Esx. Settings. Hosts. Software. Drafts List

Esx. Settings. Hosts. Software. Drafts List

Returns information about the software drafts for the specified host that match the Esx.Settings.Hosts.Software.Drafts.FilterSpec.

This operation was added in vSphere API 8.0.0.1.

Returns an authorization error if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows:

  • Operation execution requires VcIntegrity.lifecycleSoftwareSpecification.Read.
  • The resource HostSystem referenced by the parameter host requires VcIntegrity.lifecycleSoftwareSpecification.Read.
Request
URI
GET
https://{api_host}/esx/settings/hosts/{host}/software/drafts
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Path Parameters
string
host
Required

Identifier of the host.

The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: HostSystem.

Query Parameters
string of array
owners
Optional

Owners of the drafts.

This property was added in vSphere API 8.0.0.1.

If missing or null or empty, drafts from all owners will be returned.


Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

Map of software drafts keyed by their identifiers.

The key in the response map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.esx.settings.draft.

{
    "0": "E",
    "1": "s",
    "2": "x",
    "3": ".",
    "4": "S",
    "5": "e",
    "6": "t",
    "7": "t",
    "8": "i",
    "9": "n",
    "10": "g",
    "11": "s",
    "12": ".",
    "13": "H",
    "14": "o",
    "15": "s",
    "16": "t",
    "17": "s",
    "18": ".",
    "19": "S",
    "20": "o",
    "21": "f",
    "22": "t",
    "23": "w",
    "24": "a",
    "25": "r",
    "26": "e",
    "27": ".",
    "28": "D",
    "29": "r",
    "30": "a",
    "31": "f",
    "32": "t",
    "33": "s",
    "34": ".",
    "35": "S",
    "36": "u",
    "37": "m",
    "38": "m",
    "39": "a",
    "40": "r",
    "41": "y",
    "42": " ",
    "43": "O",
    "44": "b",
    "45": "j",
    "46": "e",
    "47": "c",
    "48": "t"
}

400

If the host is not a vLCM managed standalone host.

Returns Vapi.Std.Errors.Unsupported of type(s) application/json
"Vapi.Std.Errors.Unsupported Object"

401

If the caller is not authenticated.

Returns Vapi.Std.Errors.Unauthenticated of type(s) application/json
"Vapi.Std.Errors.Unauthenticated Object"

404

If there is no host associated with host in the system.

Returns Vapi.Std.Errors.NotFound of type(s) application/json
"Vapi.Std.Errors.NotFound Object"

500

If there is unknown internal error. The accompanying error message will give more details about the failure.

Returns Vapi.Std.Errors.Error of type(s) application/json
"Vapi.Std.Errors.Error Object"

503

If the service is not available.

Returns Vapi.Std.Errors.ServiceUnavailable of type(s) application/json
"Vapi.Std.Errors.ServiceUnavailable Object"

Code Samples
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                    curl -H 'Authorization: <value>' https://{api_host}/esx/settings/hosts/{host}/software/drafts