REST API - list

esx hcl hosts compatibility releases: list

Lists the locally available ESXi releases for a given host that can be used to generate a compatiblity report. Each host has its own list of supported releases depending on its current release.

Request:

HTTP request

GET https://{server}/api/esx/hcl/hosts/{host}/compatibility-releases

Path Parameters

Name Type Description
Required
host string Contains the MoID identifying the ESXi host.

Response:

HTTP Status Code: 200

Response Body Structure:

{
    "current_compatibility_release""string",
    "newer_compatibility_releases"[
        "string",
        "string"
    ],
    "notifications"{
        "warnings"[
            {
                "id""string",
                "time""2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
                "message"{
                    "args"[
                        "string",
                        "string"
                    ],
                    "default_message""string",
                    "localized""string",
                    "id""string",
                    "params"{
                        "<string>"{
                            "dt""2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
                            "s""string",
                            "d"1.5,
                            "precision"1,
                            "format""SHORT_DATE",
                            "i"1,
                            "l"{
                                "id""string",
                                "params"{
                                    "<string>"{
                                        "dt""2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
                                        "s""string",
                                        "d"1.5,
                                        "precision"1,
                                        "format""SHORT_DATE",
                                        "i"1,
                                        "l"{
                                            "id""string",
                                            "params"{}
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "resolution"{
                    "args"[
                        "string",
                        "string"
                    ],
                    "default_message""string",
                    "localized""string",
                    "id""string",
                    "params"{
                        "<string>"{
                            "dt""2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
                            "s""string",
                            "d"1.5,
                            "precision"1,
                            "format""SHORT_DATE",
                            "i"1,
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                                "id""string",
                                "params"{
                                    "<string>"{
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                                        "s""string",
                                        "d"1.5,
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                                        "format""SHORT_DATE",
                                        "i"1,
                                        "l"{
                                            "id""string",
                                            "params"{}
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            {
                "id""string",
                "time""2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
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                        "string",
                        "string"
                    ],
                    "default_message""string",
                    "localized""string",
                    "id""string",
                    "params"{
                        "<string>"{
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                            "s""string",
                            "d"1.5,
                            "precision"1,
                            "format""SHORT_DATE",
                            "i"1,
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                                "id""string",
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                                        "i"1,
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                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
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                        "string",
                        "string"
                    ],
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                    "id""string",
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                        "<string>"{
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                            "s""string",
                            "d"1.5,
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                            "i"1,
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                                "id""string",
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                                        "precision"1,
                                        "format""SHORT_DATE",
                                        "i"1,
                                        "l"{
                                            "id""string",
                                            "params"{}
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        ],
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            {
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                "time""2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
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                        "string",
                        "string"
                    ],
                    "default_message""string",
                    "localized""string",
                    "id""string",
                    "params"{
                        "<string>"{
                            "dt""2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
                            "s""string",
                            "d"1.5,
                            "precision"1,
                            "format""SHORT_DATE",
                            "i"1,
                            "l"{
                                "id""string",
                                "params"{
                                    "<string>"{
                                        "dt""2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
                                        "s""string",
                                        "d"1.5,
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                                        "format""SHORT_DATE",
                                        "i"1,
                                        "l"{
                                            "id""string",
                                            "params"{}
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "resolution"{
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                        "string",
                        "string"
                    ],
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                    "id""string",
                    "params"{
                        "<string>"{
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                            "i"1,
                            "l"{
                                "id""string",
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                                    "<string>"{
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                                        "i"1,
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                                            "id""string",
                                            "params"{}
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            {
                "id""string",
                "time""2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
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                        "string",
                        "string"
                    ],
                    "default_message""string",
                    "localized""string",
                    "id""string",
                    "params"{
                        "<string>"{
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                            "s""string",
                            "d"1.5,
                            "precision"1,
                            "format""SHORT_DATE",
                            "i"1,
                            "l"{
                                "id""string",
                                "params"{
                                    "<string>"{
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                                        "s""string",
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                                        "precision"1,
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                                        "i"1,
                                        "l"{
                                            "id""string",
                                            "params"{}
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
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                        "string",
                        "string"
                    ],
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                    "id""string",
                    "params"{
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                            "s""string",
                            "d"1.5,
                            "precision"1,
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                            "i"1,
                            "l"{
                                "id""string",
                                "params"{
                                    "<string>"{
                                        "dt""2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
                                        "s""string",
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                                        "precision"1,
                                        "format""SHORT_DATE",
                                        "i"1,
                                        "l"{
                                            "id""string",
                                            "params"{}
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        ],
        "info"[
            {
                "id""string",
                "time""2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
                "message"{
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                        "string",
                        "string"
                    ],
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                    "id""string",
                    "params"{
                        "<string>"{
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                            "s""string",
                            "d"1.5,
                            "precision"1,
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                            "i"1,
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                                "id""string",
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                    }
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            {
                "id""string",
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                    "id""string",
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                        "<string>"{
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                            "s""string",
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                            "i"1,
                            "l"{
                                "id""string",
                                "params"{
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                        }
                    }
                },
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                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Headers:

None

Type:

Name Type Description
bold = required
- esxi_compatibility_releases Available releases for compatibility for a specified host.
-.current_compatibility_release string The current release of the ESXi, which also can be checked for compatibility.

The information for the release does not include patch information.

-.newer_compatibility_releases string[] The available ESXi releases, greater than the current one, than can be checked for compatibility.

-.notifications notifications Notifications returned by the operation.

-.notifications.info notification[] Info notification messages reported.

Optional. Only set if an info was reported by the task.

-.notifications.warnings notification[] Warning notification messages reported.

Optional. Only set if an warning was reported by the task.

-.notifications.errors notification[] Error notification messages reported.

Optional. Only set if an error was reported by the task.

Errors:

HTTP Status Code Type Description
500 internal_server_error If there is some internal error. The accompanying error message will give more details about the failure.
400 not_allowed_in_current_state if there is no compatibility data on the vCenter executing the operation.
404 not_found if no host with the given MoID can be found.
401 unauthenticated if the caller is not authenticated.
400 unsupported if the provided host is not supported.
500 resource_inaccessible if the vCenter this API is executed on is not part of the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).
500 error If there is some unknown error. The accompanying error message will give more details about the failure.