Managed Object - DistributedVirtualSwitchManager

Property of: ServiceContent
See also: DistributedVirtualSwitch, DistributedVirtualSwitchHostProductSpec, DistributedVirtualSwitchManagerCompatibilityResult, DistributedVirtualSwitchManagerDvsProductSpec, DistributedVirtualSwitchManagerHostContainer, DistributedVirtualSwitchManagerHostDvsFilterSpec, DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpec, DVSFeatureCapability, DVSManagerDvsConfigTarget, HostSystem, ManagedEntity
Since: vSphere API 4.0

Managed Object Description

The DistributedVirtualSwitchManager provides methods that support the following operations:

Backup and restore operations for VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch and associated DistributedVirtualPortgroup managed objects.
Query operations for information about portgroups and distributed virtual switches.
Distributed virtual switch configuration update operations.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
QueryAvailableDvsSpec, QueryCompatibleHostForExistingDvs, QueryCompatibleHostForNewDvs, QueryDvsByUuid, QueryDvsCheckCompatibility, QueryDvsCompatibleHostSpec, QueryDvsConfigTarget, QueryDvsFeatureCapability

QueryAvailableDvsSpec

This operation returns a list of switch product specifications that are supported by the vCenter Server.

Required Privileges: System.View

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type	Description
DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpec[]

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

QueryCompatibleHostForExistingDvs

This operation returns a list of hosts that are compatible with the given DistributedVirtualSwitch product specification.

Required Privileges: System.View

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the DistributedVirtualSwitchManager used to make the method call.
container	ManagedObjectReference to a ManagedEntity	Where to look for hosts. Supported types of objects for this parameter are Datacenter, ComputeResource and Folder.
recursive	xsd:boolean	Whether to search for hosts in the subfolders, if applicable. In the case when container is a Datacenter, the recursive flag is applied to its HostFolder.
dvs	ManagedObjectReference to a DistributedVirtualSwitch	Search the host based on the specification published in the compatibleHostComponentProductInfo of a DistributedVirtualSwitch. If not set, it is assumed to be the specification that a DistributedVirtualSwitch would have if it is created with the default DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpec.

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference[] to a HostSystem[]

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the switch value is not valid or recognized.
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

QueryCompatibleHostForNewDvs

This operation returns a list of hosts that are compatible with the given DistributedVirtualSwitch product specification.

Required Privileges: System.View

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the DistributedVirtualSwitchManager used to make the method call.
container	ManagedObjectReference to a ManagedEntity	Where to look for hosts. Supported types of objects for this parameter are Datacenter, ComputeResource and Folder.
recursive	xsd:boolean	Whether to search for hosts in the subfolders, if applicable. In the case when container is a Datacenter, the recursive flag is applied to its HostFolder.
switchProductSpec*	DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpec	The productSpec of a DistributedVirtualSwitch. If not set, it is assumed to be the default one used for DistributedVirtualSwitch creation.

*Need not be set

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference[] to a HostSystem[]

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the productSpec value is not valid or recognized.
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

QueryDvsByUuid

This operation returns a DistributedVirtualSwitch given a UUID.

Required Privileges: System.View

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a DistributedVirtualSwitch

Faults

Type	Description
NotFound	Thrown if a switch with the UUID doesn't 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

QueryDvsCheckCompatibility

This operation returns a list of compatibility results. Each compatibility result is an object that has a host property and optionally a fault which would be populated only if that host is not compatible with a given dvsProductSpec. All filters in hostFilerSpecs are ANDed to derive the intersection of hosts against which compatibility is checked. If caller did not have view privileges on the host entity in an element of the CompatibilityResult array, then that entire element would be removed from the CompatibilityResult array. Typical uses:

For the createDVS situation, hostFilterSpec is of type HostDvsFilterSpec and DvsProductSpec will have newSwitchProductSpec set.
For the Add-Host-To-DVS situation, you can use either HostDvsFilterSpec or HostDvsMembershipFilter with inclusive being false, and pass the DVS in DvsProductSpec.
For the Upgrade-DVS situation, you can use either HostDvsFilterSpec or HostDvsMembershipFilter with inclusive being true, and pass the new desired ProductSpec for DVS in newSwitchProductSpec.

Required Privileges: System.View
Since: vSphere API 4.1

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the DistributedVirtualSwitchManager used to make the method call.
hostContainer	DistributedVirtualSwitchManagerHostContainer	The container of hosts on which we check the compatibility. This container can be a datacenter, folder, or computeResource. We can also include all the hosts in the hierarchy with container as root of the tree.
dvsProductSpec*	DistributedVirtualSwitchManagerDvsProductSpec	The productSpec of a DistributedVirtualSwitch. If not set, it is assumed to be the default one used for DistributedVirtualSwitch creation for current version.
hostFilterSpec*	DistributedVirtualSwitchManagerHostDvsFilterSpec[]	The hosts against which to check compatibility. This is a filterSpec and users can use this to specify all hosts in a container (datacenter, folder, or computeResource), an array of hosts, or hosts that might or might not be a DVS member.

*Need not be set

Return Value

Type	Description
DistributedVirtualSwitchManagerCompatibilityResult[]

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the dvsProductSpec value is not valid or recognized.
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

QueryDvsCompatibleHostSpec

This operation returns a list of host product specifications that are compatible with the given DistributedVirtualSwitch product specification.

Required Privileges: System.View

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the DistributedVirtualSwitchManager used to make the method call.
switchProductSpec*	DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpec	The productSpec of a DistributedVirtualSwitch. If not set, it is assumed to be the default one used for DistributedVirtualSwitch creation.

*Need not be set

Return Value

Type	Description
DistributedVirtualSwitchHostProductSpec[]

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the switchProductSpec value is not valid or recognized.
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

QueryDvsConfigTarget

This operation returns the DistributedVirtualSwitch or DistributedVirtualPortgroup configuration target on a host.

Required Privileges: System.View

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the DistributedVirtualSwitchManager used to make the method call.
host*	ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem	The host on which the query is to be made. If called directly on the host this parameter need not be specified.
dvs*	ManagedObjectReference to a DistributedVirtualSwitch	The distributed virtual switch on which the query is to be made. If unspecified the config target will encompass all the distributed virtual switches available on the host.

*Need not be set

Return Value

Type	Description
DVSManagerDvsConfigTarget

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

QueryDvsFeatureCapability

This operation indicates which version-specific DVS features are available for the given DistributedVirtualSwitch product specification.

Required Privileges: System.View
Since: vSphere API 4.1

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the DistributedVirtualSwitchManager used to make the method call.
switchProductSpec*	DistributedVirtualSwitchProductSpec	The productSpec of a DistributedVirtualSwitch. If not set, it is assumed to be the default one used for DistributedVirtualSwitch creation.

*Need not be set

Return Value

Type	Description
DVSFeatureCapability

Faults

Type	Description
InvalidArgument	Thrown if the switchProductSpec value is not valid or recognized.
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