Data Object - HostFirewallRule

Property of
HostFirewallRuleset
Extends
DynamicData
See also
HostFirewallRuleDirection, HostFirewallRulePortType

Data Object Description

This data object type describes a port (or range of ports), identified by port number(s), direction and protocol. It is used as a convenient way for users to express what ports they want to permit through the firewall.

Properties

Name Type Description
directionHostFirewallRuleDirection

The port direction.
endPort*xsd:int

For a port range, the ending port number.
portxsd:int

The port number.
portType*HostFirewallRulePortType

The port type.

Since vSphere API 5.0
protocolxsd:string

The port protocol. Valid values are defined by the HostFirewallRuleProtocol enumeration.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType
*Need not be set
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