Managed Object - HostKernelModuleSystem(vim.host.KernelModuleSystem)

Property of
HostConfigManager
See also
KernelModuleInfo
Since
VI API 2.5u2


Managed Object Description

The KernelModuleSystem managed object controls the configuration of kernel modules on the host.

Properties

Name Type Description
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
QueryConfiguredModuleOptionString, QueryModules, UpdateModuleOptionString

QueryConfiguredModuleOptionString(queryConfiguredModuleOptionString)

Query the options configured to be passed to the kernel module when loaded. Note that this is not necessarily the option string currently in use by the kernel module.
Required Privileges
Host.Config.Settings

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the HostKernelModuleSystem used to make the method call.
namexsd:string

Module name.

Return Value

Type Description
xsd:stringOption string to be passed to the kernel module at load time.

Faults

Type Description
NotFoundThrown if the kernel module does not exist on the host.
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

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QueryModules(queryModules)

Query the set of modules on the host.
Required Privileges
Host.Config.Settings
Since
vSphere API 4.0

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the HostKernelModuleSystem used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type Description
KernelModuleInfo[]

Faults

Type Description
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

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UpdateModuleOptionString(updateModuleOptionString)

Specifies the options to be passed to the kernel module when loaded.
Required Privileges
Host.Config.Settings

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the HostKernelModuleSystem used to make the method call.
namexsd:string

Module name.
optionsxsd:string

Option string to be passed to the kernel module at load time.

Return Value

Type Description
None

Faults

Type Description
NotFoundThrown if the kernel module does not exist on the host.
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

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