Managed Object - Task

Property of: ClusterAttemptedVmInfo, ManagedEntity, ScheduledTaskInfo, StoragePlacementResult, TaskInfo, TaskInProgress, TaskManager
Returned by: AddDVPortgroup_Task, AddHost_Task, AddStandaloneHost_Task, ApplyHostConfig_Task, ApplyStorageDrsRecommendation_Task, ApplyStorageDrsRecommendationToPod_Task, CheckAnswerFileStatus_Task, CheckCompatibility_Task, CheckCompliance_Task, CheckHostPatch_Task, CheckMigrate_Task, CheckProfileCompliance_Task, CheckRelocate_Task, CloneVApp_Task, CloneVM_Task, ConfigureDatastoreIORM_Task, ConfigureHostCache_Task, ConfigureStorageDrsForPod_Task, ConsolidateVMDisks_Task, CopyDatastoreFile_Task, CopyVirtualDisk_Task, CreateChildVM_Task, CreateDVS_Task, CreateScreenshot_Task, CreateSecondaryVM_Task, CreateSnapshot_Task, CreateVirtualDisk_Task, CreateVM_Task, CustomizeVM_Task, DatastoreExitMaintenanceMode_Task, DefragmentVirtualDisk_Task, DeleteDatastoreFile_Task, DeleteVirtualDisk_Task, Destroy_Task, DisableSecondaryVM_Task, DisconnectHost_Task, EagerZeroVirtualDisk_Task, EnableSecondaryVM_Task, EnterMaintenanceMode_Task, EstimateStorageForConsolidateSnapshots_Task, ExitMaintenanceMode_Task, ExportAnswerFile_Task, ExtendVirtualDisk_Task, GenerateLogBundles_Task, ImportCertificateForCAM_Task, InflateVirtualDisk_Task, InstallHostPatch_Task, InstallHostPatchV2_Task, JoinDomain_Task, JoinDomainWithCAM_Task, LeaveCurrentDomain_Task, MakePrimaryVM_Task, MergeDvs_Task, MigrateVM_Task, MoveDatastoreFile_Task, MoveDVPort_Task, MoveHostInto_Task, MoveInto_Task, MoveIntoFolder_Task, MoveVirtualDisk_Task, PerformDvsProductSpecOperation_Task, PowerDownHostToStandBy_Task, PowerOffVApp_Task, PowerOffVM_Task, PowerOnMultiVM_Task, PowerOnVApp_Task, PowerOnVM_Task, PowerUpHostFromStandBy_Task, PromoteDisks_Task, QueryHostPatch_Task, QueryVMotionCompatibilityEx_Task, RebootHost_Task, ReconfigureCluster_Task, ReconfigureComputeResource_Task, ReconfigureDVPort_Task, ReconfigureDVPortgroup_Task, ReconfigureDvs_Task, ReconfigureHostForDAS_Task, ReconfigVM_Task, ReconnectHost_Task, RectifyDvsHost_Task, RectifyDvsOnHost_Task, RegisterChildVM_Task, RegisterVM_Task, reloadVirtualMachineFromPath_Task, RelocateVM_Task, RemoveAllSnapshots_Task, RemoveSnapshot_Task, Rename_Task, ResetVM_Task, ResignatureUnresolvedVmfsVolume_Task, RevertToCurrentSnapshot_Task, RevertToSnapshot_Task, ScanHostPatch_Task, ScanHostPatchV2_Task, SearchDatastore_Task, SearchDatastoreSubFolders_Task, ShrinkVirtualDisk_Task, ShutdownHost_Task, StageHostPatch_Task, StartRecording_Task, StartReplaying_Task, StopRecording_Task, StopReplaying_Task, SuspendVApp_Task, SuspendVM_Task, TerminateFaultTolerantVM_Task, TurnOffFaultToleranceForVM_Task, UninstallHostPatch_Task, UnregisterAndDestroy_Task, unregisterVApp_Task, UpdateAnswerFile_Task, UpdateVirtualMachineFiles_Task, UpgradeTools_Task, UpgradeVM_Task, ZeroFillVirtualDisk_Task
Extends: ExtensibleManagedObject
See also: LocalizableMessage, MethodFault, TaskInfo, TaskInfoState

Managed Object Description

A task is used to monitor and potentially cancel long running operations.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
info	TaskInfo	Detailed information about this task.
Properties inherited from ExtensibleManagedObject
availableField, value

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
CancelTask, SetTaskDescription, SetTaskState, UpdateProgress
Methods inherited from ExtensibleManagedObject
setCustomValue

CancelTask

Cancels a running or queued task. A task may only be canceled if it is cancelable. Multiple cancel requests will be treated as a single cancelation request. Canceling a completed or already canceled task will throw an InvalidState exception.

If a task is canceled, its runtime state will be set to error and its error state will be set to RequestCanceled.

A cancel operation is asynchronous. The operation may return before the task is canceled.

Required Privileges: Global.CancelTask

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

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

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="CancelTask" type="vim25:CancelTaskRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="CancelTaskResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

SetTaskDescription

Updates task description to describe the current phase of the task.

Required Privileges: Task.Update
Since: vSphere API 4.0

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Task used to make the method call.
description	LocalizableMessage	New description for task

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

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

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="SetTaskDescription" type="vim25:SetTaskDescriptionRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="SetTaskDescriptionResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

SetTaskState

Sets task state and optionally sets results or fault, as appropriate for state

Required Privileges: Task.Update
Since: VI API 2.5

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Task used to make the method call.
state	TaskInfoState	New state for task
result*	xsd:anyType	Result to set, valid only if task state is TaskInfo.State.success
fault*	MethodFault	Fault to set, valid only if task state is error. The fault must be a of a fault type that directly or indirectly extends VimFault.

*Need not be set

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidState	Thrown if attempting to change states after task is completed or in error, or attempting to set the result or fault incorrectly
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="SetTaskState" type="vim25:SetTaskStateRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="SetTaskStateResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

UpdateProgress

Sets percentage done for this task and recalculates overall percentage done. If a percentDone value of less than zero or greater than 100 is specified, a value of zero or 100 respectively is used.

Required Privileges: Task.Update
Since: VI API 2.5

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Task used to make the method call.
percentDone	xsd:int	Percentage to set for this task

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidState	Thrown if task is not running
OutOfBounds	VirtualCenter 2.x servers throw this fault if percentDone is less than 0 or greater than 100. Newer versions behave as described above, and never throw this fault.
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateProgress" type="vim25:UpdateProgressRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateProgressResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>