# Managed Object - OvfManager

Property of
  ServiceContent
See also
  Datastore, HostSystem, ManagedEntity, OvfCreateDescriptorParams, OvfCreateDescriptorResult, OvfCreateImportSpecParams, OvfCreateImportSpecResult, OvfOptionInfo, OvfParseDescriptorParams, OvfParseDescriptorResult, OvfValidateHostParams, OvfValidateHostResult, ResourcePool
Since
  vSphere API 4.0

## Managed Object Description

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
ovfExportOption* P | OvfOptionInfo[] | Since vSphere API 5.1
ovfImportOption* P | OvfOptionInfo[] | Since vSphere API 5.1

*May not be present P Required privilege: System.View

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
CreateDescriptor, CreateImportSpec, ParseDescriptor, ValidateHost

# CreateDescriptor

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the OvfManager used to make the method call.
obj P | ManagedObjectReference to a ManagedEntity | Since vSphere API 4.0
cdp P | OvfCreateDescriptorParams | Since vSphere API 4.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
OvfCreateDescriptorResult |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
ConcurrentAccess |
FileFault |
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 |
VmConfigFault |

Events

Type
None

# CreateImportSpec

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the OvfManager used to make the method call.
ovfDescriptor P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 4.0
resourcePool P | ManagedObjectReference to a ResourcePool | Since vSphere API 4.0
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 4.0
cisp P | OvfCreateImportSpecParams | Since vSphere API 4.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
OvfCreateImportSpecResult |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
ConcurrentAccess |
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
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 |
VmConfigFault |

Events

Type
None

# ParseDescriptor

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the OvfManager used to make the method call.
ovfDescriptor P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 4.0
pdp P | OvfParseDescriptorParams | Since vSphere API 4.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
OvfParseDescriptorResult |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
ConcurrentAccess |
FileFault |
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 |
VmConfigFault |

Events

Type
None

# ValidateHost

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the OvfManager used to make the method call.
ovfDescriptor P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 4.0
host P | ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem | Since vSphere API 4.0
vhp P | OvfValidateHostParams | Since vSphere API 4.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
OvfValidateHostResult |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
ConcurrentAccess |
FileFault |
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