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Managed Object - HostBootDeviceSystem(vim.host.BootDeviceSystem)

Property of
HostConfigManager
See also
HostBootDeviceInfo
Since
VI API 2.5


Managed Object Description

The HostBootDeviceSystem managed object provides methods to query and update a host boot device configuration.

Properties

Name Type Description
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
QueryBootDevices, UpdateBootDevice

QueryBootDevices(queryBootDevices)

Retrieves a list of the available boot devices for the host system.
Required Privileges
System.Read

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the HostBootDeviceSystem used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type Description
HostBootDeviceInfoThe boot device information for the host. The returned object has a list of HostBootDevice data objects; each boot device object defines a description and a key to identify the device. The order of devices in the list is unpredictable. The returned HostBootDeviceInfo data object also contains the key of the current boot device.

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.

Events

Type
None

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UpdateBootDevice(updateBootDevice)

Sets the current boot device for the host system.
Required Privileges
Host.Config.Maintenance

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the HostBootDeviceSystem used to make the method call.
keyxsd:string

The key of the HostBootDevice from which the host will boot.

Return Value

Type Description
None

Faults

Type Description
NotSupportedThrown if the host does not support updating bootDevices.
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

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