# Managed Object - EnvironmentBrowser

Property of
  ComputeResource, VirtualMachine
See also
  ConfigTarget, EnvironmentBrowserConfigOptionQuerySpec, HostCapability, HostDatastoreBrowser, HostSystem, VirtualMachineConfigOption, VirtualMachineConfigOptionDescriptor
Since
  null

## Managed Object Description

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
datastoreBrowser* P | ManagedObjectReference to a HostDatastoreBrowser |

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

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
QueryConfigOption, QueryConfigOptionDescriptor, QueryConfigOptionEx, QueryConfigTarget, QueryTargetCapabilities

# QueryConfigOption

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the EnvironmentBrowser used to make the method call.
key* P | xsd:string | Since null
host* P | ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem | Since null

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

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VirtualMachineConfigOption |

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

# QueryConfigOptionDescriptor

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VirtualMachineConfigOptionDescriptor[] |

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

# QueryConfigOptionEx

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 6.0

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the EnvironmentBrowser used to make the method call.
spec* P | EnvironmentBrowserConfigOptionQuerySpec | Since vSphere API 6.0

*Need not be set P Required privilege: spec

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
VirtualMachineConfigOption |

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

# QueryConfigTarget

Required Privileges
  System.View

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the EnvironmentBrowser used to make the method call.
host* P | ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem | Since null

*Need not be set P Required privilege: host

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
ConfigTarget |

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

# QueryTargetCapabilities

Required Privileges
  System.View
Since
  vSphere API 4.0

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the EnvironmentBrowser used to make the method call.
host* P | ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem | Since vSphere API 4.0

*Need not be set P Required privilege: host

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostCapability |

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