Host Firmware System Reset Firmware To Factory Defaults
Reset the configuration to factory defaults.
This method will reset all configuration options, including the "admin" password, to the factory defaults. The host will be rebooted immediately. The host needs to be in maintenance mode before this operation can be performed.
Required privileges: Host.Config.Firmware
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 HostFirmwareSystem/{moId}
.
The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.
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InvalidState: if the host is not in maintenance mode.
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