Esx.Settings.Hosts.Internal.DesiredState.Spec
The Esx.Settings.Hosts.Internal.DesiredState.Spec schema contains properties SoftwareSpec and ConnectionSpec.
This schema was added in vSphere API 8.0.0.1.
Note: this schema is restricted for VMware internal use only.
{
"software_spec": {
"base_image": {
"version": "string"
},
"add_on": {
"name": "string",
"version": "string"
},
"components": {
"components": "string"
},
"solutions": {
"solutions": {
"version": "string",
"components": [
{
"component": "string"
}
]
}
},
"hardware_support": {
"packages": {
"packages": {
"pkg": "string",
"version": "string"
}
}
},
"removed_components": [
"string"
],
"alternative_images": {
"alternative_images": {
"base_image": {
"version": "string"
},
"add_on": {
"name": "string",
"version": "string"
},
"components": {
"components": "string"
},
"solutions": {
"solutions": {
"version": "string",
"components": [
{
"component": "string"
}
]
}
},
"hardware_support": {
"packages": {
"packages": {
"pkg": "string",
"version": "string"
}
}
},
"removed_components": [
"string"
],
"display_name": "string",
"selection_criteria": {
"selection_type": "string",
"host_uuids": [
"string"
],
"host_hardware_spec": {
"vendor": "string",
"models": [
"string"
],
"families": [
"string"
],
"oem_strings": [
"string"
]
}
}
}
}
},
"connection_spec": {
"authentication": "string",
"username_password_credential": {
"host_name": "string",
"user_name": "string",
"password": "string",
"port": 0,
"ssl_thumb_print": "string",
"ssl_certificate": "string"
}
},
"software_spec_id": "string"
}Software spec that is to be associated with the host. Will enable Image Manager on this host.
This property was added in vSphere API 8.0.0.1.
ConnectionSpec to authenticate connection to host
This property was added in vSphere API 8.0.0.1.
ID of a software specification from the repository. The software spec will be used to enable vLCM on this host.
This property was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.
If missing or null, software specification from the repository will not be used to enable vLCM on the host.
When clients pass a value of this schema as a parameter, the property must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.esx.settings.repository.software_spec. When operations return a value of this schema as a response, the property will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.esx.settings.repository.software_spec.