Esx Settings AlternativeImageSpec

Esx Settings AlternativeImageSpec
Esx Settings AlternativeImageSpec

The Esx Settings AlternativeImageSpec schema contains properties that describes an alternative image for the desired software specification.

This schema was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.

JSON Example
{
    "base_image": {
        "version": "string"
    },
    "add_on": {
        "name": "string",
        "version": "string"
    },
    "components": {
        "components": "string"
    },
    "solutions": {
        "solutions": {
            "version": "string",
            "components": [
                {
                    "component": "string"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "hardware_support": {
        "packages": {
            "packages": {
                "pkg": "string",
                "version": "string"
            }
        }
    },
    "removed_components": [
        "string"
    ],
    "display_name": "string",
    "selection_criteria": {
        "selection_type": "string",
        "host_uuids": [
            "string"
        ],
        "host_hardware_spec": {
            "vendor": "string",
            "models": [
                "string"
            ],
            "families": [
                "string"
            ],
            "oem_strings": [
                "string"
            ]
        }
    }
}
base_image
Required

Base image of the ESX.

This property was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.

add_on
Optional

OEM customization on top of given base-image. The components in this customization override the components in the base base-image.

This property was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.

If missing or null, no OEM customization will be applied.

object
components
Optional

Additional components which should be part of the software specification. If value is not given for a particular component then version for that component will be picked from the constraints. These override the components present in Esx Settings AlternativeImageSpec.add_on and Esx Settings AlternativeImageSpec.base_image.

This property was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.

If missing or null, no additional components will be installed.

When clients pass a value of this schema as a parameter, the key in the property map must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.esx.settings.component. When operations return a value of this schema as a response, the key in the property map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.esx.settings.component.

object
solutions
Optional

Mapping from solution identifier to the solution specification. The key is the solution name and the value is the specification detailing components registered by that solution.

This property was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.

If missing or null, no solutions will be part of the software specification.

When clients pass a value of this schema as a parameter, the key in the property map must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.esx.settings.solution. When operations return a value of this schema as a response, the key in the property map will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.esx.settings.solution.

hardware_support
Optional

Information about the Hardware Support Package (HSP) configured in the software specification.

This property was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.

If missing or null or empty, no firmware compliance checking or remediation will be done.

array of string
removed_components
Optional

Components to be removed from the software specification.

This property was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.

If missing or null no component will be removed.

When clients pass a value of this schema as a parameter, the property must contain identifiers for the resource type: com.vmware.esx.settings.component. When operations return a value of this schema as a response, the property will contain identifiers for the resource type: com.vmware.esx.settings.component.

string
display_name
Required

Display name of the Alternative Image. Supported encoding is UTF-8.

This property was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.

selection_criteria
Required

Selection criteria used to select the alternative image for 1 or more hosts

This property was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.