property"> = ToolsInstallType(string='OPEN_VM_TOOLS')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.ToolsInstallType.OPEN_VM_TOOLS"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>open-vm-tools are the open-source version of VMware Tools, may have been
packaged by the OS vendor. This class attribute was added in vSphere API
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OSP</code><emclass="property"> = ToolsInstallType(string='OSP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.ToolsInstallType.OSP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>OSPs are RPM or Debian packages tailored for the OS in the VM. See
<aclass="reference external"href="http://packages.vmware.com">http://packages.vmware.com</a>. This class attribute was added in vSphere API
<codeclass="sig-name descname">TAR</code><emclass="property"> = ToolsInstallType(string='TAR')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.ToolsInstallType.TAR"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Tools have been installed by the tar installer. This class attribute was
<codeclass="sig-name descname">UNKNOWN</code><emclass="property"> = ToolsInstallType(string='UNKNOWN')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.ToolsInstallType.UNKNOWN"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Installation type is not known. Most likely tools have been installed by
OSPs or open-vm-tools, but a version that does not report its install type
or an install type that we do not recognize. This class attribute was added
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">UpdateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">upgrade_policy=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpdateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The (\@name UpdateSpec} class describes the VMware Tools properties of a
virtual machine that can be updated. This class was added in vSphere API
7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition tip">
<pclass="admonition-title">Tip</p>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>upgrade_policy</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.UpgradePolicy</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Tools upgrade policy setting for the virtual machine.
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.UpgradePolicy</span></code></a>. This attribute was added in vSphere
API 7.0.0.
If this field is omitted the value will not be changed.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">UpgradePolicy</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.UpgradePolicy</span></code> class defines when Tools are auto-upgraded for
a virtual machine. This enumeration was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">UpgradePolicy</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MANUAL</code><emclass="property"> = UpgradePolicy(string='MANUAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy.MANUAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>No auto-upgrades for Tools will be performed for this virtual machine.
Users must manually invoke the <aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.upgrade"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.upgrade"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.upgrade()</span></code></a> method to update
Tools. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">UPGRADE_AT_POWER_CYCLE</code><emclass="property"> = UpgradePolicy(string='UPGRADE_AT_POWER_CYCLE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.UpgradePolicy.UPGRADE_AT_POWER_CYCLE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>When the virtual machine is power-cycled, the system checks for a newer
version of Tools when the virtual machine is powered on. If it is
available, a Tools upgrade is automatically performed on the virtual
machine and it is rebooted if necessary. This class attribute was added in
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">VersionStatus</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.VersionStatus"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.VersionStatus</span></code> class defines the version status types of
VMware Tools installed in the guest operating system. This enumeration was
added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<divclass="admonition note">
<pclass="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>This class represents an enumerated type in the interface language
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
type description page</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>string</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – String value for the <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">VersionStatus</span></code> instance.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">BLACKLISTED</code><emclass="property"> = VersionStatus(string='BLACKLISTED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.VersionStatus.BLACKLISTED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware Tools is installed, but the installed version is known to have a
grave bug and should be immediately upgraded. This class attribute was
<codeclass="sig-name descname">CURRENT</code><emclass="property"> = VersionStatus(string='CURRENT')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.VersionStatus.CURRENT"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware Tools is installed, and the version is current. This class attribute
<codeclass="sig-name descname">NOT_INSTALLED</code><emclass="property"> = VersionStatus(string='NOT_INSTALLED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.VersionStatus.NOT_INSTALLED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware Tools has never been installed. This class attribute was added in
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SUPPORTED_NEW</code><emclass="property"> = VersionStatus(string='SUPPORTED_NEW')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.VersionStatus.SUPPORTED_NEW"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware Tools is installed, supported, and newer than the version available
on the host. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">SUPPORTED_OLD</code><emclass="property"> = VersionStatus(string='SUPPORTED_OLD')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.VersionStatus.SUPPORTED_OLD"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware Tools is installed, supported, but a newer version is available.
This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">TOO_NEW</code><emclass="property"> = VersionStatus(string='TOO_NEW')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.VersionStatus.TOO_NEW"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware Tools is installed, and the version is known to be too new to work
correctly with this virtual machine. This class attribute was added in
<codeclass="sig-name descname">TOO_OLD_UNSUPPORTED</code><emclass="property"> = VersionStatus(string='TOO_OLD_UNSUPPORTED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.VersionStatus.TOO_OLD_UNSUPPORTED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware Tools is installed, but the version is too old. This class attribute
<codeclass="sig-name descname">UNMANAGED</code><emclass="property"> = VersionStatus(string='UNMANAGED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.VersionStatus.UNMANAGED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>VMware Tools is installed, but it is not managed by VMware. This includes
open-vm-tools or OSPs which should be managed by the guest operating
system. This class attribute was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
<dlclass="method">
<dtid="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.get">
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Get the properties of VMware Tools. This method was added in vSphere
API 7.0.0.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>vm</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the virtual machine.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">update</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em>, <emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.update"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Update the properties of VMware Tools. This method was added in vSphere
API 7.0.0.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>vm</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the virtual machine.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="sig-name descname">upgrade</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">vm</em>, <emclass="sig-param">command_line_options=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.upgrade"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Begins the Tools upgrade process. To monitor the status of the Tools
upgrade, clients should check the Tools status by calling
<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.get"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.Tools.get"><codeclass="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">Tools.get()</span></code></a> and examining <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">versionStatus</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">runState</span></code>.
This method was added in vSphere API 7.0.0.</p>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>vm</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the virtual machine.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type:
<li><p><strong>command_line_options</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Command line options passed to the installer to modify the
installation procedure for Tools.
Set if any additional options are desired.</p></li>
<spanid="com-vmware-vcenter-vm-template-client-module"></span><h2>com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client module<aclass="headerlink"href="#module-com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client"title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client</span></code> module provides classes and
classes that will let its client manage VMTX template in Content Library.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">LibraryItems</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>config</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration</span></code>) – Configuration to be used for creating the stub.</p>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CpuInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">count=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">cores_per_socket=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CpuInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>count</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – Number of CPU cores. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>cores_per_socket</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – Number of CPU cores per socket. This attribute was added in vSphere
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CpuUpdateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">num_cpus=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">num_cores_per_socket=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CpuUpdateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>num_cpus</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Number of virtual processors in the deployed virtual machine. This
<li><p><strong>num_cores_per_socket</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Number of cores among which to distribute CPUs in the deployed
virtual machine. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CreatePlacementSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">folder=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">resource_pool=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">host=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">cluster=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreatePlacementSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>resource_pool</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Resource pool into which the virtual machine template should be
placed. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.
chosen, the library item creation operation will fail.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>host</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Host onto which the virtual machine template should be placed. If
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code> are both specified, <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code>
must belong to <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code>. If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code> are both
specified, <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> must be a member of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code>. This attribute
This attribute may be None if <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code> is
specified. If None, the system will attempt to choose a suitable
host for the virtual machine template; if a host cannot be chosen,
the library item creation operation will fail.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>cluster</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Cluster onto which the virtual machine template should be placed.
If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code> are both specified,
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code> must belong to <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code>. If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code> and
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> are both specified, <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> must be a member of
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource</span></code>. When methods return a value of this
class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource</span></code>.
If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> is specified, it is recommended
<li><p><strong>source_vm</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the source virtual machine to create the library item
from. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the library item. This attribute was added in vSphere API
6.8.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Description of the library item. This attribute was added in
<li><p><strong>library</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the library in which the new library item should be
created. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.
If both <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> are None, the
virtual machine template’s disks are placed in the default storage
backing associated with the library specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">library</span></code>.</p>
<p>If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> is None and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> is
specified, all of the virtual machine template’s disks are created
with the storage spec specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code>.</p>
<p>If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> is specified and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> is
None, disks with identifiers that are not in
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> are placed in the default storage backing
associated with the library specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">library</span></code>.</p>
<p>If both <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> are specified,
disks with identifiers that are not in <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> are
created with the storage spec specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code>.</p>
If both <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> are None, the
virtual machine template’s disks are placed in the default storage
backing associated with the library specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">library</span></code>.</p>
<p>If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> is None and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> is
specified, all of the virtual machine template’s disks are created
with the storage spec specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code>.</p>
<p>If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> is specified and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> is
None, disks with identifiers that are not in
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> are placed in the default storage backing
associated with the library specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">library</span></code>.</p>
<p>If both <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> are specified,
disks with identifiers that are not in <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> are
created with the storage spec specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code>.</p>
<li><p><strong>placement</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreatePlacementSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreatePlacementSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.CreatePlacementSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Information used to place the virtual machine template. This
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CreateSpecDiskStorage</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">datastore=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">storage_policy=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecDiskStorage"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>datastore</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Identifier for the datastore associated with a virtual machine
template’s disk. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CreateSpecDiskStoragePolicy</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">policy=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecDiskStoragePolicy"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecDiskStoragePolicy.Type"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecDiskStoragePolicy.Type"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.CreateSpecDiskStoragePolicy.Type</span></code></a>) – Policy type to be used when creating a virtual machine template’s
disk. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>policy</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier for the storage policy to use. This attribute was added
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Type</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecDiskStoragePolicy.Type"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecDiskStoragePolicy.Type.USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CreateSpecVmHomeStorage</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">datastore=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">storage_policy=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecVmHomeStorage"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>datastore</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Identifier of the datastore for the virtual machine template’s
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">CreateSpecVmHomeStoragePolicy</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">policy=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecVmHomeStoragePolicy"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecVmHomeStoragePolicy.Type"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecVmHomeStoragePolicy.Type"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.CreateSpecVmHomeStoragePolicy.Type</span></code></a>) – Policy type to be used when creating the virtual machine template’s
<li><p><strong>policy</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier for the storage policy to use. This attribute was added
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Type</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecVmHomeStoragePolicy.Type"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpecVmHomeStoragePolicy.Type.USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeployPlacementSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">folder=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">resource_pool=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">host=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">cluster=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeployPlacementSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>folder</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Virtual machine folder into which the deployed virtual machine
should be placed. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.
<li><p><strong>resource_pool</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Resource pool into which the deployed virtual machine should be
placed. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.
virtual machine deployment operation will fail.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>host</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Host onto which the virtual machine should be placed. If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code>
and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code> are both specified, <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code> must
belong to <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code>. If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code> are both specified,
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> must be a member of <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code>. This attribute was added
This attribute may be None if <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code> is
specified. If None, the system will attempt to choose a suitable
host for the virtual machine; if a host cannot be chosen, the
virtual machine deployment operation will fail.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>cluster</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Cluster onto which the deployed virtual machine should be placed.
If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code> are both specified,
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code> must belong to <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code>. If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">cluster</span></code> and
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> are both specified, <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> must be a member of
When clients pass a value of this class as a parameter, the
attribute must be an identifier for the resource type:
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource</span></code>. When methods return a value of this
class as a return value, the attribute will be an identifier for
the resource type: <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">ClusterComputeResource</span></code>.
If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">resourcePool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">host</span></code> is specified, it is recommended
<li><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Name of the deployed virtual machine. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.8.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>description</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Description of the deployed virtual machine. This attribute was
If both <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> are None, the
deployed virtual machine’s disks are created with the same storage
spec as the corresponding disks in the source virtual machine
template contained in the library item.</p>
<p>If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> is None and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> is
specified, all of the deployed virtual machine’s disks are created
with the storage spec specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code>.</p>
<p>If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> is specified and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> is
None, disks with identifiers that are not in
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> are created with the same storage spec as
the corresponding disks in the source virtual machine template
contained in the library item.</p>
<p>If both <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> are specified,
disks with identifiers that are not in <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> are
created with the storage spec specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code>.</p>
If both <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> are None, the
deployed virtual machine’s disks are created with the same storage
spec as the corresponding disks in the source virtual machine
template contained in the library item.</p>
<p>If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> is None and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> is
specified, all of the deployed virtual machine’s disks are created
with the storage spec specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code>.</p>
<p>If <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> is specified and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> is
None, disks with identifiers that are not in
<codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> are created with the same storage spec as
the corresponding disks in the source virtual machine template
contained in the library item.</p>
<p>If both <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> and <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code> are specified,
disks with identifiers that are not in <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorageOverrides</span></code> are
created with the storage spec specified by <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">diskStorage</span></code>.</p>
<li><p><strong>placement</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeployPlacementSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeployPlacementSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.DeployPlacementSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Information used to place the deployed virtual machine. This
<li><p><strong>powered_on</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">bool</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Specifies whether the deployed virtual machine should be powered on
after deployment. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeploySpecDiskStorage</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">datastore=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">storage_policy=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecDiskStorage"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>datastore</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Identifier for the datastore associated the deployed virtual
machine’s disk. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeploySpecDiskStoragePolicy</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">policy=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecDiskStoragePolicy"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecDiskStoragePolicy.Type"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecDiskStoragePolicy.Type"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.DeploySpecDiskStoragePolicy.Type</span></code></a>) – Policy type to be used when creating the deployed virtual machine’s
disk. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>policy</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the storage policy to use. This attribute was added
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Type</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecDiskStoragePolicy.Type"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">USE_SOURCE_POLICY</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='USE_SOURCE_POLICY')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecDiskStoragePolicy.Type.USE_SOURCE_POLICY"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecDiskStoragePolicy.Type.USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeploySpecVmHomeStorage</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">datastore=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">storage_policy=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecVmHomeStorage"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>datastore</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Identifier of the datastore for the deployed virtual machine’s
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DeploySpecVmHomeStoragePolicy</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">policy=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecVmHomeStoragePolicy"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecVmHomeStoragePolicy.Type"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecVmHomeStoragePolicy.Type"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.DeploySpecVmHomeStoragePolicy.Type</span></code></a>) – Policy type to be used when creating the deployed virtual machine’s
<li><p><strong>policy</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier for the storage policy to use. This attribute was added
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">Type</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecVmHomeStoragePolicy.Type"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">USE_SOURCE_POLICY</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='USE_SOURCE_POLICY')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecVmHomeStoragePolicy.Type.USE_SOURCE_POLICY"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY</code><emclass="property"> = Type(string='USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpecVmHomeStoragePolicy.Type.USE_SPECIFIED_POLICY"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DiskInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">capacity=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">disk_storage=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DiskInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>capacity</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Capacity of the virtual disk in bytes. This attribute was added in
vSphere API 6.8.
This attribute will be None if the virtual disk is inaccessible.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>disk_storage</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DiskStorageInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DiskStorageInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.DiskStorageInfo</span></code></a>) – Disk storage related information. This attribute was added in
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DiskStorageInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">datastore=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">storage_policy=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DiskStorageInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>datastore</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the datastore where the disk is stored. This
<li><p><strong>storage_policy</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifier of the storage policy associated with the virtual disk.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">DiskUpdateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">capacity=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DiskUpdateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>capacity</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – Updated capacity of the virtual disk backing in bytes. This value
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">EthernetInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">backing_type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">mac_type=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">network=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>backing_type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.NetworkBackingType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.NetworkBackingType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.NetworkBackingType</span></code></a>) – Network backing type for the virtual Ethernet adapter. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>mac_type</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.MacAddressType"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.MacAddressType"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.MacAddressType</span></code></a>) – MAC address type of the ethernet adapter. This attribute was added
in vSphere API 6.8.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>network</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifier of the network backing the virtual Ethernet adapter.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">MacAddressType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.MacAddressType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">ASSIGNED</code><emclass="property"> = MacAddressType(string='ASSIGNED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.MacAddressType.ASSIGNED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">GENERATED</code><emclass="property"> = MacAddressType(string='GENERATED')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.MacAddressType.GENERATED"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">MANUAL</code><emclass="property"> = MacAddressType(string='MANUAL')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.MacAddressType.MANUAL"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">NetworkBackingType</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">string</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.NetworkBackingType"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
definition. The class contains class attributes which represent the
values in the current version of the enumerated type. Newer versions of
the enumerated type may contain new values. To use new values of the
enumerated type in communication with a server that supports the newer
version of the API, you instantiate this class. See <aclass="reference internal"href="enumeration.html#enumeration-description"><spanclass="std std-ref">enumerated
<codeclass="sig-name descname">DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP</code><emclass="property"> = NetworkBackingType(string='DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.NetworkBackingType.DISTRIBUTED_PORTGROUP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">HOST_DEVICE</code><emclass="property"> = NetworkBackingType(string='HOST_DEVICE')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.NetworkBackingType.HOST_DEVICE"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">OPAQUE_NETWORK</code><emclass="property"> = NetworkBackingType(string='OPAQUE_NETWORK')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.NetworkBackingType.OPAQUE_NETWORK"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">STANDARD_PORTGROUP</code><emclass="property"> = NetworkBackingType(string='STANDARD_PORTGROUP')</em><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetInfo.NetworkBackingType.STANDARD_PORTGROUP"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">EthernetUpdateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">network=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.EthernetUpdateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>network</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) –<p>Identifier of the network backing the virtual Ethernet adapter.
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">GuestCustomizationSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">name=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.GuestCustomizationSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>name</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Name of the customization specification. This attribute was added
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">HardwareCustomizationSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">nics=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">disks_to_remove=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">disks_to_update=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">cpu_update=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">memory_update=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.HardwareCustomizationSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>disks_to_remove</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">set</span></code> of <codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Idenfiers of disks to remove from the deployed virtual machine.
<li><p><strong>cpu_update</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CpuUpdateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CpuUpdateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.CpuUpdateSpec</span></code></a> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – CPU update specification for the deployed virtual machine. This
<p>The arguments are used to initialize data attributes with the same
names.</p>
</div>
<dlclass="field-list simple">
<dtclass="field-odd">Parameters</dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><ulclass="simple">
<li><p><strong>guest_os</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_client.GuestOS</span></code></a>) – Configured guest operating system of the virtual machine template.
This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>cpu</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CpuInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CpuInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.CpuInfo</span></code></a>) – CPU configuration of the virtual machine template. This attribute
was added in vSphere API 6.8.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>memory</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.MemoryInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.MemoryInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.MemoryInfo</span></code></a>) – Memory configuration of the virtual machine template. This
attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>vm_home_storage</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.VmHomeStorageInfo"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.VmHomeStorageInfo"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.VmHomeStorageInfo</span></code></a>) – Storage information about the virtual machine template’s
<li><p><strong>vm_template</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the latest virtual machine template contained in the
library item. This attribute is the managed object identifier used
to identify the virtual machine template in the vSphere Management
(SOAP) API. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.8.</p></li>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">MemoryInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">size_mib=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.MemoryInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>size_mib</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code>) – Memory size in mebibytes. This attribute was added in vSphere API
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">MemoryUpdateSpec</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">memory=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.MemoryUpdateSpec"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>memory</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">long</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Size of a virtual machine’s memory in MB. This attribute was added
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-name descname">VmHomeStorageInfo</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">datastore=None</em>, <emclass="sig-param">storage_policy=None</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.VmHomeStorageInfo"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<li><p><strong>datastore</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code>) – Identifier of the datastore where the virtual machine template’s
<li><p><strong>storage_policy</strong> (<codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">str</span></code> or <codeclass="docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">None</span></code>) – Identifier of the storage policy associated with the virtual
<codeclass="sig-name descname">create</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.create"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<ddclass="field-odd"><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.CreateSpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.CreateSpec</span></code></a>) – information used to create the library item from the source virtual
<codeclass="sig-name descname">deploy</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">template_library_item</em>, <emclass="sig-param">spec</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.deploy"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<codeclass="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.DeploySpec.guest_customization</span></code> are specified, the
server triggers the power on and/or guest customization operations,
which are executed asynchronously. This method was added in vSphere API
<li><p><strong>spec</strong> (<aclass="reference internal"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpec"title="com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.DeploySpec"><codeclass="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><spanclass="pre">LibraryItems.DeploySpec</span></code></a>) – specification of how the virtual machine should be deployed.</p></li>
<codeclass="sig-name descname">get</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">template_library_item</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.LibraryItems.get"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<emclass="property">class </em><codeclass="sig-prename descclassname">com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.</code><codeclass="sig-name descname">StubFactory</code><spanclass="sig-paren">(</span><emclass="sig-param">stub_config</em><spanclass="sig-paren">)</span><aclass="headerlink"href="#com.vmware.vcenter.vm_template_client.StubFactory"title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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