# Managed Object - LicenseAssignmentManager(vim.LicenseAssignmentManager)

Property of
  LicenseManager
See also
  LicenseAssignmentManagerLicenseAssignment, LicenseManagerLicenseInfo
Since
  vSphere API 4.0

## Managed Object Description

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
QueryAssignedLicenses, RemoveAssignedLicense, UpdateAssignedLicense

# QueryAssignedLicenses(queryAssignedLicenses)

Get information about all the licenses associated with an entity

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the LicenseAssignmentManager used to make the method call.
entityId* P | xsd:string | ID of the entity. E.g. HostSystem. Since vSphere API 4.0

*Need not be set P Required privilege: entityId

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
LicenseAssignmentManagerLicenseAssignment[] |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition
<element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="QueryAssignedLicenses" type="vsan:QueryAssignedLicensesRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="QueryAssignedLicensesResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:LicenseAssignmentManagerLicenseAssignment" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>

# RemoveAssignedLicense(removeAssignedLicense)

Remove licenses associated with an entity

Required Privileges
  Global.Licenses

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the LicenseAssignmentManager used to make the method call.
entityId P | xsd:string | ID of the entity. E.g. HostSystem. Since vSphere API 4.0

P Required privilege: entityId

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
LicenseEntityNotFound |
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition
<element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="RemoveAssignedLicense" type="vsan:RemoveAssignedLicenseRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="RemoveAssignedLicenseResponse"> <complexType/> </element>

# UpdateAssignedLicense(updateAssignedLicense)

Update the license associated with an entity

Required Privileges
  Global.Licenses

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the LicenseAssignmentManager used to make the method call.
entity P | xsd:string | ID of the entity. E.g. HostSystem. Since vSphere API 4.0
licenseKey P | xsd:string | A license. Since vSphere API 4.0
entityDisplayName* P | xsd:string | Display name for the entity Since vSphere API 4.0

*Need not be set P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
LicenseManagerLicenseInfo | Returns information about the license specified in licenseKey

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
LicenseEntityNotFound |
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition
<element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="UpdateAssignedLicense" type="vsan:UpdateAssignedLicenseRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="UpdateAssignedLicenseResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:LicenseManagerLicenseInfo"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>