# Data Object - HostProfileSerializedHostProfileSpec(vim.profile.host.HostProfile.SerializedHostProfileSpec)

Extends
  ProfileSerializedCreateSpec
See also
  HostSystem
Since
  vSphere API 5.0

## Data Object Description

The HostProfileSerializedHostProfileSpec data object contains a string representation of a host profile. Use this object when you create a host profile from a file.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
validating* | xsd:boolean | If "false", then the host profile will be saved without being validated. The default if not specified is "true". This option should be used with caution, since the resulting host profile will not be checked for errors. Since vSphere API 6.0
validatorHost* | ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem | Host for profile validation. This can be a host on which the profile is intended to be used.
Properties inherited from ProfileSerializedCreateSpec
profileConfigString
Properties inherited from ProfileCreateSpec
annotation, enabled, name
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="HostProfileSerializedHostProfileSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:ProfileSerializedCreateSpec"> <sequence> <element name="validatorHost" type="sms:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="validating" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>