Host Profile Manager Retrieve Answer File

Returns the answer file associated with a particular host.

Request

URI

POST

https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostProfileManager/{moId}/RetrieveAnswerFile

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 HostProfileManager/{moId}.

string

release

Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.3.0 APIs.

Request Body

RetrieveAnswerFileRequestType of type(s) application/json

Required

Show optional properties

{
    "host": {}
}

{
    "host": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "type": "string",
        "value": "string"
    }
}

MoRefHostSystem

host

Required

Reference to an instance of the HostSystem managed object.

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

200

Answer file object will be returned if it exists.

Returns AnswerFile of type(s) application/json

This response body class contains all of the following: DataObject

{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "userInput": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "inputPath": {
                "_typeName": "string",
                "profilePath": "string",
                "policyId": "string",
                "parameterId": "string",
                "policyOptionId": "string"
            },
            "parameter": [
                {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "key": "string",
                    "value": {
                        "_typeName": "string"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "createdTime": "string",
    "modifiedTime": "string"
}

array of ProfileDeferredPolicyOptionParameter

userInput

Optional

List containing host-specific configuration data.

string As date-time As date-time

createdTime

Required

Time at which the answer file was created.

string As date-time As date-time

modifiedTime

Required

Time at which the answer file was last modified.