Virtual Infrastructure Host Patch Manager APIs

Virtual Infrastructure Host Patch Manager APIs

This managed object is the interface for scanning and patching an ESX server.

VMware publishes updates through its external website. A patch update is synonymous with a bulletin. An update may contain many individual patch binaries, but its installation and uninstallation are atomic.

Operations
POST
Host Patch Manager Check Host Patch Task
Check the list of metadata and returns the dependency, obsolete and conflict information The operation is cancelable through the returned *Task* object.
POST
Host Patch Manager Install Host Patch Task
Patch the host.
POST
Host Patch Manager Install Host Patch V2 Task
Patch the host.
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Host Patch Manager Query Host Patch Task
Query the host for installed bulletins.
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Host Patch Manager Scan Host Patch Task
Scan the host for the patch status.
POST
Host Patch Manager Scan Host Patch V2 Task
Scan the host for the patch status.
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Host Patch Manager Stage Host Patch Task
Stage the vib files to esx local location and possibly do some run time check.
POST
Host Patch Manager Uninstall Host Patch Task
Uninstall patch from the host.