Data Object - AnswerFile(vim.profile.host.AnswerFile)

Property of: StructuredCustomizations
Returned by: RetrieveAnswerFile, RetrieveAnswerFileForProfile
Extends: DynamicData
See also: ProfileDeferredPolicyOptionParameter
Since: vSphere API 5.0

Data Object Description

The AnswerFile data object contains host-specific information that a host will use in combination with a HostProfile for configuration. Answer files are stored on the vCenter Server, along with host profiles. An answer file is always associated with a particular host.

To supply host-specific data:

Specify deferred parameters when you call the HostProfile.ExecuteHostProfile method. The host profile engine will verify the set of parameters for the additional configuration data.

Use the complete required input list (ProfileExecuteResult.requireInput[]) as user input for the HostProfileManager.ApplyHostConfig_Task method. When you apply the profile, the vCenter Server saves the additional configuration data in the userInput list.

Use the HostProfileManager.UpdateAnswerFile_Task method. This method will update an existing answer file or create a new one.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
createdTime	xsd:dateTime	Time at which the answer file was created.
modifiedTime	xsd:dateTime	Time at which the answer file was last modified.
userInput*	ProfileDeferredPolicyOptionParameter[]	List containing host-specific configuration data.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="AnswerFile">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:DynamicData">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="userInput" type="vim25:ProfileDeferredPolicyOptionParameter" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="createdTime" type="xsd:dateTime"/>
                     <element name="modifiedTime" type="xsd:dateTime"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>