Host Profile Manager Export Answer File Task

Host Profile Manager Export Answer File Task

Export a host's answer file into a serialized form.

The method returns a string that contains only the list of user input options. See AnswerFile.userInput.

Required privileges: Profile.Export

Request
URI
POST
https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostProfileManager/{moId}/ExportAnswerFile_Task
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Path Parameters
string
moId
Required

The unique identifier for the managed object to which the method attaches; the serialized managed object reference for a request has the form moType/moId, in this case HostProfileManager/{moId}.

string
release
Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.

Request Body
ExportAnswerFileRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required 
"ExportAnswerFileRequestType Object"
object
host
Required

Reference to an instance of the HostSystem managed object.

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

This method returns a Task object with which to monitor the operation. If the task is successful, the Task.info.result property is a string that contains a serialized form of the answer file.

Returns MoRefTask of type(s) application/json 
"MoRefTask Object"

Code Samples
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                    curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: <value>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '[{}]' https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostProfileManager/{moId}/ExportAnswerFile_Task
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