vSphere Data Objects for Property Collection
The following table provides an overview of the PropertyCollector data objects. For more detailed descriptions, see the vSphere API Reference.
Data Object | Description |
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PropertyFilterSpec | Provides access to object and property selection data. A PropertyFilterSpec must have at least one ObjectSpec and one PropertySpec. |
ObjectSpec | Identifies the starting object for property collection. An ObjectSpec also identifies additional objects for collection. |
TraversalSpec | Identifies the type of object for property collection. It also provides one or more paths for inventory traversal. |
SelectionSpec | Acts as a placeholder reference to a TraversalSpec. |
PropertySpec | Identifies properties for collection. |
View objects | Identify a subset of the vSphere inventory objects. |