Managed Object - CertificateManager(vim.CertificateManager)

Property of: ServiceContent
See also: HostSystem
Since: vSphere API 6.0

Managed Object Description

CertificateManager provides an interface for managing the SSL certificates used by the ESX server.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
CertMgrRefreshCACertificatesAndCRLs_Task, CertMgrRefreshCertificates_Task, CertMgrRevokeCertificates_Task

CertMgrRefreshCACertificatesAndCRLs_Task(refreshCACertificatesAndCRLs)

Re-fetches certificates of trusted CAs and the Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL) from the appropriate authoritative source and pushes them to the hosts.

Required Privileges: Certificate.Manage

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the CertificateManager used to make the method call.
host	ManagedObjectReference[] to a HostSystem[]	the hosts on which the certificates need to be refreshed

Return Value

Type	Description
pbm.Task

Faults

Type	Description
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
SystemError	Thrown if any of the needed actions fails.

Events

Type
None

CertMgrRefreshCertificates_Task(refreshCertificates)

Gets CSRs from the hosts and then gets these certificates signed by the VMware Certificate Service and pushes them down to the hosts.

Required Privileges: Certificate.Manage

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the CertificateManager used to make the method call.
host	ManagedObjectReference[] to a HostSystem[]	the hosts on which the certificates need to be refreshed

Return Value

Type	Description
pbm.Task

Faults

Type	Description
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
SystemError	Thrown if any of the needed actions fails.

Events

Type
None

CertMgrRevokeCertificates_Task(revokeCertificates)

Revokes the certificates of some hosts.

Required Privileges: Certificate.Manage

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the CertificateManager used to make the method call.
host	ManagedObjectReference[] to a HostSystem[]	the hosts on which the certificates need to be revoked

Return Value

Type	Description
pbm.Task

Faults

Type	Description
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
SystemError	Thrown if any of the needed actions fails.

Events

Type
None