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Managed Object - CertificateManager(vim.CertificateManager)

Property of
ServiceContent
See also
HostSystem
Since
vSphere API 6.0


Managed Object Description

CertificateManager provides an interface for managing the SSL certificates used by the ESX server.

Properties

Name Type Description
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
CertMgrRefreshCACertificatesAndCRLs_Task, CertMgrRefreshCertificates_Task, CertMgrRevokeCertificates_Task

CertMgrRefreshCACertificatesAndCRLs_Task(refreshCACertificatesAndCRLs)

Re-fetches certificates of trusted CAs and the Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL) from the appropriate authoritative source and pushes them to the hosts.
Required Privileges
Certificate.Manage

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the CertificateManager used to make the method call.
hostManagedObjectReference[]
to a HostSystem[]

the hosts on which the certificates need to be refreshed

Return Value

Type Description
ManagedObjectReference
to a Task

Faults

Type Description
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
SystemErrorThrown if any of the needed actions fails.

Events

Type
None



CertMgrRefreshCertificates_Task(refreshCertificates)

Gets CSRs from the hosts and then gets these certificates signed by the VMware Certificate Service and pushes them down to the hosts.
Required Privileges
Certificate.Manage

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the CertificateManager used to make the method call.
hostManagedObjectReference[]
to a HostSystem[]

the hosts on which the certificates need to be refreshed

Return Value

Type Description
ManagedObjectReference
to a Task

Faults

Type Description
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
SystemErrorThrown if any of the needed actions fails.

Events

Type
None



CertMgrRevokeCertificates_Task(revokeCertificates)

Revokes the certificates of some hosts.
Required Privileges
Certificate.Manage

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the CertificateManager used to make the method call.
hostManagedObjectReference[]
to a HostSystem[]

the hosts on which the certificates need to be revoked

Return Value

Type Description
ManagedObjectReference
to a Task

Faults

Type Description
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
SystemErrorThrown if any of the needed actions fails.

Events

Type
None






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