Virtual Infrastructure Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch APIs

Virtual Infrastructure Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch APIs

The VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch managed object is the VMware implementation of a distributed virtual switch.

The functionality listed here is for a VMware distributed virtual switch only.

When you use a VMware distributed virtual switch, you can perform backup and restore operations on the VMware switch. You can also perform rollback operations on the switch and on portgroups associated with the VMware switch. See the description for the following methods:

Operations

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Add DV Portgroup Task

Creates one or more *DistributedVirtualPortgroup*s and adds them to the distributed virtual switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Add Network Resource Pool

Add a network resource pool.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Create DV Portgroup Task

Creates a single *DistributedVirtualPortgroup* and adds it to the distributed virtual switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Destroy Task

Destroys this object, deleting its contents and removing it from its parent folder (if any).

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Dvs Reconfigure Vm Vnic Network Resource Pool Task

reconfigure the Virtual NIC network resource pool configuration.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch DVS Rollback Task

This method determines if the distributed virtual switch configuration has changed.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Enable Network Resource Management

Enable/Disable network I/O control on the vSphere Distributed Switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Fetch DV Port Keys

Return the keys of ports that meet the criteria.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Fetch DV Ports

Return the ports that meet the criteria.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Alarm Actions Enabled

Whether alarm actions are enabled for this entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Available Field

List of custom field definitions that are valid for the object's type.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Capability

Capability of the switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Config

Switch configuration data.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Config Issue

Current configuration issues that have been detected for this entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Config Status

The configStatus indicates whether or not the system has detected a configuration issue involving this entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Custom Value

Custom field values.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Declared Alarm State

A set of alarm states for alarms that apply to this managed entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Disabled Method

List of operations that are disabled, given the current runtime state of the entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Effective Role

Access rights the current session has to this entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Name

Name of this entity, unique relative to its parent.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Network Resource Pool

Network resource pool information for the switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Overall Status

General health of this managed entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Parent

Parent of this entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Permission

List of permissions defined for this entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Portgroup

Portgroups that are defined on the switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Recent Task

The set of recent tasks operating on this managed entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Runtime

Runtime information of the distributed virtual switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Summary

Summary of the switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Tag

The set of tags associated with this managed entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Triggered Alarm State

A set of alarm states for alarms triggered by this entity or by its descendants.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Uuid

Generated UUID of the switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Get Value

List of custom field values.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Lookup Dv Port Group

Returns the portgroup identified by the key within this VDS.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Merge Dvs Task

Merge an existing DistributedVirtualSwitch (source) to this switch (destination).

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Move DV Port Task

Move the ports out of their current portgroup into the specified portgroup.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Perform Dvs Product Spec Operation Task

This method updates the *DistributedVirtualSwitch* product specifications.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Query Used Vlan Id In Dvs

Return the used VLAN ID (PVLAN excluded) in the switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Reconfigure DV Port Task

Reconfigure individual ports.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Reconfigure Dvs Task

Reconfigures a distributed virtual switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Rectify Dvs Host Task

Update the switch configuration on the host to bring them in sync with the current configuration in vCenter Server.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Refresh DV Port State

Refresh port states.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Reload

Reload the entity state.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Remove Network Resource Pool

Remove a network resource pool.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Rename Task

Renames this managed entity.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Set Custom Value

Assigns a value to a custom field.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Update Dvs Capability

Set the capability of the switch.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Update DVS Health Check Config Task

Update health check configuration.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Update DVS Lacp Group Config Task

Update Link Aggregation Control Protocol groups.

Vmware Distributed Virtual Switch Update Network Resource Pool

Update the network resource pool configuration.