Data Object Description

VirtualCenter can retrieve this information very efficiently, even for a large set of hosts.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
config	HostConfigSummary	Basic configuration information, if known.
customValue*	CustomFieldValue[]	The customized field values.
hardware*	HostHardwareSummary	Basic hardware information, if known.
host*	ManagedObjectReference to a HostSystem	The reference to the host-managed object.
managementServerIp*	xsd:string	IP address of the VirtualCenter server managing this host, if any. *Since* VI API 2.5
overallStatus	ManagedEntityStatus	The overall alarm status of the host.
quickStats	HostListSummaryQuickStats	Basic host statistics.
rebootRequired	xsd:boolean	Indicates whether or not the host requires a reboot due to a configuration change.
runtime*	HostRuntimeInfo	Basic runtime information, if known.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType

Name

Type

Description

config

HostConfigSummary

Basic configuration information, if known.

customValue*

CustomFieldValue[]

The customized field values.

hardware*

HostHardwareSummary

Basic hardware information, if known.

host*

ManagedObjectReference
to a HostSystem

The reference to the host-managed object.

managementServerIp*

xsd:string

IP address of the VirtualCenter server managing this host, if any.

Since VI API 2.5

overallStatus

ManagedEntityStatus

The overall alarm status of the host.

quickStats

HostListSummaryQuickStats

Basic host statistics.

rebootRequired

xsd:boolean

Indicates whether or not the host requires a reboot due to a configuration change.

runtime*

HostRuntimeInfo

Basic runtime information, if known.

Properties inherited from DynamicData

dynamicProperty, dynamicType

Need not be set

Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="HostListSummary">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="vim25:DynamicData">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="host" type="vim25:ManagedObjectReference" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="hardware" type="vim25:HostHardwareSummary" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="runtime" type="vim25:HostRuntimeInfo" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="config" type="vim25:HostConfigSummary"/>
                     <element name="quickStats" type="vim25:HostListSummaryQuickStats"/>
                     <element name="overallStatus" type="vim25:ManagedEntityStatus"/>
                     <element name="rebootRequired" type="xsd:boolean"/>
                     <element name="customValue" type="vim25:CustomFieldValue" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
                     <element name="managementServerIp" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>

Data Object - HostListSummary

Data Object Description