# Managed Object - VcenterVStorageObjectManager(vim.vslm.vcenter.VStorageObjectManager)

Extends
  VStorageObjectManagerBase
See also
  CryptoSpec, Datastore, DiskChangeInfo, DiskCryptoSpec, ID, KeyValue, RetrieveVStorageObjSpec, VirtualMachineProfileSpec, VslmCloneSpec, VslmCreateSpec, vslmInfrastructureObjectPolicy, vslmInfrastructureObjectPolicySpec, VslmRelocateSpec, VslmTagEntry, vslmVClockInfo, VStorageObject, VStorageObjectAssociations, VStorageObjectSnapshotDetails, VStorageObjectSnapshotInfo, VStorageObjectStateInfo
Since
  vSphere API 6.5

## Managed Object Description

Interface to manage virtual storage object on a vCenter. VStorageObjectManager and SPBM policy support: All of the VStorageObjectManager APIs requiring ESXi host uses "Programatically selected" host to perform the actual operation. If the selected host is of 6.5 version then policy would not be passed down to host. In that case, user operation would succeed but if user checks SPBM Entity Compliance, it will show "Mismatch" / "Non Compliant" as a compliance result.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
None
Properties inherited from VStorageObjectManagerBase
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
AttachTagToVStorageObject, ClearVStorageObjectControlFlags, CloneVStorageObject_Task, CreateDisk_Task, CreateDiskFromSnapshot_Task, DeleteSnapshot_Task, DeleteVStorageObject_Task, DeleteVStorageObjectEx_Task, DetachTagFromVStorageObject, ExtendDisk_Task, InflateDisk_Task, ListTagsAttachedToVStorageObject, ListVStorageObject, ListVStorageObjectsAttachedToTag, ReconcileDatastoreInventory_Task, RegisterDisk, RelocateVStorageObject_Task, RenameVStorageObject, RetrieveSnapshotDetails, RetrieveSnapshotInfo, RetrieveVStorageInfrastructureObjectPolicy, RetrieveVStorageObject, RetrieveVStorageObjectAssociations, RetrieveVStorageObjectState, RevertVStorageObject_Task, ScheduleReconcileDatastoreInventory, SetVStorageObjectControlFlags, UpdateVStorageInfrastructureObjectPolicy_Task, UpdateVStorageObjectCrypto_Task, UpdateVStorageObjectPolicy_Task, VCenterUpdateVStorageObjectMetadataEx_Task, VStorageObjectCreateSnapshot_Task, VstorageObjectVCenterQueryChangedDiskAreas
Methods inherited from VStorageObjectManagerBase
None

# AttachTagToVStorageObject(attachTagToVStorageObject)

Attach a tag to a virtual storage object.

Requires privilege InventoryService.Tagging.AttachTag on root folder

Required Privileges
  System.Read

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The identifier(ID) of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.5
category P | xsd:string | The category to which the tag belongs. Since vSphere API 6.5
tag P | xsd:string | The tag which has to be associated with the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.5

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
NotFound | Thrown if the specified category or tag cannot be found.
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="AttachTagToVStorageObject" type="vsan:AttachTagToVStorageObjectRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="AttachTagToVStorageObjectResponse"> <complexType/> </element>

# ClearVStorageObjectControlFlags(clearVStorageObjectControlFlags)

Clear control flags on VStorageObject. The control flags are defined in vslmVStorageObjectControlFlag.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.7

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the source virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.7
controlFlags* P | xsd:string[] | control flags enum array to be cleared on the VStorageObject. All control flags not included in the array remain intact. Since vSphere API 6.7

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk. The disk may be consumed.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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="ClearVStorageObjectControlFlags" type="vsan:ClearVStorageObjectControlFlagsRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="ClearVStorageObjectControlFlagsResponse"> <complexType/> </element>

# CloneVStorageObject_Task(cloneVStorageObject)

Clone a virtual storage object.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on both source and destination datastore.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the source virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.5
spec P | VslmCloneSpec | The specification for cloning the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.5

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while cloning the virtual storage object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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

# CreateDisk_Task(createDisk)

Create a virtual disk, which is a storage object with vim.vslm.VStorageObject.ConsumptionType#disk as consumption type.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual disk object is created.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
spec P | VslmCreateSpec | The specification of the virtual storage object to be created. Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege: spec

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task | This method returns a Task object with which to monitor monitor the operation. The result property in the Task contains the newly created VStorageObject upon success.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs when creating the virtual disk.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
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

# CreateDiskFromSnapshot_Task(createDiskFromSnapshot)

Creates a new Disk from given snapshot of a VStorageObject.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.7

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the source virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.7
snapshotId P | ID | The ID of the snapshot of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7
name P | xsd:string | A user friendly name to be associated with the new disk. Since vSphere API 6.7
profile* P | VirtualMachineProfileSpec[] | SPBM Profile requirement on the new virtual storage object. If not specified datastore default policy would be assigned. Since vSphere API 6.7
crypto* P | CryptoSpec | Crypto information of the new disk. If unset and if profile contains an encryption iofilter and if snapshto is unencrypted, then cyrpto will be of type CryptoSpecEncrypt, and filled with keyId that is automatically generated and keyProviderId that is the default kms cluster. If unset and if profile is a default policy and if snapshot is unenrypted, then crypto is treated as CryptoSpecNoOp. If unset and if profile contains an encryption iofilter and if snapshot is encrypted, then cyrpto is treated as CryptoSpecNoOp. If unset and if profile is a default policy and if snapshot is encrypted, then cyrpto is treated as CryptoSpecDecrypt. To recrypt the disk during creating disk, crypto has to be present. Since vSphere API 6.7
path* P | xsd:string | Relative location in the specified datastore where disk needs to be created. If not specified disk gets created at the defualt VStorageObject location on the specified datastore. Since vSphere API 6.7

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while snapshotting the virtual storage object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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

# DeleteSnapshot_Task(deleteSnapshot)

Deletes a given snapshot of a VStorageObject.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.7

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the source virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.7
snapshotId P | ID | The ID of the snapshot of a virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while snapshotting the virtual storage object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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

# DeleteVStorageObject_Task(deleteVStorageObject)

Delete a virtual storage object and its associated backings.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual storage object is located.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object to be deleted. Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.5

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task | This method returns a Task object with which to monitor the operation.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs when deleting the virtual storage object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk. The disk may be consumed and cannot be deleted.
NotFound | Thrown if the specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress | Thrown if the virtual storage object is busy.

Events

Type
None

# DeleteVStorageObjectEx_Task(deleteVStorageObjectEx)

Delete a virtual storage object and its associated backings. Returns the corresponding vclock upon succeess.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual storage object is located.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 7.0.2.0

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object to be deleted. Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs when deleting the virtual storage object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk. The disk may be consumed and cannot be deleted.
NotFound | Thrown if the specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress | Thrown if the virtual storage object is busy.

Events

Type
None

# DetachTagFromVStorageObject(detachTagFromVStorageObject)

Detach a tag from a virtual storage object.

Requires privilege InventoryService.Tagging.AttachTag on root folder

Required Privileges
  System.Read

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The identifier(ID) of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.5
category P | xsd:string | The category to which the tag belongs. Since vSphere API 6.5
tag P | xsd:string | The tag which has to be disassociated with the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.5

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
NotFound | Thrown if the specified category or tag cannot be found.
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="DetachTagFromVStorageObject" type="vsan:DetachTagFromVStorageObjectRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="DetachTagFromVStorageObjectResponse"> <complexType/> </element>

# ExtendDisk_Task(extendDisk)

Expand the capacity of a virtual disk, which is a storage object with vim.vslm.VStorageObject.ConsumptionType#disk, to the new capacity. If new capacity is smaller than current disk capacity, then operation fails due to invalid capacity. If new capacity is greater than current disk capacity, then operation proceeds. If new capacity is equal to current disk ccapcity, then operation succeeds without any actual extension. The extended disk region will be the same as the original disk: - For a zerothick disk, the extended disk region will be zeroedthick. - For an eagerzerothick disk, the extended disk region will be eagerzeroedthick - A thin-provisioned disk will always be extended as a thin-provisioned disk.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual disk to be extended. Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the virtual disk is located. Since vSphere API 6.5
newCapacityInMB P | xsd:long | The new capacity of the virtual disk in MB. Since vSphere API 6.5

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task | This method returns a Task object with which to monitor the operation.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while extending the virtual disk.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk. The disk may be consumed and cannot be extended.
NotFound | Thrown if the specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress | Thrown if the virtual storage object is busy.

Events

Type
None

# InflateDisk_Task(inflateDisk)

Inflate a sparse or thin-provisioned virtual disk up to the full size. Additional space allocated to the disk as a result of this operation will be filled with zeros.

Currently inflateDisk API only supports the following combinations: Valid provisioning type: THIN; Valid Datastore: VMFS, NFS. Inflating a disk is not applicable for VVol/VSAN datastore.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual storage object is located.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual disk to be inflated. Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the virtual disk is located. Since vSphere API 6.5

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task | This method returns a Task object with which to monitor the operation.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while inflating the virtual disk.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk. The disk may be consumed and cannot be extended.
NotFound | Thrown if the specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress | Thrown if the virtual storage object is busy.

Events

Type
None

# ListTagsAttachedToVStorageObject(listTagsAttachedToVStorageObject)

Lists all tags attached to virtual storage object.

Required Privileges
  System.Read

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege: id

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VslmTagEntry[] | The list of Tag-association tuples associated with the virtual storage object.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
NotFound | Thrown if the specified category or tag cannot be found.
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="ListTagsAttachedToVStorageObject" type="vsan:ListTagsAttachedToVStorageObjectRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="ListTagsAttachedToVStorageObjectResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:VslmTagEntry" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>

# ListVStorageObject(listVStorageObject)

List all virtual storage objects located on a datastore.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual storage object is located.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore to query for the virtual storage objects. Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege: datastore

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ID[] | The list of IDs of the virtual storage objects located on the datastore.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore, such as datastore cannot be found or is inaccessible.
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="ListVStorageObject" type="vsan:ListVStorageObjectRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="ListVStorageObjectResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:ID" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>

# ListVStorageObjectsAttachedToTag(listVStorageObjectsAttachedToTag)

Lists all virtual storage objects attached to the tag.

Required Privileges
  System.Read

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
category P | xsd:string | The category to which the tag belongs. Since vSphere API 6.5
tag P | xsd:string | The tag to be queried. Since vSphere API 6.5

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ID[] | The list of IDs of the virtual storage objects.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
NotFound | Thrown if the specified category or tag cannot be found.
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="ListVStorageObjectsAttachedToTag" type="vsan:ListVStorageObjectsAttachedToTagRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="ListVStorageObjectsAttachedToTagResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:ID" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>

# ReconcileDatastoreInventory_Task(reconcileDatastoreInventory)

Reconcile the datastore inventory info of virtual storage objects.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore that needs to be reconciled. Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege: datastore

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
NotFound |
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

# RegisterDisk(registerDisk)

Promote a virtual disk to a First Class Disk.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual disk resides.

See name

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
path P | xsd:string | URL path to the virtual disk. See name Since vSphere API 6.5
name* P | xsd:string | The descriptive name of the disk object. If unset the name will be automatically determined from the path. See name Since vSphere API 6.5

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VStorageObject | The registered virtual storage object for the disk.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
AlreadyExists | Thrown if disk is already registered as a virtual storage object. See name
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while registering the virtual disk. See name
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if datastore cannot be found or the operation cannot be performed on the datastore. See name
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="RegisterDisk" type="vsan:RegisterDiskRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="RegisterDiskResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:VStorageObject"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>

# RelocateVStorageObject_Task(relocateVStorageObject)

Relocate a virtual storage object.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on both source and destination datastore.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the source virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.5
spec P | VslmRelocateSpec | The specification for relocation of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.5

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while relocating the virtual storage object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk. The disk may be consumed and cannot be relocated.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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

# RenameVStorageObject(renameVStorageObject)

Rename a virtual storage object.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object to be renamed. Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.5
name P | xsd:string | The new name for the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.5

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while renaming the virtual storage object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
NotFound | Thrown if the specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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="RenameVStorageObject" type="vsan:RenameVStorageObjectRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="RenameVStorageObjectResponse"> <complexType/> </element>

# RetrieveSnapshotDetails(retrieveSnapshotDetails)

Retrieves snapshot disk details of a given snapshot.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 7.0

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the source virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.7
snapshotId P | ID | The ID of the snapshot of a virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VStorageObjectSnapshotDetails |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while snapshotting the virtual storage object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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="RetrieveSnapshotDetails" type="vsan:RetrieveSnapshotDetailsRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="RetrieveSnapshotDetailsResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:VStorageObjectSnapshotDetails"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>

# RetrieveSnapshotInfo(retrieveSnapshotInfo)

Retrieves snapshot information of a given VStorageObject.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.7

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the source virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.7

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VStorageObjectSnapshotInfo |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while snapshotting the virtual storage object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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="RetrieveSnapshotInfo" type="vsan:RetrieveSnapshotInfoRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="RetrieveSnapshotInfoResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:VStorageObjectSnapshotInfo"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>

# RetrieveVStorageInfrastructureObjectPolicy(retrieveVStorageInfrastructureObjectPolicy)

Retrieve virtual storage infrastructure object SBPM policy on given datastore. Only support VSAN datastore.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual storage infrastructure object is located.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.7

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Datastore on which policy needs to be retrieved. Since vSphere API 6.7

P Required privilege: datastore

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
vslmInfrastructureObjectPolicy[] | The policy object of virtual storage object.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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="RetrieveVStorageInfrastructureObjectPolicy" type="vsan:RetrieveVStorageInfrastructureObjectPolicyRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="RetrieveVStorageInfrastructureObjectPolicyResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:vslmInfrastructureObjectPolicy" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>

# RetrieveVStorageObject(retrieveVStorageObject)

Retrieve a virtual storage object.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual storage object is located.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object to be retrieved. Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.5
diskInfoFlags* P | xsd:string[] | Flags indicating the FCD information to be retrieved. If diskInfoFlags is unset, then all FCD information will be retrieved. See vslmDiskInfoFlag for the list of supported values. Since vSphere API 6.5

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VStorageObject | The required virtual storage object.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs when retrieving the virtual object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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="RetrieveVStorageObject" type="vsan:RetrieveVStorageObjectRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="RetrieveVStorageObjectResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:VStorageObject"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>

# RetrieveVStorageObjectAssociations(retrieveVStorageObjectAssociations)

Retrieve vm associations for each virtual storage object in the query.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.7

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
ids* P | RetrieveVStorageObjSpec[] | The IDs of the virtual storage objects of the query. Since vSphere API 6.7

*Need not be set P Required privilege: ids

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VStorageObjectAssociations[] | The list of VStorageObjectVmAssociations which provides virtual storage object id to vm associations mapping.

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="RetrieveVStorageObjectAssociations" type="vsan:RetrieveVStorageObjectAssociationsRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="RetrieveVStorageObjectAssociationsResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:VStorageObjectAssociations" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>

# RetrieveVStorageObjectState(retrieveVStorageObjectState)

Retrieve a virtual storage object state.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual storage object is located.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object the state to be retrieved. Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.5

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VStorageObjectStateInfo | The required virtual storage object state.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs when retrieving the virtual object state.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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="RetrieveVStorageObjectState" type="vsan:RetrieveVStorageObjectStateRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="RetrieveVStorageObjectStateResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:VStorageObjectStateInfo"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>

# RevertVStorageObject_Task

Reverts to a given snapshot of a VStorageObject. This operation is supported on detached VirtualDisks During revert all the snapshots which were taken after the specified snapshot would get deleted.

E.g. Consider Disk with 4 snapshots

BaseDisk -> Snap-2 -> Snap-3 -> Snap-4 -> Running-Point

If user chooses to revert to snap-2 then snap-4 and snap-3 would also be deleted. After revert operation disk would have below configuration:

BaseDisk -> Snap-2 -> Running-Point

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.7

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the source virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.7
snapshotId P | ID | The ID of the snapshot of a virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while snapshotting the virtual storage object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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

# ScheduleReconcileDatastoreInventory(scheduleReconcileDatastoreInventory)

Schedules reconcile of the inventory info of virtual storage objects on one of the hosts that is connected with the datastore. This method just schedules the reconcile operation for the nearby future and returns. Note that since the reconcile operation will be executed after this method already returns the success of this method should not be considered as success of the actual reconcile operation.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege.

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore that needs to be reconciled. Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege: datastore

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
NotFound |
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="ScheduleReconcileDatastoreInventory" type="vsan:ScheduleReconcileDatastoreInventoryRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="ScheduleReconcileDatastoreInventoryResponse"> <complexType/> </element>

# SetVStorageObjectControlFlags(setVStorageObjectControlFlags)

Set control flags on VStorageObject. The control flags are defined in vslmVStorageObjectControlFlag.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.7

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the source virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.7
controlFlags* P | xsd:string[] | control flags enum array to be set on the VStorageObject. All control flags not included in the array remain intact. Since vSphere API 6.7

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk. The disk may be consumed.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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="SetVStorageObjectControlFlags" type="vsan:SetVStorageObjectControlFlagsRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="SetVStorageObjectControlFlagsResponse"> <complexType/> </element>

# UpdateVStorageInfrastructureObjectPolicy_Task(updateVStorageInfrastructureObjectPolicy)

Assigns specified SBPM policy to the given virtual storage infrastructure object. Only support VSAN datastore.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual storage infrastructure object is located.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.7

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
spec P | vslmInfrastructureObjectPolicySpec | specification to assign a SPBM policy to virtual storage infrastructure object. Since vSphere API 6.7

P Required privilege: spec

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if there is issue with profile spec.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress |

Events

Type
None

# UpdateVStorageObjectCrypto_Task(updateVStorageObjectCrypto)

Update the crypto on a virtual storage object. This is also intended for disk encryption, decryption and re-encryption. To encrypt the disk, profile must contain an encryption component. disksCrypto can be left as blank, which means caller doesn't care which key is used to encrypt the disk. If it's not blank, it has to be of type CryptoSpecEncrypt. To decrypt the disk, profile must not contain an encryption component. disksCrypto can be left as blank, if not, it has be of type CryptoSpecDecrypt. To re-encrypt the disk, profile must contain an encryption component. disksCrypto cannot be left as blank. It has to be of type either CryptoSpecShallowRecrypt or CryptoSpecDeepRecrypt.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual storage object is located.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 7.0

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 7.0
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 7.0
profile* P | VirtualMachineProfileSpec[] | New profile requirement on the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 7.0
disksCrypto* P | DiskCryptoSpec | The crypto information of each disk on the chain. Since vSphere API 7.0

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task | This method returns a Task object with which to monitor the operation.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while updating the virtual storage object policy.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
NotFound | Thrown if the specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress | Thrown if the virtual storage object is busy.

Events

Type
None

# UpdateVStorageObjectPolicy_Task(updateVStorageObjectPolicy)

Update the storage policy on a virtual storage object.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege on the datastore where the virtual storage object is located.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.7

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.7
profile* P | VirtualMachineProfileSpec[] | New profile requirement on the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task | This method returns a Task object with which to monitor the operation.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while updating the virtual storage object policy.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
NotFound | Thrown if the specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress | Thrown if the virtual storage object is busy.

Events

Type
None

# VCenterUpdateVStorageObjectMetadataEx_Task(updateVStorageObjectMetadataEx)

Update metadata KV pairs to a virtual storage object and returns the corresponding vclock upon success.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 7.0.2.0

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore to query for the virtual storage objects. Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0
metadata* P | KeyValue[] | array of key/value strings. (keys must be unique within the list) Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0
deleteKeys* P | xsd:string[] | array of keys need to be deleted Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore, such as datastore cannot be found or is inaccessible.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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

# VStorageObjectCreateSnapshot_Task(createSnapshot)

Creates a snapshot of a given VStorageObject.

Requires Datastore.FileManagement privilege.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.7

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the source virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.7
description P | xsd:string | A short description to be associated with the snapshot. Since vSphere API 6.7

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a Task |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if an error occurs while snapshotting the virtual storage object.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the disk.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object cannot be found.
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

# VstorageObjectVCenterQueryChangedDiskAreas(queryChangedDiskAreas)

Get a list of areas of a virtual disk that have been modified since a well-defined point in the past. The beginning of the change interval is identified by "changeId", while the end of the change interval is implied by the snapshot ID passed in.

Note that the result of this function may contain "false positives" (i.e: flag areas of the disk as modified that are not). However, it is guaranteed that no changes will be missed.

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 7.0

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | The ID of the virtual storage object. Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | The datastore where the source virtual storage object is located. Since vSphere API 6.7
snapshotId P | ID | The ID of the snapshot of a virtual storage object for which changes that have been made since "changeId" should be computed. Since vSphere API 6.7
startOffset P | xsd:long | Start Offset in bytes at which to start computing changes. Typically, callers will make multiple calls to this function, starting with startOffset 0 and then examine the "length" property in the returned DiskChangeInfo structure, repeatedly calling queryChangedDiskAreas until a map for the entire virtual disk has been obtained. Since vSphere API 6.7
changeId P | xsd:string | Identifier referring to a point in the past that should be used as the point in time at which to begin including changes to the disk in the result. A typical use case would be a backup application obtaining a changeId from a virtual disk's backing info when performing a backup. When a subsequent incremental backup is to be performed, this change Id can be used to obtain a list of changed areas on disk. Since vSphere API 6.7

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
DiskChangeInfo | Returns a data structure specifying extents of the virtual disk that have changed since the thime the changeId string was obtained.

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault | Thrown if the virtual disk files cannot be accessed/queried.
InvalidArgument | Thrown if startOffset is beyond the end of the virtual disk or changeId is invalid.
InvalidDatastore | Thrown if the operation cannot be performed on the datastore.
InvalidState | Thrown if change tracking is not supported for this particular disk.
NotFound | Thrown if specified virtual storage object or snapshot cannot be found.
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="VstorageObjectVCenterQueryChangedDiskAreas" type="vsan:VstorageObjectVCenterQueryChangedDiskAreasRequestType"/> <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VstorageObjectVCenterQueryChangedDiskAreasResponse"> <complexType> <sequence> <element name="returnval" type="vsan:DiskChangeInfo"/> </sequence> </complexType> </element>