Data Object - AboutInfo(vim.AboutInfo)

Property of
HostConfigInfo, HostConfigSummary, ServiceContent
Extends
DynamicData

Data Object Description

This data object type describes system information including the name, type, version, and build number.

Properties

Name Type Description
apiTypexsd:string

Indicates whether or not the service instance represents a standalone host. If the service instance represents a standalone host, then the physical inventory for that service instance is fixed to that single host. VirtualCenter server provides additional features over single hosts. For example, VirtualCenter offers multi-host management.

Examples of values are:

  • "VirtualCenter" - For a VirtualCenter instance.
  • "HostAgent" - For host agent on an ESX Server or VMware Server host.

apiVersionxsd:string

The version of the API as a dot-separated string. For example, "1.0.0".
buildxsd:string

Build string for the server on which this call is made. For example, x.y.z-num. This string does not apply to the API.
fullNamexsd:string

The complete product name, including the version information.
instanceUuid*xsd:string

A globally unique identifier associated with this service instance.

Since vSphere API 4.0
licenseProductName*xsd:string

The license product name

Since vSphere API 4.0
licenseProductVersion*xsd:string

The license product version

Since vSphere API 4.0
localeBuild*xsd:string

Build number for the current session's locale. Typically, this is a small number reflecting a localization change from the normal product build.
localeVersion*xsd:string

Version of the message catalog for the current session's locale.
namexsd:string

Short form of the product name.
osTypexsd:string

Operating system type and architecture.

Examples of values are:

  • "win32-x86" - For x86-based Windows systems.
  • "linux-x86" - For x86-based Linux systems.
  • "vmnix-x86" - For the x86 ESX Server microkernel.

productLineIdxsd:string

The product ID is a unique identifier for a product line.

Examples of values are:

  • "gsx" - For the VMware Server product.
  • "esx" - For the ESX product.
  • "embeddedEsx" - For the ESXi product.
  • "vpx" - For the VirtualCenter product.

vendorxsd:string

Name of the vendor of this product.
versionxsd:string

Dot-separated version string. For example, "1.2".
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None
*Need not be set
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