# Managed Object - VcenterVStorageObjectManager

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

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

Required Privileges
  System.Read

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.5
category P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.5
tag P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
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

# ClearVStorageObjectControlFlags

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.7
controlFlags* P | xsd:string[] | Since vSphere API 6.7

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

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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

# CloneVStorageObject_Task

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.5
spec P | VslmCloneSpec | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
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

# CreateDisk_Task

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
spec P | VslmCreateSpec | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege: spec

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
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

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.7
snapshotId P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.7
name P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.7
profile* P | VirtualMachineProfileSpec[] | Since vSphere API 6.7
crypto* P | CryptoSpec | Since vSphere API 6.7
path* P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.7

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

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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

# DeleteSnapshot_Task

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.7
snapshotId P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.7

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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

# DeleteVStorageObject_Task

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
NotFound |
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

# DeleteVStorageObjectEx_Task

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 | Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
NotFound |
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

# DetachTagFromVStorageObject

Required Privileges
  System.Read

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.5
category P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.5
tag P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
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

# ExtendDisk_Task

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.5
newCapacityInMB P | xsd:long | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
NotFound |
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

# InflateDisk_Task

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
NotFound |
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

# ListTagsAttachedToVStorageObject

Required Privileges
  System.Read

Parameters

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

P Required privilege: id

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VslmTagEntry[] |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
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

# ListVStorageObject

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 | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege: datastore

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ID[] |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore |
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

# ListVStorageObjectsAttachedToTag

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 | Since vSphere API 6.5
tag P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ID[] |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
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

# ReconcileDatastoreInventory_Task

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 | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege: datastore

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore |
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

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 | Since vSphere API 6.5
name* P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.5

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

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VStorageObject |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
AlreadyExists |
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
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

# RelocateVStorageObject_Task

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.5
spec P | VslmRelocateSpec | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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

# RenameVStorageObject

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.5
name P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
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

# RetrieveSnapshotDetails

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.7
snapshotId P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.7

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

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

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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

# RetrieveSnapshotInfo

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.7

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

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

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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

# RetrieveVStorageInfrastructureObjectPolicy

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7

P Required privilege: datastore

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
vslmInfrastructureObjectPolicy[] |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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

# RetrieveVStorageObject

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.5
diskInfoFlags* P | xsd:string[] | Since vSphere API 6.5

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

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VStorageObject |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
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

# RetrieveVStorageObjectAssociations

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[] | Since vSphere API 6.7

*Need not be set P Required privilege: ids

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VStorageObjectAssociations[] |

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

# RetrieveVStorageObjectState

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the VcenterVStorageObjectManager used to make the method call.
id P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.5
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VStorageObjectStateInfo |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
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

# RevertVStorageObject_Task

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.7
snapshotId P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.7

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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

# ScheduleReconcileDatastoreInventory

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 | Since vSphere API 6.5

P Required privilege: datastore

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore |
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

# SetVStorageObjectControlFlags

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.7
controlFlags* P | xsd:string[] | Since vSphere API 6.7

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

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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

# UpdateVStorageInfrastructureObjectPolicy_Task

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7

P Required privilege: spec

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
NotFound |
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

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 | Since vSphere API 7.0
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 7.0
profile* P | VirtualMachineProfileSpec[] | Since vSphere API 7.0
disksCrypto* P | DiskCryptoSpec | Since vSphere API 7.0

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

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
NotFound |
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

# UpdateVStorageObjectPolicy_Task

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.7
profile* P | VirtualMachineProfileSpec[] | Since vSphere API 6.7

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

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
NotFound |
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

# VCenterUpdateVStorageObjectMetadataEx_Task

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 | Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0
metadata* P | KeyValue[] | Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0
deleteKeys* P | xsd:string[] | Since vSphere API 7.0.2.0

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

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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

# VStorageObjectCreateSnapshot_Task

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.7
description P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.7

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ManagedObjectReference to a ConverterTask |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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

# VstorageObjectVCenterQueryChangedDiskAreas

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 | Since vSphere API 6.7
datastore P | ManagedObjectReference to a Datastore | Since vSphere API 6.7
snapshotId P | ID | Since vSphere API 6.7
startOffset P | xsd:long | Since vSphere API 6.7
changeId P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.7

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
DiskChangeInfo |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
FileFault |
InvalidArgument |
InvalidDatastore |
InvalidState |
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