Check Hosts Software Task
Runs checks on the host before applying the desired software document. Checks if host is in a good state to be updated with the desired software document. If commit field is set it implies the minimum commit that the check operation should use, however if subsequent commits have been made to the desired state document the check operation will use the most recent desired state document. The result of this operation can be queried by calling the cis/tasks/{task-id} where the task-id is the response of this operation.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/esx/settings/hosts/{host}/software?action=check&vmw-task=true
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
host
Required
Identifier of the host. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: HostSystem.
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, acquired from Create Session API under CIS product
vmware-api-session-id example
"b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389"
Request Body
Request Body
{
"commit": "string"
}
string
commit
Optional
The minimum commit identifier of the desired software document to be used during the check operation. if unset or empty the check opertion will use the latest commit to fetch the desired state document. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.esx.settings.commit. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.esx.settings.commit.
Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
202 Accepted returns
string
of type application/json
An identifier for the task created by this API invocation will be returned. If the non-async version of the operation returns a value, this id can be used with the CIS Get Task operation to fetch that value. The normal description of this operation’s return value will follow if one exists. The results of all checks performed.
Errors
400
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.invalid_argument : If the commit field of spec specifies an invalid commit. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_allowed_in_current_state : If there is another operation in progress or if the commit field of spec specifies a commit that has already been applied. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unsupported : If the host is not a vLCM managed standlone host.
404
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_found : If there is no host associated with host in the system.
500
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : If there is unknown internal error. The accompanying error message will give more details about the failure. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.timed_out : If the operation times out.
default
‘Default’ means this response is used for all HTTP codes that are not covered individually for this operation.
Code Samples
PowerCLI Client SDK Example
$SettingsHostsSoftwareCheckSpec = Initialize-SettingsHostsSoftwareCheckSpec -Commit "MyCommit"
Invoke-CheckHostSoftwareAsync -Host "MyHost" -SettingsHostsSoftwareCheckSpec $SettingsHostsSoftwareCheckSpec
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"commit":"string"}' https://{api_host}/api/esx/settings/hosts/{host}/software?action=check&vmw-task=true
Vendor Extensions
This operation contains the following vendor extensions defined in the spec:
x-vmw-doc-operation: check_task
Availability
Added in 8.0.0.1
