Vcenter Lcm APIs
The com.vmware.vcenter.lcm namespace provides resources for managing the vCenter Server lifecycle.
The Vcenter Lcm Deployment MigrationUpgrade resource provides operations to configure and execute the migration upgrade of this vCenter Service appliance to a new version.
The vCenter upgrade should be run directly via the endpoints of the upgrade service - "/lcm/api" and "/lcm/rest". It is not recommended to use the "/api" endpoint exposed by the vCenter's vAPI endpoint service. The "/lcm/api" and "/lcm/rest" endpoints work correctly on any supported source version allowing monitoring and controlling the upgrade even during the upgrade's switchover. In contrast, the "/api" endpoint does not work during the upgrade's switchover and on some of the older supported source vCenter versions.
This resource was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.
The Vcenter Lcm Deployment MigrationUpgrade Status resource provides operations to retrieve the status information about the vCenter Appliance upgrade.
The vCenter upgrade API is recommended to be used via the "/lcm/api" and "/lcm/rest" endpoints and not via the "/api" endpoint. The "/lcm/api" and "/lcm/rest" endpoints work correctly on any supported source version, allowing monitoring and controlling the upgrade even during the upgrade's switchover. In contrast, the "/api" endpoint has certain limitations and does not work on all of the older supported source vCenter versions and during the upgrade's switchover.
This resource was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.
The Vcenter Lcm Deployment Repository resource provides operations to configure repository for the upgrade of the vCenter.
This resource was added in vSphere API 9.0.0.0.
The Vcenter Lcm Discovery AssociatedProducts resource provides options to list, add, modify, and delete VMware products associated with vCenter Server. Some products can be auto-detected by the system while others can be added manually.
The Vcenter Lcm Discovery InteropReport interface provides operations to report the interoperability between a vCenter Server release version and the other installed VMware products registered in the vCenter Server instance.
The Vcenter Lcm Discovery ProductCatalog resource provides information which VMware products can be associated with vCenter Server.
The Report resource provides an operation to download the report generated by the interop and precheck operations. To download a report, you must use the get operation. A Report.Location schema represents the location of the file which has Report.Token schema which represents the token ID (@name String) and the expiration time of the token Report.Token.expiry DateTime. Report.Location schema also has the URI for the file which needs to be downloaded.
The Vcenter Lcm Update Pending resource provides operation for listing pending minor or major updates of vCenter Server.
The Vcenter Lcm Update PrecheckReport resource generates precheck report for a vCenter Server instance against a target update version.