Host V Storage Object Manager Host Retrieve V Storage Object Metadata

Host V Storage Object Manager Host Retrieve V Storage Object Metadata

Retrieve metadata KV pairs from a virtual storage object.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual storage object is located.

Required privileges: System.View

Request
URI
POST
https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostVStorageObjectManager/{moId}/HostRetrieveVStorageObjectMetadata
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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 HostVStorageObjectManager/{moId}.

string
release
Required

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

Request Body
HostRetrieveVStorageObjectMetadataRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required

Show optional properties

{
    "id": {
        "id": "string"
    },
    "datastore": {}
}
{
    "id": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "id": "string"
    },
    "datastore": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "type": "string",
        "value": "string"
    },
    "snapshotId": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "id": "string"
    },
    "prefix": "string"
}
ID
id
Required

This data object type describes an identifier class which is globally unique to identify the associated object.

MoRefDatastore
datastore
Required

Reference to an instance of the Datastore managed object.

ID
snapshotId
Optional

This data object type describes an identifier class which is globally unique to identify the associated object.

string
prefix
Optional

The prefix of the metadata key that needs to be retrieved

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

returns the array of key value pair

Returns Array of KeyValue of type(s) application/json 
[
    {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "key": "string",
        "value": "string"
    }
]

500

InvalidDatastore: If the operation cannot be performed on the datastore, such as datastore cannot be found or inaccessible.

InvalidState: If the operation cannot be performed on the disk.

NotFound: If specified virtual storage object cannot be found.

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

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