Host System Shutdown Host Task

Host System Shutdown Host Task

Shuts down a host.

If the command is successful, then the host has been shut down. Thus, the client never receives an indicator of success in the returned task if connected directly to the host.

This command is not supported on all hosts. Check the host capability shutdownSupported.

Required privileges: Host.Config.Maintenance

Request
URI
POST
https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostSystem/{moId}/ShutdownHost_Task
COPY
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 HostSystem/{moId}.

string
release
Required

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


Request Body
ShutdownHostRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required
{
    "force": false
}
boolean
force
Required

Flag to specify whether or not the host should be shut down regardless of whether it is in maintenance mode. If true, the host is shut down, even if there are virtual machines running or other operations in progress.

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

This method returns a Task object with which to monitor the operation.

Returns MoRefTask of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: MoRefExtensibleManagedObject
{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "value": "string"
}

500

InvalidState: if "force" is false and the host is not in maintenance mode.

NotSupported: if the host does not support shutdown.

Returns InvalidState of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: VimFault
{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "faultCause": "MethodFault Object",
    "faultMessage": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "key": "string",
            "arg": [
                {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "key": "string",
                    "value": {
                        "_typeName": "string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "message": "string"
        }
    ]
}

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Host System Configure Crypto Key
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Host System Destroy Task
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Host System Disconnect Host Task
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Host System Enable Crypto
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Host System Enter Lockdown Mode
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Host System Enter Maintenance Mode Task
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Host System Exit Lockdown Mode
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Host System Exit Maintenance Mode Task
GET
Host System Get Alarm Actions Enabled
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Host System Get Answer File Validation Result
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Host System Get Answer File Validation State
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Host System Get Available Field
GET
Host System Get Capability
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Host System Get Compliance Check Result
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Host System Get Compliance Check State
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Host System Get Config
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Host System Get Config Issue
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Host System Get Config Manager
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Host System Get Config Status
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Host System Get Custom Value
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Host System Get Datastore
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Host System Get Datastore Browser
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Host System Get Declared Alarm State
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Host System Get Disabled Method
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Host System Get Effective Role
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Host System Get Hardware
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Host System Get Licensable Resource
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Host System Get Name
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Host System Get Network
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Host System Get Overall Status
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Host System Get Parent
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Host System Get Permission
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Host System Get Precheck Remediation Result
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Host System Get Recent Task
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Host System Get Remediation Result
GET
Host System Get Remediation State
GET
Host System Get Runtime
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Host System Get Summary
GET
Host System Get System Resources
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Host System Get Tag
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Host System Get Triggered Alarm State
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Host System Get Value
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Host System Power Up Host From Stand By Task
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Host System Prepare Crypto
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Host System Query Host Connection Info
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Host System Query Memory Overhead
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Host System Query Memory Overhead Ex
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Host System Query Product Locker Location
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Host System Query Tpm Attestation Report
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Host System Reboot Host Task
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Host System Reconfigure Host For DAS Task
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Host System Reconnect Host Task
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Host System Reload
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Host System Rename Task
POST
Host System Retrieve Free Epc Memory
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Host System Retrieve Hardware Uptime
POST
Host System Set Custom Value
POST
Host System Shutdown Host Task
POST
Host System Update Flags
POST
Host System Update Ipmi
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Host System Update Product Locker Location Task
POST
Host System Update System Resources
POST
Host System Update System Swap Configuration