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Data Object - DesiredSoftwareSpec(vim.DesiredSoftwareSpec)

Property of

ComputeResourceConfigSpec

Extends

DynamicData

See also

DesiredSoftwareSpecBaseImageSpec, DesiredSoftwareSpecComponentSpec, DesiredSoftwareSpecVendorAddOnSpec

Since

vSphere API Release 7.0

Data Object Description

Desired Software Spec is defined as combination of base-image and add-on component which user wants to install on ESX host or cluster.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
baseImageSpec	DesiredSoftwareSpecBaseImageSpec	Describes a specific base-image spec for the ESX host.
components*	DesiredSoftwareSpecComponentSpec[]	Additional components which should be part of the desired software spec. These components would override the components present in vendorAddOnSpec and baseImageSpec. Since vSphere API Release 7.0.2.0
removedComponents*	xsd:string[]	Components which should not be part of the desired software spec. These components are not applied on the host. Since vSphere API Release 8.0.3.0
vendorAddOnSpec*	DesiredSoftwareSpecVendorAddOnSpec	Vendor add-on info for desired software spec.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition

<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="DesiredSoftwareSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="baseImageSpec" type="vim25:DesiredSoftwareSpecBaseImageSpec"/> <element name="vendorAddOnSpec" type="vim25:DesiredSoftwareSpecVendorAddOnSpec" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="components" type="vim25:DesiredSoftwareSpecComponentSpec" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> <element name="removedComponents" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>

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