Data Object - EntityBackupConfig

Parameter to
DVPortgroupRollback_Task, DVSManagerImportEntity_Task, DVSRollback_Task
Returned by
DVSManagerExportEntity_Task
Extends
DynamicData
See also
ManagedEntity
Since
vSphere API 5.1

Data Object Description

The EntityBackupConfig data object contains VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch or DistributedVirtualPortgroup backup configuration data produced by the DVSManagerExportEntity_Task method. It also contains properties that support DVSManagerImportEntity_Task operations.

A DVSManagerExportEntity_Task operation sets properties that identify the entity instance (entityType, key, and name) and inventory location (container). When you import a backup configuration, you can set the key, name, and container properties in accordance with the importType specified in the call to DVSManagerImportEntity_Task. See EntityImportType.

Properties

Name Type Description
configBlobxsd:base64Binary

Opaque blob that contains the configuration of the entity.
configVersion*xsd:string

Configuration version.
container*ManagedObjectReference
to a ManagedEntity

Container for this entity. If entityType is "distributedVirtualSwitch", the container type is Folder. If entityType is "distributedVirtualPortgroup", the container type is DistributedVirtualSwitch.
entityTypexsd:string

Type of the exported entity (DVSManagerExportEntity_Task). See EntityType for valid values.
key*xsd:string

Unique identifier of the exported entity or the entity to be restored through an import operation.

The Server ignores the key value when the import operation creates a new entity.

name*xsd:string

Name of the exported entity or the entity to be restored with the backup configuration. If you are importing an entity and the import type is applyToEntitySpecified, the Server will use this value to rename the existing entity.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType
*Need not be set
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