Managed Object - HostNetworkSystem

Property of: HostConfigManager
Extends: ExtensibleManagedObject
See also: HostDnsConfig, HostIpRouteConfig, HostIpRouteTableConfig, HostNetCapabilities, HostNetOffloadCapabilities, HostNetworkConfig, HostNetworkConfigResult, HostNetworkInfo, HostPortGroupSpec, HostVirtualNicSpec, HostVirtualSwitchSpec, PhysicalNicHintInfo, PhysicalNicLinkInfo

Managed Object Description

This managed object type describes networking host configuration and serves as the top level container for relevant networking data objects.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
capabilities*	HostNetCapabilities	Capability vector indicating the available product features.
consoleIpRouteConfig*	HostIpRouteConfig	IP route configuration for the service console. The IP route configuration is global to the entire host. This property is set only if IP routing can be configured for the service console.
dnsConfig*	HostDnsConfig	Client-side DNS configuration for the host. The DNS configuration is global to the entire host. This is set only if DNS can be configured for the host.
ipRouteConfig*	HostIpRouteConfig	The IP route configuration for the host. The IP route configuration is global to the entire host. This property is set only if IP routing can be configured for the host.
networkConfig*	HostNetworkConfig	Network configuration information. This information can be applied using the updateNetworkConfig() method. The information is a strict subset of the information available in NetworkInfo. See HostNetworkInfo
networkInfo*	HostNetworkInfo	The network configuration and runtime information.
offloadCapabilities*	HostNetOffloadCapabilities	Deprecated. As of VI API 4.0, the system defaults will be used. The offload capabilities available on this server.
Properties inherited from ExtensibleManagedObject
availableField, value

*May not be present

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
AddPortGroup, AddServiceConsoleVirtualNic, AddVirtualNic, AddVirtualSwitch, QueryNetworkHint, RefreshNetworkSystem, RemovePortGroup, RemoveServiceConsoleVirtualNic, RemoveVirtualNic, RemoveVirtualSwitch, RestartServiceConsoleVirtualNic, UpdateConsoleIpRouteConfig, UpdateDnsConfig, UpdateIpRouteConfig, UpdateIpRouteTableConfig, UpdateNetworkConfig, UpdatePhysicalNicLinkSpeed, UpdatePortGroup, UpdateServiceConsoleVirtualNic, UpdateVirtualNic, UpdateVirtualSwitch
Methods inherited from ExtensibleManagedObject
setCustomValue

AddPortGroup

Adds a port group to the virtual switch.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
portgrp	HostPortGroupSpec

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
AlreadyExists	Thrown if the port group already exists.
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the PortGroup vlanId is invalid. Valid vlanIds range from [0,4095], where 0 means no vlan tagging. Exception is also thrown if network policy is invalid.
NotFound	Thrown if the virtual switch does not exist.
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="AddPortGroup" type="vim25:AddPortGroupRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="AddPortGroupResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

AddServiceConsoleVirtualNic

Adds a virtual service console network adapter. Returns the device of the VirtualNic.

IP configuration is required although it does not have to be enabled if the host is an ESX Server system. The dynamic privilege check will ensure that users have Host.Config.Network privilege on the host, and Network.Assign privilege on the connecting DVPortGroup, or DVS if connecting to a standalone DVPort. Network.Assign privilege is not required for operations on standard network or for operations performed directly on the host
See usesServiceConsoleNic

Required Privileges: Dynamic - See discussion above

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
portgroup	xsd:string	See usesServiceConsoleNic
nic	HostVirtualNicSpec	See usesServiceConsoleNic

Return Value

Type	Description
xsd:string

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures. See usesServiceConsoleNic
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the IP address or subnet mask in the IP configuration are invalid or the named PortGroup does not exist. See usesServiceConsoleNic
NotSupported	Thrown if the host is not an ESX Server system. See usesServiceConsoleNic
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="AddServiceConsoleVirtualNic" type="vim25:AddServiceConsoleVirtualNicRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="AddServiceConsoleVirtualNicResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="xsd:string"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

AddVirtualNic

Adds a virtual host/VMkernel network adapter. Returns the device of the virtual network adapter.

Required Privileges: Dynamic - See discussion above

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
portgroup	xsd:string	Note: Must be the empty string in case nic.distributedVirtualPort is set.
nic	HostVirtualNicSpec

Return Value

Type	Description
xsd:string

Faults

Type	Description
AlreadyExists	Thrown if the portgroup already has a virtual network adapter.
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the IP address or subnet mask in the IP configuration are invalid. In the case of an ESX Server system, DHCP is not supported and this exception will be thrown if DHCP is specified. Exception may also be thrown if the named PortGroup does not exist.
InvalidState	Thrown if the an ipv6 address is specified in an ipv4 only system
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="AddVirtualNic" type="vim25:AddVirtualNicRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="AddVirtualNicResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="xsd:string"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

AddVirtualSwitch

Adds a new virtual switch to the system with the given name. The name must be unique with respect to other virtual switches on the host and is limited to 32 characters.
See UpdateVirtualSwitch

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
vswitchName	xsd:string	See UpdateVirtualSwitch
spec*	HostVirtualSwitchSpec	See UpdateVirtualSwitch

*Need not be set

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
AlreadyExists	Thrown if the virtual switch already exists. See UpdateVirtualSwitch
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures. See UpdateVirtualSwitch
InvalidArgument	Thrown if network vswitchName exceeds the maximum allowed length, or the number of ports specified falls out of valid range, or the network policy is invalid, or beacon configuration is invalid. See UpdateVirtualSwitch
ResourceInUse	Thrown if the physical network adapter being bridged is already in use. See UpdateVirtualSwitch
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="AddVirtualSwitch" type="vim25:AddVirtualSwitchRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="AddVirtualSwitchResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

QueryNetworkHint

Requests network hint information for a physical network adapter. A network hint is some information about the network to which the physical network adapter is attached. The method receives in a list of physical network adapter devices and returns an equal number of hints if some devices are provided. If the list of devices is empty, then the method accesses hints for all physical network adapters.
See supportsNetworkHints
See device

Required Privileges: System.Read

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
device*	xsd:string[]	See supportsNetworkHints See device

*Need not be set

Return Value

Type	Description
PhysicalNicHintInfo[]

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures. See supportsNetworkHints See device
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the speed and duplexity combination is not valid for the current link driver. See supportsNetworkHints See device
NotFound	Thrown if a specified physical network adapter does not exist. See supportsNetworkHints See device
NotSupported	Thrown if the host is not an ESX Server system. See supportsNetworkHints See device
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="QueryNetworkHint" type="vim25:QueryNetworkHintRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="QueryNetworkHintResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vim25:PhysicalNicHintInfo" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

RefreshNetworkSystem

Refresh the network information and settings to pick up any changes that might have occurred.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

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

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.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RefreshNetworkSystem" type="vim25:RefreshNetworkSystemRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RefreshNetworkSystemResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

RemovePortGroup

Removes port group from the virtual switch.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
pgName	xsd:string

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures.
NotFound	Thrown if the port group or virtual switch does not exist.
ResourceInUse	Thrown if the port group can not be removed because there are virtual network adapters associated with it.
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RemovePortGroup" type="vim25:RemovePortGroupRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RemovePortGroupResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

RemoveServiceConsoleVirtualNic

Removes a virtual service console network adapter.
See usesServiceConsoleNic

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
device	xsd:string	See usesServiceConsoleNic

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures. See usesServiceConsoleNic
NotFound	Thrown if the virtual network adapter cannot be found. See usesServiceConsoleNic
NotSupported	Thrown if the host is not an ESX Server system. See usesServiceConsoleNic
ResourceInUse	Thrown if the network adapter is currently used by DHCP DNS. See usesServiceConsoleNic
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RemoveServiceConsoleVirtualNic" type="vim25:RemoveServiceConsoleVirtualNicRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RemoveServiceConsoleVirtualNicResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

RemoveVirtualNic

Removes a virtual host/VMkernel network adapter.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
device	xsd:string

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures.
NotFound	Thrown if the virtual network adapter cannot be found.
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RemoveVirtualNic" type="vim25:RemoveVirtualNicRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RemoveVirtualNicResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

RemoveVirtualSwitch

Removes an existing virtual switch from the system.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
vswitchName	xsd:string

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures.
NotFound	Thrown if the virtual switch does not exist.
ResourceInUse	Thrown if there are virtual network adapters associated with the virtual switch.
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RemoveVirtualSwitch" type="vim25:RemoveVirtualSwitchRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RemoveVirtualSwitchResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

RestartServiceConsoleVirtualNic

Restart the service console virtual network adapter interface. If the service console virtual network adapter uses DHCP, restarting the interface may result it with a different IP configuration, or even fail to be brought up depending on the host system network configuration.
See usesServiceConsoleNic

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
device	xsd:string	See usesServiceConsoleNic

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures. See usesServiceConsoleNic
NotFound	Thrown if the virtual network adapter cannot be found. See usesServiceConsoleNic
NotSupported	Thrown if the host is not an ESX Server system. See usesServiceConsoleNic
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RestartServiceConsoleVirtualNic" type="vim25:RestartServiceConsoleVirtualNicRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="RestartServiceConsoleVirtualNicResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

UpdateConsoleIpRouteConfig

Applies the IP route configuration for the service console.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
config	HostIpRouteConfig

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any of the IP addresses are invalid.
NotSupported	Thrown if the host is not an ESX Server system.
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateConsoleIpRouteConfig" type="vim25:UpdateConsoleIpRouteConfigRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateConsoleIpRouteConfigResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

UpdateDnsConfig

Applies the client-side DNS configuration for the host.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
config	HostDnsConfig

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures.
HostInDomain	Thrown if an attempt is made to change the host or domain name while the host is part of a Windows domain.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any of the IP addresses are invalid, or for a DHCP DNS, if the DHCP virtual network adapter is not specified or the virtual network adapter specified is not DHCP enabled.
NotFound	when the DHCP virtual network adapter specified does not exist.
NotSupported	Thrown if the host is not an ESX Server system.
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateDnsConfig" type="vim25:UpdateDnsConfigRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateDnsConfigResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

UpdateIpRouteConfig

Applies the IP route configuration for the host.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
config	HostIpRouteConfig

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any of the IP addresses are invalid.
InvalidState	Thrown if the an ipv6 address is specified in an ipv4 only system
NotSupported	Thrown if the host is not an ESX Server system.
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateIpRouteConfig" type="vim25:UpdateIpRouteConfigRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateIpRouteConfigResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

UpdateIpRouteTableConfig

Applies the IP route table configuration for the host.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network
Since: vSphere API 4.0

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
config	HostIpRouteTableConfig

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any of the IP addresses are invalid.
NotSupported	Thrown if the host is not an ESX Server system.
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateIpRouteTableConfig" type="vim25:UpdateIpRouteTableConfigRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateIpRouteTableConfigResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

UpdateNetworkConfig

Applies the network configuration. This method operates primarily in two modes: replace or modify mode.

replace
When called in replace mode, this method applies the fully specified networking configuration to the networking system.

Upon successful completion of the call, the state of networking will match the configuration specified in config. In general, objects are created or destroyed to match the elements in the array of configurations. The identifier field in each element in an array of configurations is used to match an existing network entity. The state of existing network entities is patched to match that of the configuration.

An exception to this approach applies to the array of PhysicalNic.Config objects. The cardinality of physical network adapters cannot be changed through this operation. Thus, the identifier of every element in the array must match an existing PhysicalNic. If there are fewer elements in the array than there are existing PhysicalNics, then no change is made on the unreferenced PhysicalNic objects.

If the call fails, the networking error is returned as an exception and the state of networking reverts to the state prior to the start of the call.

modify When called in modify mode, only changes that are specified are made. For singleton entities like DnsConfig, the state is changed only if the data object is set. For array elements, there is an Operation field that indicates if the element should be added, removed, or edited. In the case of editing or removal, the entity must exist or an exception is thrown. In the case of adding, a specification needs to be provided.

It returns device names of vmkernel and service console virtual network adapter added to the system.

Currently, the only mode that is implemented is incremental mode. Only add operations are supported for instances. Singleton configuration is not supported. The dynamic privilege check will ensure that users have Host.Config.Network privilege on the host, and Network.Assign privilege on the connecting DVPortGroup, or DVS if connecting to a standalone DVPort. Network.Assign privilege is not required for operations on standard network or for operations performed directly on the host
See HostConfigChangeMode

Required Privileges: Dynamic - See discussion above

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
config	HostNetworkConfig	See HostConfigChangeMode
changeMode	xsd:string	See HostConfigChangeMode

Return Value

Type	Description
HostNetworkConfigResult

Faults

Type	Description
AlreadyExists	when a network entity specified in the configuration already exists. See HostConfigChangeMode
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures. See HostConfigChangeMode
InvalidArgument	Thrown if an invalid parameter is passed in for one of the networking objects. See HostConfigChangeMode
NotFound	when a network entity specified in the configuration already exists. See HostConfigChangeMode
NotSupported	Thrown if modify mode is not used, a remove or set operation is specified for an instance, or a singleton entity is configured. See HostConfigChangeMode
ResourceInUse	See HostConfigChangeMode
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateNetworkConfig" type="vim25:UpdateNetworkConfigRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateNetworkConfigResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vim25:HostNetworkConfigResult"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

UpdatePhysicalNicLinkSpeed

Configures link speed and duplexity. If linkSpeed is not specified, physical network adapter will be set to autonegotiate.
See canSetPhysicalNicLinkSpeed

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
device	xsd:string	See canSetPhysicalNicLinkSpeed
linkSpeed*	PhysicalNicLinkInfo	See canSetPhysicalNicLinkSpeed

*Need not be set

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures. See canSetPhysicalNicLinkSpeed
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the speed and duplexity is not one of the valid configurations. See canSetPhysicalNicLinkSpeed
NotFound	Thrown if the physical network adapter does not exist. See canSetPhysicalNicLinkSpeed
NotSupported	Thrown if the host is not an ESX Server system. See canSetPhysicalNicLinkSpeed
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdatePhysicalNicLinkSpeed" type="vim25:UpdatePhysicalNicLinkSpeedRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdatePhysicalNicLinkSpeedResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

UpdatePortGroup

Reconfigures a port group on the virtual switch.

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
pgName	xsd:string
portgrp	HostPortGroupSpec

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
AlreadyExists	Thrown if the update causes the port group to conflict with an existing port group.
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the PortGroup vlanId is invalid. Valid vlanIds range from [0,4095], where 0 means no vlan tagging. Exception is also thrown if network policy is invalid.
NotFound	Thrown if the port group or virtual switch does not exist.
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdatePortGroup" type="vim25:UpdatePortGroupRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdatePortGroupResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

UpdateServiceConsoleVirtualNic

Configures the IP configuration for a virtual service console network adapter.

IP configuration is required although it does not have to be enabled if the host is an ESX Server system. The dynamic privilege check will check that the users have Network.Assign privilege on the DVPortGroup or the DVS if the port resides on a DVPortGroup or is a stand-alone DVS port.
See usesServiceConsoleNic

Required Privileges: Dynamic - See discussion above

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
device	xsd:string	See usesServiceConsoleNic
nic	HostVirtualNicSpec	See usesServiceConsoleNic

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures. See usesServiceConsoleNic
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the IP address or subnet mask in the IP configuration are invalid or the named PortGroup does not exist. See usesServiceConsoleNic
NotFound	Thrown if the virtual network adapter cannot be found. See usesServiceConsoleNic
NotSupported	Thrown if the host is not an ESX Server system. See usesServiceConsoleNic
ResourceInUse	Thrown if tries to turn of DHCP while the network adapter is currently used by DHCP DNS. See usesServiceConsoleNic
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateServiceConsoleVirtualNic" type="vim25:UpdateServiceConsoleVirtualNicRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateServiceConsoleVirtualNicResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

UpdateVirtualNic

Configures virtual host/VMkernel network adapter.

Required Privileges: Dynamic - See discussion above

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
device	xsd:string
nic	HostVirtualNicSpec

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the IP address or subnet mask in the IP configuration are invalid. In the case of an ESX Server system, DHCP is not supported and this exception is thrown if DHCP is specified. Exception may also be thrown if the named PortGroup does not exist.
InvalidState	Thrown if the an ipv6 address is specified in an ipv4 only system
NotFound	Thrown if the virtual network adapter cannot be found.
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateVirtualNic" type="vim25:UpdateVirtualNicRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateVirtualNicResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

UpdateVirtualSwitch

Updates the properties of the virtual switch.

If the bridge is NULL, the configuration will be unset.

If a network adapter is listed in the active or standby list, then changing the set of network adapters to which the physical network adapter is associated may have a side effect of changing the network adapter order policy. If a network adapter is removed from the bridge configuration, then the network adapter is removed from the network adapter teaming order.

The BondBridge configuration is the only valid bridge configuration for an ESX Server system.
See HostNicOrderPolicy

Required Privileges: Host.Config.Network

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the HostNetworkSystem used to make the method call.
vswitchName	xsd:string	See HostNicOrderPolicy
spec	HostVirtualSwitchSpec	See HostNicOrderPolicy

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
HostConfigFault	Thrown for all other configuration failures. See HostNicOrderPolicy
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the bridge parameter is bad or the network policy is invalid or does not exist or the number of ports specified falls out of valid range, or the beacon configuration is invalid. See HostNicOrderPolicy
NotFound	Thrown if the virtual switch does not exist. See HostNicOrderPolicy
NotSupported	Thrown if network adapter teaming policy is set but is not supported. See HostNicOrderPolicy
ResourceInUse	Thrown if the physical network adapter being bridged is already in use. See HostNicOrderPolicy
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateVirtualSwitch" type="vim25:UpdateVirtualSwitchRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="UpdateVirtualSwitchResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>