Service - Desktop

Class: VMware.Hv.Desktop
See also: ApplicationDiscoveryData, DesktopDeleteSpec, DesktopDetailView, DesktopId, DesktopImageManagementPushImageSpec, DesktopInfo, DesktopManualVirtualMachineData, DesktopManualVirtualMachineDefinition, DesktopMissingApplicationInstallationData, DesktopPushImageSpec, DesktopRebalanceSpec, DesktopRecomposeSpec, DesktopRefreshSpec, DesktopSpec, DesktopSpecifiedName, DesktopSummaryView, GlobalEntitlementId, MachineId, MapEntry
Since: Horizon View 6.0

Service Description

Service interface for Desktop. A Desktop is a collection of Machines managed by View.

Methods

Methods defined in this Service
Desktop_AddMachinesToManualDesktop, Desktop_AddMachinesToSpecifiedNamingDesktop, Desktop_AddMachineToManualDesktop, Desktop_AddMachineToSpecifiedNamingDesktop, Desktop_CancelScheduledPushImage, Desktop_Create, Desktop_Delete, Desktop_DiscoverInstalledApplications, Desktop_Get, Desktop_GetByNamingPattern, Desktop_GetDetailView, Desktop_GetSummaryView, Desktop_GetSummaryViews, Desktop_ImageManagementSchedulePushImage, Desktop_ListGECompatibleDesktops, Desktop_Rebalance, Desktop_Recompose, Desktop_Refresh, Desktop_RemoveMachineFromManualDesktop, Desktop_RemoveMachinesFromManualDesktop, Desktop_SchedulePushImage, Desktop_Update, Desktop_ValidateInstalledApplications, Desktop_ValidateVmNamesInfo

Methods defined in this Service

Desktop_AddMachinesToManualDesktop, Desktop_AddMachinesToSpecifiedNamingDesktop, Desktop_AddMachineToManualDesktop, Desktop_AddMachineToSpecifiedNamingDesktop, Desktop_CancelScheduledPushImage, Desktop_Create, Desktop_Delete, Desktop_DiscoverInstalledApplications, Desktop_Get, Desktop_GetByNamingPattern, Desktop_GetDetailView, Desktop_GetSummaryView, Desktop_GetSummaryViews, Desktop_ImageManagementSchedulePushImage, Desktop_ListGECompatibleDesktops, Desktop_Rebalance, Desktop_Recompose, Desktop_Refresh, Desktop_RemoveMachineFromManualDesktop, Desktop_RemoveMachinesFromManualDesktop, Desktop_SchedulePushImage, Desktop_Update, Desktop_ValidateInstalledApplications, Desktop_ValidateVmNamesInfo

Desktop_AddMachinesToManualDesktop

Adds the machines in the specified manual-type desktop.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_MANAGEMENT	Desktop management with the corresponding access group permission is required to add machines.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry
machines	MachineId[]	array of machineIds to add. MachineIds of this type must originate from the VirtualMachine or RegisteredPhysicalMachine services, but not the Machine service.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
PartialFailureFault	Thrown if all operations were not successful, a PartialFailureFault will be thrown indicating which machines were successfully added and which ones failed. The index of results in the PartialFailureFault correspond to the index of the original machine. The result entry will contain either the original return type (on success) or an exception (on failure).
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_ADDED	This will be sent if a machine was successfully added to the desktop.
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_ADD_FAILED	This will be sent if a machine could not be added to the desktop.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_AddMachinesToManualDesktop" type="vdi:Desktop_AddMachinesToManualDesktopRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_AddMachinesToManualDesktopResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_AddMachinesToSpecifiedNamingDesktop

Adds the machines with the given specified names to the desktop. The desktop must have been created to use specified naming of machines.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_MANAGEMENT	Desktop management with the corresponding access group permission is required to add machines.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry
specifiedNames	DesktopSpecifiedName[]	array of SpecifiedNames to add

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
PartialFailureFault	Thrown if all operations were not successful, a PartialFailureFault will be thrown indicating which specified naming machines were successfully added and which ones failed. The index of results in the PartialFailureFault correspond to the index of the original specified name. The result entry will contain either be the original return type (on success) or an exception (on failure).
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_ADDED	This will be sent if a machine was successfully added to the desktop.
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_ADD_FAILED	This will be sent if a machine could not be added to the desktop.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_AddMachinesToSpecifiedNamingDesktop" type="vdi:Desktop_AddMachinesToSpecifiedNamingDesktopRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_AddMachinesToSpecifiedNamingDesktopResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_AddMachineToManualDesktop

Adds the machine in the specified manual-type desktop.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_MANAGEMENT	Desktop management with the corresponding access group permission is required to add a machine.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry
machine	MachineId	machineId to add. MachineIds of this type must originate from the VirtualMachine or RegisteredPhysicalMachine services, but not the Machine service.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_ADDED	This will be sent if a machine was successfully added to the desktop.
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_ADD_FAILED	This will be sent if a machine could not be added to the desktop.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_AddMachineToManualDesktop" type="vdi:Desktop_AddMachineToManualDesktopRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_AddMachineToManualDesktopResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_AddMachineToSpecifiedNamingDesktop

Adds the machine with the given specified name to the desktop. The desktop must have been created to use specified naming of machines.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_MANAGEMENT	Desktop management with the corresponding access group permission is required to add a machine.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry
specifiedName	DesktopSpecifiedName	SpecifiedName to add

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_ADDED	This will be sent if a machine was successfully added to the desktop.
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_ADD_FAILED	This will be sent if a machine could not be added to the desktop.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_AddMachineToSpecifiedNamingDesktop" type="vdi:Desktop_AddMachineToSpecifiedNamingDesktopRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_AddMachineToSpecifiedNamingDesktopResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_CancelScheduledPushImage

Requests a cancellation of the current scheduled push image operation on the specified Instant Clone Engine sourced desktop.
operation must be SCHEDULE_PUSH_IMAGE and this must be called prior to the time set in startTime. This operation is applicable only to Instant clone engine sourced desktops.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_SVI_IMAGE_MANAGEMENT	Manage maintenance operations on Automated Desktops & Farms with the corresponding access group permission is required to cancel pushImage.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_PUSH_IMAGE_CANCELLED	This will be sent if the push image operation was successfully cancelled.
VLSI_DESKTOP_PUSH_IMAGE_CANCEL_FAILED	This will be sent if the push image operation failed to be cancelled.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_CancelScheduledPushImage" type="vdi:Desktop_CancelScheduledPushImageRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_CancelScheduledPushImageResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_Create

Create a new desktop.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_MANAGEMENT	Desktop management with the corresponding access group permission is required to create a desktop.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
spec	DesktopSpec	attributes needed to create a desktop

Return Value

Type	Description
DesktopId	unique identifier for the desktop

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidLicense	Thrown in one of the following cases during Instant Clone Desktop creation: License is not applied to the system. Applied license is expired. Applied license does not have instant clone feature enabled.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
ADMIN_DESKTOP_ADDED	If the desktop was successfully created.
ADMIN_POOL_ADD_FAILED	If the desktop could not be created.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_Create" type="vdi:Desktop_CreateRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_CreateResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vdi:DesktopId"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

Desktop_Delete

Requests that the specified desktop be deleted. This sets the deleting flag of the desktop. The desktop will still be present until its machines and their disks are asynchronously dealt with according to the provided DesktopDeleteSpec.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_MANAGEMENT	Desktop management with the corresponding access group permission is required to delete a desktop.

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

_this

ManagedObjectReference

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

DesktopId

unique identifier for a desktop entry

spec

DesktopDeleteSpec

attributes needed to delete a desktop. If unset, default values will be used.

Optional parameter. If not specifing any value, this should be set to null.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
ADMIN_REMOVE_DESKTOP_SUCCEEDED	If a request to begin desktop deletion was successful.
ADMIN_REMOVE_DESKTOP_FAILED	If the request to delete the desktop could not be made.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_Delete" type="vdi:Desktop_DeleteRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_DeleteResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_DiscoverInstalledApplications

Query AppTap for the list of installed applications on the given Desktop.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_VIEW	privilege is required to discover installed Applications.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	The entityId of the Desktop on which to discover installed applications

Return Value

Type	Description
ApplicationDiscoveryData[]	The list of installed applications

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_DiscoverInstalledApplications" type="vdi:Desktop_DiscoverInstalledApplicationsRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_DiscoverInstalledApplicationsResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vdi:ApplicationDiscoveryData" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

Desktop_Get

Gets the DesktopInfo for a specific desktop entry.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_VIEW	Desktop read privilege with the corresponding access group permission is required to read a desktop.
FEDERATED_LDAP_VIEW	Global LDAP read is required to read the globalEntitlementData members of a desktop. This will otherwise be unset.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry

Return Value

Type	Description
DesktopInfo	The DesktopInfo

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_Get" type="vdi:Desktop_GetRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_GetResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vdi:DesktopInfo"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

Desktop_GetByNamingPattern

Get a desktop by naming pattern.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_VIEW	privilege is required to get the desktop information.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
namingPattern	xsd:string	Unique virtual machine naming pattern for a desktop entry.

Return Value

Type	Description
DesktopInfo	The DesktopInfo

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_GetByNamingPattern" type="vdi:Desktop_GetByNamingPatternRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_GetByNamingPatternResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vdi:DesktopInfo"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

Desktop_GetDetailView

Gets the DesktopDetailView for a specific desktop entry.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_VIEW	Desktop read privilege with the corresponding access group permission is required to read a desktop.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry

Return Value

Type	Description
DesktopDetailView	The DesktopDetailView

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_GetDetailView" type="vdi:Desktop_GetDetailViewRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_GetDetailViewResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vdi:DesktopDetailView"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

Desktop_GetSummaryView

Gets the DesktopSummaryView for a specific desktop entry.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_VIEW	Desktop read privilege with the corresponding access group permission is required to read a desktop.
FEDERATED_LDAP_VIEW	Global LDAP read is required to read the desktopSummaryData.globalEntitlement member of a desktop. This will otherwise be unset.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry

Return Value

Type	Description
DesktopSummaryView	The DesktopSummaryView

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_GetSummaryView" type="vdi:Desktop_GetSummaryViewRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_GetSummaryViewResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vdi:DesktopSummaryView"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

Desktop_GetSummaryViews

Gets the DesktopSummaryView for selected desktop entries.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_VIEW	Desktop read privilege with the corresponding access group permission is required to read desktops.
FEDERATED_LDAP_VIEW	Global LDAP read is required to read the desktopSummaryData.globalEntitlement member of a desktop. This will otherwise be unset.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
ids	DesktopId[]	array of unique identifiers for a desktop entry

Return Value

Type	Description
DesktopSummaryView[]	The DesktopSummaryViews

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_GetSummaryViews" type="vdi:Desktop_GetSummaryViewsRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_GetSummaryViewsResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vdi:DesktopSummaryView" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

Desktop_ImageManagementSchedulePushImage

Requests an update of the Image in an Instant Clone desktop created using Image catalog. This marks the old image to be replaced by new image, which is performed asynchronously. Once the new image is successfully updated, all eligible machines in desktop would also be marked for update with new image, this operation is also performed asynchronously. operation must be NONE.
Same operation can also be used to reschedule an existing scheduled push image operation, if operation is SCHEDULE_PUSH_IMAGE and schedule has not triggered yet. In case of reschedule other than startTime all the parameters in DesktopImageManagementPushImageSpec should be identical to previous Desktop_ImageManagementSchedulePushImage call.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_SVI_IMAGE_MANAGEMENT	Manage maintenance operations on Automated Desktops & Farms with the corresponding access group permission is required to pushImage.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry.
spec	DesktopImageManagementPushImageSpec	The specification for the pushImage operation if desktop is created using image catalog.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_PUSH_IMAGE_SCHEDULED	This will be sent if the new image is successfully marked for update.
VLSI_DESKTOP_PUSH_IMAGE_SCHEDULE_FAILED	This will be sent if the new image failed to be marked for update.
VLSI_MACHINE_PUSH_IMAGE_FAILED	This will be sent if a machine failed to be marked for update.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_ImageManagementSchedulePushImage" type="vdi:Desktop_ImageManagementSchedulePushImageRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_ImageManagementSchedulePushImageResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_ListGECompatibleDesktops

List of desktops that can be associated with the specified Global Entitlement.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
FEDERATED_LDAP_VIEW	Global LDAP read is required to read a Global Entitlement
POOL_VIEW	Desktop read privilege with the corresponding access group permission is required to read a desktop and farm information

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
globalEntitlement	GlobalEntitlementId	unique identifier for Global Entitlement. GlobalEntitlementIds of this type must originate from GlobalEntitlement service

Return Value

Type	Description
DesktopSummaryView[]

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_ListGECompatibleDesktops" type="vdi:Desktop_ListGECompatibleDesktopsRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_ListGECompatibleDesktopsResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vdi:DesktopSummaryView" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

Desktop_Rebalance

Requests a rebalance of machines in the specified desktop. This marks the machines for rebalance, which is performed asynchronously.
This operation is applicable only to View Composer sourced desktops.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_SVI_IMAGE_MANAGEMENT	Manage maintenance operations on Automated Desktops & Farms privilege with the corresponding access group permission is required to rebalance.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry.
spec	DesktopRebalanceSpec	The specification for the rebalance operation.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
PartialFailureFault	Thrown if all operations were not successful, a PartialFailureFault will be thrown indicating which machines were successfully marked for recompose and which ones failed. The index of results in the PartialFailureFault correspond to the index of the original machine. The result entry will contain either be the original return type (on success) or an exception (on failure).
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_REBALANCED	This will be sent if all machines were successfully marked for rebalance.
VLSI_MACHINE_REBALANCED	This will be sent if a machine was successfully marked for rebalance.
VLSI_DESKTOP_REBALANCE_FAILED	This will be sent if any machine failed to be marked for rebalance.
VLSI_MACHINE_REBALANCE_FAILED	This will be sent if a machine failed to be marked for rebalance.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_Rebalance" type="vdi:Desktop_RebalanceRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_RebalanceResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_Recompose

Requests a recompose of machines in the specified desktop. This marks the machines for recompose, which is performed asynchronously.
This operation is applicable only to View Composer sourced desktops.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_SVI_IMAGE_MANAGEMENT	Manage maintenance operations on Automated Desktops & Farms privilege with the corresponding access group permission is required to recompose.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry.
spec	DesktopRecomposeSpec	The specification for the recompose operation.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
PartialFailureFault	Thrown if all operations were not successful, a PartialFailureFault will be thrown indicating which machines were successfully marked for recompose and which ones failed. The index of results in the PartialFailureFault correspond to the index of the original machine. The result entry will contain either be the original return type (on success) or an exception (on failure).
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_RECOMPOSED	This will be sent if all machines were successfully marked for recompose.
VLSI_MACHINE_RECOMPOSED	This will be sent if a machine was successfully marked for recompose.
VLSI_DESKTOP_RECOMPOSE_FAILED	This will be sent if any machine failed to be marked for recompose.
VLSI_MACHINE_RECOMPOSE_FAILED	This will be sent if a machine failed to be marked for recompose.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_Recompose" type="vdi:Desktop_RecomposeRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_RecomposeResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_Refresh

Requests a refresh of machines in the specified desktop. This marks the machines for refresh, which is performed asynchronously.
This operation is applicable only to View Composer sourced desktops.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_SVI_IMAGE_MANAGEMENT	Manage maintenance operations on Automated Desktops & Farms privilege with the corresponding access group permission is required to refresh.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry.
spec	DesktopRefreshSpec	The specification for the refresh operation.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
PartialFailureFault	Thrown if all operations were not successful, a PartialFailureFault will be thrown indicating which machines were successfully marked for refresh and which ones failed. The index of results in the PartialFailureFault correspond to the index of the original machine. The result entry will contain either be the original return type (on success) or an exception (on failure).
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_REFRESHED	This will be sent if all machines were successfully marked for refresh.
VLSI_MACHINE_REFRESHED	This will be sent if a machine was successfully marked for refresh.
VLSI_DESKTOP_REFRESH_FAILED	This will be sent if any machine failed to be marked for refresh.
VLSI_MACHINE_REFRESH_FAILED	This will be sent if a machine failed to be marked for refresh.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_Refresh" type="vdi:Desktop_RefreshRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_RefreshResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_RemoveMachineFromManualDesktop

Removes the machine in the specified manual-type desktop. Requires at least one of the listed privileges.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_MANAGEMENT	Desktop management with the corresponding access group permission is required to remove a machine.
MACHINE_MANAGEMENT	Machine management with the corresponding access group permission is required to remove machines.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry
machine	MachineId	machineId to remove. MachineIds of this type must originate from the Machine service, but not the VirtualMachine or RegisteredPhysicalMachine services.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_REMOVED	This will be sent if a machine was successfully removed from the desktop.
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_REMOVE_FAILED	This will be sent if a machine could not be removed from the desktop.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_RemoveMachineFromManualDesktop" type="vdi:Desktop_RemoveMachineFromManualDesktopRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_RemoveMachineFromManualDesktopResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_RemoveMachinesFromManualDesktop

Removes the machines in the specified manual-type desktop. Requires at least one of the listed privileges.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_MANAGEMENT	Desktop management with the corresponding access group permission is required to remove machines.
MACHINE_MANAGEMENT	Machine management with the corresponding access group permission is required to remove machines.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry
machines	MachineId[]	array of machineIds to remove. MachineIds of this type must originate from the Machine service, but not the VirtualMachine or RegisteredPhysicalMachine services.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
PartialFailureFault	Thrown if all operations were not successful, a PartialFailureFault will be thrown indicating which machines were successfully removed and which ones failed. The index of results in the PartialFailureFault correspond to the index of the original machine. The result entry will contain either be the original return type (on success) or an exception (on failure).
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_REMOVED	This will be sent if a machine was successfully removed from the desktop.
VLSI_DESKTOP_MACHINE_REMOVE_FAILED	This will be sent if a machine could not be removed from the desktop.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_RemoveMachinesFromManualDesktop" type="vdi:Desktop_RemoveMachinesFromManualDesktopRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_RemoveMachinesFromManualDesktopResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_SchedulePushImage

Requests an update of the Image in the specified desktop. This marks the old image to be replaced by new image, which is performed asynchronously. Once the new image is successfully updated, all eligible machines in desktop would also be marked for update with new image, this operation is also performed asynchronously. operation must be NONE.
Same operation can also be used to reschedule an existing scheduled push image operation, if operation is SCHEDULE_PUSH_IMAGE and schedule has not triggered yet. In case of reschedule other than startTime all the parameters in DesktopPushImageSpec should be identical to previous Desktop_SchedulePushImage call.
This operation is applicable only to Instant clone engine sourced desktops.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_SVI_IMAGE_MANAGEMENT	Manage maintenance operations on Automated Desktops & Farms with the corresponding access group permission is required to pushImage.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	unique identifier for a desktop entry.
spec	DesktopPushImageSpec	The specification for the pushImage operation.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_PUSH_IMAGE_SCHEDULED	This will be sent if the new image is successfully marked for update.
VLSI_DESKTOP_PUSH_IMAGE_SCHEDULE_FAILED	This will be sent if the new image failed to be marked for update.
VLSI_MACHINE_PUSH_IMAGE_FAILED	This will be sent if a machine failed to be marked for update.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_SchedulePushImage" type="vdi:Desktop_SchedulePushImageRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_SchedulePushImageResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_Update

Update desktop with the set of attributes in the map.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_MANAGEMENT	Desktop management with the corresponding access group permission is required to update a desktop.
FEDERATED_LDAP_MANAGE	Global LDAP management is required to update the globalEntitlementData members of a desktop.

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

_this

ManagedObjectReference

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

DesktopId

unique identifier for a desktop entry

updates

MapEntry[]

key value pairs describing attributes to be updated

This parameter is an update map based on DesktopInfo.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Events

Event	Description
VLSI_DESKTOP_UPDATE_ATTEMPT	This will be sent if an attempt to update the desktop was made successfully.
VLSI_DESKTOP_UPDATED	If all members were successfully updated, this will be sent for each updated member in the update map.
VLSI_DESKTOP_UPDATE_FAILED	If any member of the desktop could not be updated.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_Update" type="vdi:Desktop_UpdateRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_UpdateResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>

Desktop_ValidateInstalledApplications

Validate that each application in the given list is installed on the machines belonging to the specified Pool.

Privileges

Privilege	Description
POOL_VIEW	privilege is required to validate installed Applications.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
id	DesktopId	The entityId of the Desktop on which to validate installed applications
applicationExePaths	xsd:string[]	Array of applicationExePaths for the applications to be validated

Return Value

Type	Description
DesktopMissingApplicationInstallationData[]	The list of MissingApplicationInstallationData NOT INSTALLED on the machines belonging to the Desktop.

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_ValidateInstalledApplications" type="vdi:Desktop_ValidateInstalledApplicationsRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_ValidateInstalledApplicationsResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vdi:DesktopMissingApplicationInstallationData" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>

Desktop_ValidateVmNamesInfo

Validates manually specified virtual machines. Ensures machine and user names are valid and aren't duplicated in the given desktop.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the Desktop used to make the method call.
manualVirtualMachineDefinition	DesktopManualVirtualMachineDefinition

Return Value

Type	Description
DesktopManualVirtualMachineData[]	The ManualVirtualMachineData

Faults

Type	Description
EntityNotFound	Thrown if any specified entity cannot be found.
InsufficientPermission	Thrown if the user does not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.
InvalidArgument	Thrown if any specified argument is invalid.
InvalidType	Thrown if the type of any specified argument is invalid.
UnexpectedFault	Thrown if an unexpected error occurs while performing the operation.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_ValidateVmNamesInfo" type="vdi:Desktop_ValidateVmNamesInfoRequestType"/>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vdi="urn:vdi" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="Desktop_ValidateVmNamesInfoResponse">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="returnval" type="vdi:DesktopManualVirtualMachineData" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>