Data Object - EntityBackupConfig(vim.dvs.EntityBackup.Config)

Parameter to: DVPortgroupRollback_Task, DVSManagerImportEntity_Task, DVSRollback_Task
Returned by: DVSManagerExportEntity_Task
Extends: DynamicData
See also: ManagedEntity
Since: vSphere API Release 5.1

Data Object Description

The EntityBackupConfig data object contains VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch or DistributedVirtualPortgroup backup configuration data produced by the DVSManagerExportEntity_Task method. It also contains properties that support DVSManagerImportEntity_Task operations.

A DVSManagerExportEntity_Task operation sets properties that identify the entity instance (entityType, key, and name) and inventory location (container). When you import a backup configuration, you can set the key, name, and container properties in accordance with the importType specified in the call to DVSManagerImportEntity_Task. See EntityImportType.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
configBlob	xsd:base64Binary	Opaque blob that contains the configuration of the entity.
configVersion*	xsd:string	Configuration version.
container*	ManagedObjectReference to a ManagedEntity	Container for this entity. If entityType is "distributedVirtualSwitch", the container type is Folder. If entityType is "distributedVirtualPortgroup", the container type is DistributedVirtualSwitch.
entityType	xsd:string	Type of the exported entity (DVSManagerExportEntity_Task). See EntityType for valid values.
key*	xsd:string	Unique identifier of the exported entity or the entity to be restored through an import operation. If you are importing a virtual distributed switch and the import type is vim.dvs.EntityBackup.ImportType#applyToEntitySpecified, set the `key` to DistributedVirtualSwitch.Uuid. If you are importing a virtual distributed portgroup and the import type is vim.dvs.EntityBackup.ImportType#applyToEntitySpecified, set the `key` to DistributedVirtualPortgroup.Key. The Server ignores the key value when the import operation creates a new entity.
name*	xsd:string	Name of the exported entity or the entity to be restored with the backup configuration. If you are importing an entity and the import type is vim.dvs.EntityBackup.ImportType#applyToEntitySpecified, the Server will use this value to rename the existing entity.
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="EntityBackupConfig">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:DynamicData">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="entityType" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="configBlob" type="xsd:base64Binary"/>
                     <element name="key" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="name" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="container" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="configVersion" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>

vSphere Web Services API

Data Object - EntityBackupConfig(vim.dvs.EntityBackup.Config)

Data Object Description