deb-python-pyvmomi/docs/vim/ServiceManager.rst

vim.ServiceManager

The ServiceManager managed object is a singleton object that is used to present services that are optional and not necessarily formally defined. This directory makes available a list of such services and provides an easy way to locate them. The service being represented can take arbitrary form here and is thus represented by a generic ManagedObject. The expectation is that the client side is knowledgeable of the instance type of the specific service it is interested in using.

since

VI API 2.5

Attributes

service ([vim.ServiceManager.ServiceInfo]):

privilege: Global.ServiceManagers

The full list of services available in this directory.

Methods

QueryServiceList(serviceName, location):

A query interface that returns a list of services that match certain criteria. Besides a basic service name entry, an arbitrary list of matching locations can also be specified. The location array is assumed to be a list of AND expressions, ie, all locations must match for an entry to be considered a match. Regular expressions are not allowed in the query service.

Privilege:

Global.ServiceManagers

Args:

serviceName (str, optional):

The name of the service to be located.

location (str, optional):

The list of location information that needs to match for a service to be considered a match.

Returns:

[vim.ServiceManager.ServiceInfo]:

Raises:

vmodl.fault.InvalidArgument:

if both serviceName and location are not specified.