Data Object - HostHardwareInfo

Property of
HostSystem
Extends
DynamicData
See also
HostBIOSInfo, HostCpuIdInfo, HostCpuInfo, HostCpuPackage, HostCpuPowerManagementInfo, HostNumaInfo, HostPciDevice, HostSystemInfo

Data Object Description

The HardwareInfo data object type describes the hardware configuration of the host.

Properties

Name Type Description
biosInfo*HostBIOSInfo

Information about the system BIOS

Since VI API 2.5
cpuFeature*HostCpuIdInfo[]

CPU feature set that is supported by the hardware. This is the intersection of the feature sets supported by the individual CPU packages. This feature set is modified by the supportedCpuFeature array in the host capabilities to obtain the feature set supported by the virtualization platform.
cpuInfoHostCpuInfo

Overall CPU information.
cpuPkgHostCpuPackage[]

Information about each of the physical CPU packages on the host.
cpuPowerManagementInfo*HostCpuPowerManagementInfo

Since vSphere API 4.0
memorySizexsd:long

Total amount of physical memory on the host in bytes.
numaInfo*HostNumaInfo

Information about the NUMA (non-uniform memory access).
pciDevice*HostPciDevice[]

The list of Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) devices available on this host.
smcPresentxsd:boolean

Presence of System Management Controller, indicates the host is Apple hardware, and thus capable of running Mac OS guest as VM.

Since vSphere API 5.0
systemInfoHostSystemInfo

Information about the system as a whole.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType
*Need not be set
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