Managed Object - HostVMotionSystem

Property of: HostConfigManager
Extends: ExtensibleManagedObject
See also: HostIpConfig, HostVMotionNetConfig

Managed Object Description

Deprecated. As of VI API 4.0, use virtualNicManager

The VMotionSystem managed object describes the VMotion configuration of the host.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
ipConfig*	HostIpConfig	IP configuration of the VMotion VirtualNic.
netConfig*	HostVMotionNetConfig	VMotion network configuration.
Properties inherited from ExtensibleManagedObject
availableField, value

*May not be present

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
DeselectVnic, SelectVnic, UpdateIpConfig
Methods inherited from ExtensibleManagedObject
setCustomValue

DeselectVnic

Indicate that no VirtualNic should be used for VMotion.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	is a failure occurred
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="DeselectVnic" type="vim25:DeselectVnicRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="DeselectVnicResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

SelectVnic

Select the VirtualNic to be used for VMotion.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostVMotionSystem used to make the method call.
device	xsd:string	The device that uniquely identifies the VirtualNic.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for any other failure
InvalidArgument	Thrown if key represents a nonexistent or invalid VirtualNic.
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="SelectVnic" type="vim25:SelectVnicRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="SelectVnicResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

UpdateIpConfig

Update the IP configuration of VMotion VirtualNic.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostVMotionSystem used to make the method call.
ipConfig	HostIpConfig

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for any other failure
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the IpConfig is invalid or cannot be used.
NotFound	Thrown if no VirtualNic is selected for VMotion.
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="UpdateIpConfig" type="vim25:UpdateIpConfigRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateIpConfigResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>