Data Object - AboutInfo

Property of
HostConfigInfo, HostConfigSummary, ServiceContent
Extends
DynamicData

Data Object Description

This data object type describes system information including the name, type, version, and build number.

Properties

Name Type Description
apiTypexsd:string

Indicates whether or not the service instance represents a standalone host. If the service instance represents a standalone host, then the physical inventory for that service instance is fixed to that single host. VirtualCenter server provides additional features over single hosts. For example, VirtualCenter offers multi-host management.

Examples of values are:

  • "VirtualCenter" - For a VirtualCenter instance.
  • "HostAgent" - For host agent on an ESX Server or VMware Server host.

apiVersionxsd:string

The version of the API as a dot-separated string. For example, "1.0.0".
buildxsd:string

Build string for the server on which this call is made. For example, x.y.z-num. This string does not apply to the API.
fullNamexsd:string

The complete product name, including the version information.
instanceUuid*xsd:string

A globally unique identifier associated with this service instance.

Since vSphere API 4.0
licenseProductName*xsd:string

The license product name

Since vSphere API 4.0
licenseProductVersion*xsd:string

The license product version

Since vSphere API 4.0
localeBuild*xsd:string

Build number for the current session's locale. Typically, this is a small number reflecting a localization change from the normal product build.
localeVersion*xsd:string

Version of the message catalog for the current session's locale.
namexsd:string

Short form of the product name.
osTypexsd:string

Operating system type and architecture.

Examples of values are:

  • "win32-x86" - For x86-based Windows systems.
  • "linux-x86" - For x86-based Linux systems.
  • "vmnix-x86" - For the x86 ESX Server microkernel.

productLineIdxsd:string

The product ID is a unique identifier for a product line.

Examples of values are:

  • "gsx" - For the VMware Server product.
  • "esx" - For the ESX product.
  • "embeddedEsx" - For the ESXi product.
  • "vpx" - For the VirtualCenter product.

vendorxsd:string

Name of the vendor of this product.
versionxsd:string

Dot-separated version string. For example, "1.2".
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType
*Need not be set
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