Host Profile Manager Retrieve Answer File For Profile

Returns the answer file associated with a particular host, augmented with whatever answer file values are required for the supplied host profile.

Request

URI

POST

https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostProfileManager/{moId}/RetrieveAnswerFileForProfile

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 9.0.0.0 APIs.

Request Body

RetrieveAnswerFileForProfileRequestType of type(s) application/json

Required

"RetrieveAnswerFileForProfileRequestType Object"

host

Required

Host with which the answer file is associated.

Required privileges: Profile.Edit

applyProfile

Required

Profile configuration used to generate answer file

Authentication

This operation uses the following authentication methods.

Session

Responses

200

Answer file object will be returned.

This response body class contains all of the following: AnswerFile

{
    "0": "A",
    "1": "n",
    "2": "s",
    "3": "w",
    "4": "e",
    "5": "r",
    "6": "F",
    "7": "i",
    "8": "l",
    "9": "e",
    "10": " ",
    "11": "O",
    "12": "b",
    "13": "j",
    "14": "e",
    "15": "c",
    "16": "t"
}

Code Samples

COPY

                    curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: <value>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '[{}]' https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostProfileManager/{moId}/RetrieveAnswerFileForProfile

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Description

Request

Path Parameters

Request Body

Authentication

Response

200 Response Body

Virtual Infrastructure Operations

POST

Host Profile Manager Apply Entities Config Task

POST