# Managed Object - HostDiagnosticSystem

Property of
  HostConfigManager
See also
  HostDiagnosticPartition, HostDiagnosticPartitionCreateDescription, HostDiagnosticPartitionCreateOption, HostDiagnosticPartitionCreateSpec, HostScsiDiskPartition
Since
  null

## Managed Object Description

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
activePartition* | HostDiagnosticPartition |

*May not be present

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
CreateDiagnosticPartition, QueryAvailablePartition, QueryPartitionCreateDesc, QueryPartitionCreateOptions, SelectActivePartition

# CreateDiagnosticPartition

Required Privileges
  Host.Config.Storage

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the HostDiagnosticSystem used to make the method call.
spec P | HostDiagnosticPartitionCreateSpec | Since null

P Required privilege: spec

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostConfigFault |
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

# QueryAvailablePartition

Required Privileges
  Host.Config.Storage

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the HostDiagnosticSystem used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostDiagnosticPartition[] |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostConfigFault |
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

# QueryPartitionCreateDesc

Required Privileges
  Host.Config.Storage

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the HostDiagnosticSystem used to make the method call.
diskUuid P | xsd:string | Since null
diagnosticType P | xsd:string | Since null

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostDiagnosticPartitionCreateDescription |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostConfigFault |
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

# QueryPartitionCreateOptions

Required Privileges
  Host.Config.Storage

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the HostDiagnosticSystem used to make the method call.
storageType P | xsd:string | Since null
diagnosticType P | xsd:string | Since null

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostDiagnosticPartitionCreateOption[] |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostConfigFault |
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

# SelectActivePartition

Required Privileges
  Host.Config.Storage

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the HostDiagnosticSystem used to make the method call.
partition* P | HostScsiDiskPartition | Since null

*Need not be set P Required privilege: partition

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostConfigFault |
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