# Managed Object - GuestAliasManager

Property of
  GuestOperationsManager
See also
  GuestAliases, GuestAuthAliasInfo, GuestAuthentication, GuestAuthSubject, GuestMappedAliases, VirtualMachine
Since
  vSphere API 6.0

## Managed Object Description

Properties

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

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
AddGuestAlias, ListGuestAliases, ListGuestMappedAliases, RemoveGuestAlias, RemoveGuestAliasByCert

# AddGuestAlias

Required Privileges
  None

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the GuestAliasManager used to make the method call.
vm P | ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachine | Since vSphere API 6.0
auth P | GuestAuthentication | Since vSphere API 6.0
username P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.0
mapCert P | xsd:boolean | Since vSphere API 6.0
base64Cert P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.0
aliasInfo P | GuestAuthAliasInfo | Since vSphere API 6.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
GuestOperationsFault |
InvalidState |
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

# ListGuestAliases

Required Privileges
  None

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the GuestAliasManager used to make the method call.
vm P | ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachine | Since vSphere API 6.0
auth P | GuestAuthentication | Since vSphere API 6.0
username P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
GuestAliases[] |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
GuestOperationsFault |
InvalidState |
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

# ListGuestMappedAliases

Required Privileges
  None

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the GuestAliasManager used to make the method call.
vm P | ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachine | Since vSphere API 6.0
auth P | GuestAuthentication | Since vSphere API 6.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
GuestMappedAliases[] |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
GuestOperationsFault |
InvalidState |
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

# RemoveGuestAlias

Required Privileges
  None

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the GuestAliasManager used to make the method call.
vm P | ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachine | Since vSphere API 6.0
auth P | GuestAuthentication | Since vSphere API 6.0
username P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.0
base64Cert P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.0
subject P | GuestAuthSubject | Since vSphere API 6.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
GuestOperationsFault |
InvalidState |
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

# RemoveGuestAliasByCert

Required Privileges
  None

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the GuestAliasManager used to make the method call.
vm P | ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachine | Since vSphere API 6.0
auth P | GuestAuthentication | Since vSphere API 6.0
username P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.0
base64Cert P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
GuestOperationsFault |
InvalidState |
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