Virtual Infrastructure Task APIs
A task is used to monitor and potentially cancel long running operations.
Operations
POST
Task Cancel Task
Cancels a running or queued task.
GET
Task Get Available Field
List of custom field definitions that are valid for the object's type.
GET
Task Get Info
Detailed information about this task.
GET
Task Get Value
List of custom field values.
POST
Task Set Custom Value
Assigns a value to a custom field.
POST
Task Set Task Description
Updates task description to describe the current phase of the task.
POST
Task Set Task State
Sets task state and optionally sets results or fault, as appropriate for state
POST
Task Update Progress
Sets percentage done for this task and recalculates overall percentage done.