List Hosts Compatibility Releases
DescriptionLists 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. if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows: - Operation execution requires VcIntegrity.HardwareCompatibility.Read.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/esx/hcl/hosts/{host}/compatibility-releases
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
host
Required
Contains the MoID identifying the ESXi 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, obtained by first calling Create Session API
vmware-api-session-id example
b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
200 OK returns
HclHostsCompatibilityReleasesEsxiCompatibilityReleases of type application/json
Available releases for compatibility for a specified host.
{
"current_compatibility_release": "string",
"newer_compatibility_releases": [
"string"
],
"notifications": {
"errors": [
{
"id": "string",
"message": {
"args": [
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string",
"localized": "string",
"params": {
"key": {
"d": 0,
"dt": "string",
"format": "enum",
"i": 0,
"l": {
"id": "string",
"params": "StdLocalizationParam Object"
},
"precision": 0,
"s": "string"
}
}
},
"resolution": {
"args": [
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string",
"localized": "string",
"params": {
"key": {
"d": 0,
"dt": "string",
"format": "enum",
"i": 0,
"l": {
"id": "string",
"params": "StdLocalizationParam Object"
},
"precision": 0,
"s": "string"
}
}
},
"time": "string"
}
],
"info": [
{
"id": "string",
"message": {
"args": [
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string",
"localized": "string",
"params": {
"key": {
"d": 0,
"dt": "string",
"format": "enum",
"i": 0,
"l": {
"id": "string",
"params": "StdLocalizationParam Object"
},
"precision": 0,
"s": "string"
}
}
},
"resolution": {
"args": [
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string",
"localized": "string",
"params": {
"key": {
"d": 0,
"dt": "string",
"format": "enum",
"i": 0,
"l": {
"id": "string",
"params": "StdLocalizationParam Object"
},
"precision": 0,
"s": "string"
}
}
},
"time": "string"
}
],
"warnings": [
{
"id": "string",
"message": {
"args": [
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string",
"localized": "string",
"params": {
"key": {
"d": 0,
"dt": "string",
"format": "enum",
"i": 0,
"l": {
"id": "string",
"params": "StdLocalizationParam Object"
},
"precision": 0,
"s": "string"
}
}
},
"resolution": {
"args": [
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string",
"localized": "string",
"params": {
"key": {
"d": 0,
"dt": "string",
"format": "enum",
"i": 0,
"l": {
"id": "string",
"params": "StdLocalizationParam Object"
},
"precision": 0,
"s": "string"
}
}
},
"time": "string"
}
]
}
}
string
current_compatibility_release
Required
The current release of the ESXi, which also can be checked for compatibility. The information for the release does not include patch information.
array of
string
newer_compatibility_releases
Required
The available ESXi releases, greater than the current one, than can be checked for compatibility.
cURL Command
curl -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" https://{api_host}/api/esx/hcl/hosts/{host}/compatibility-releases
Errors
400
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_allowed_in_current_state : if there is no compatibility data on the vCenter executing the operation. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unsupported : if the provided host is not supported.
500
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.internal_server_error : If there is some internal error. The accompanying error message will give more details about the failure. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.resource_inaccessible : if the vCenter this API is executed on is not part of the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : If there is some unknown error. The accompanying error message will give more details about the failure.
