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
Request
URI
POST
https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostFirmwareSystem/{moId}/ResetFirmwareToFactoryDefaults
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 HostFirmwareSystem/{moId}.
string
release
Required
The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.3.0 APIs.
Responses
204
No Content
Operation doesn't return any data structure
500
InvalidState: if the host is not in maintenance mode.
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"
}
]
}