Managed Object - VsanUpdateManager(vim.host.VsanUpdateManager)

See also: ComputeResource, HostMaintenanceSpec, Task, VsanHclFirmwareUpdateSpec, VsanVibInstallPreflightStatus, VsanVibScanResult, VsanVibSpec
Since: vSAN API 6.6

Managed Object Description

Generic engine that can install VIBs onto ESX (optimized for vSAN clusters) using either rolling installs or one-shot. In addition to VIBs, it can also install firmware updates for select hardware. The Managed Entity can be accessed through MOID of vsan-update-manager, through vSAN service at ESXi host side.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
VsanVibInstall_Task, VsanVibInstallPreflightCheck, VsanVibScan

VsanVibInstall_Task(vsanVibInstall)

Deprecated. As of vSphere API 8.0.

Takes a list of VIBs, firmwares, and installs those VIBs/FWs on the hosts referenced in the VIB/FW specs. If a scan has previously been performed, the results can be passed in. If not provided, a scan is done implicitly. Install may require ESX maintenance mode, and reboots, depending on the VIB to be installed and the state of the host. Any firmware update will always require maintenance mode and a host reboot.

Required Privileges: None

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the VsanUpdateManager used to make the method call.
cluster* P	ManagedObjectReference to a ComputeResource	Optional cluster this scan is happening in reference to. *Since* vSAN API 6.6
vibSpecs* P	VsanVibSpec[]	List of VIB specs to installed (context is always a single host) *Since* vSAN API 6.6
scanResults* P	VsanVibScanResult[]	List of VIB scan results obtained from VsanVibScan() *Since* vSAN API 6.6
firmwareSpecs* P	VsanHclFirmwareUpdateSpec[]	List of Firmware spec to be installed (context is always a single host and vmhba) *Since* vSAN API 6.6
maintenanceSpec* P	HostMaintenanceSpec	Maintenance spec to pass to EnterMaintenanceMode_Task() In case of non-rolling installs, no other vSAN action than 'noAction' is allowed. *Since* vSAN API 6.6
rolling* P	xsd:boolean	True (default) means a 1-host-at-a-time rolling install will be performed. *Since* vSAN API 6.6
noSigCheck* P	xsd:boolean	Skip signature checking, should not be used outside of fully trusted test environments. Default: False *Since* vSAN API 6.6

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a Task

Faults

Type	Description
NotFound
NotSupported
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
VsanFault

Events

Type
None

VsanVibInstallPreflightCheck(vsanVibInstallPreflightCheck)

Performs pre-flight checks for a VIB install. Details of checks performed are documented in the result structure.

Required Privileges: None

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

_this

ManagedObjectReference

A reference to the VsanUpdateManager used to make the method call.

cluster* P

ManagedObjectReference
to a ComputeResource

Cluster for which to perform preflight check

Since vSAN API 6.6

*Need not be set P Required privilege: cluster

Return Value

Type	Description
VsanVibInstallPreflightStatus	Preflight check results

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.
VsanFault

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VsanVibInstallPreflightCheck" type="vsan:VsanVibInstallPreflightCheckRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VsanVibInstallPreflightCheckResponse">
                  <complexType>
                     <sequence>
                        <element name="returnval" type="vsan:VsanVibInstallPreflightStatus"/>
                     </sequence>
                  </complexType>
               </element>

VsanVibScan(vsanVibScan)

Takes a list of VIBs and a list of hosts, and determines which VIBs would be installed, what the requirements are (e.g. maintenance mode, reboot) and which existing VIBs (if any) they are overriding. Doesn't perform any actual install, but instead just provides information on "what if".

Required Privileges: None

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

_this

ManagedObjectReference

A reference to the VsanUpdateManager used to make the method call.

cluster* P

ManagedObjectReference
to a ComputeResource

Optional cluster this scan is happening in reference to.

Since vSAN API 6.6

vibSpecs P

VsanVibSpec[]

List of VIB specs to check (one entry per host)

Since vSAN API 6.6

*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type	Description
VsanVibScanResult[]	List of VIBs that would be installed. Each such result is for a single host, single VIB.

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.
VsanFault

Events

Type
None

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VsanVibScan" type="vsan:VsanVibScanRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VsanVibScanResponse">
                  <complexType>
                     <sequence>
                        <element name="returnval" type="vsan:VsanVibScanResult" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     </sequence>
                  </complexType>
               </element>