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Class VcDatacenter 
Extends com.vmware.vmo.plugin.vi4.model.VimManagedEntity
The VcDatacenter managed object provides the interface to the common container object for hosts, virtual machines, networks, and datastores. These entities must be under a distinct datacenter in the inventory, and datacenters may not be nested under other datacenters.
Every VcDatacenter has the following set of dedicated folders. These folders are empty until you create entities for the Datacenter.
- A folder for VcVirtualMachine, template, and VcVirtualApp objects.
- A folder for a VcComputeResource hierarchy.
- A folder for VcDistributedVirtualSwitch, and VcDistributedVirtualPortgroup objects.
- A folder for VcDatastore objects.
For a visual representation of the organization of objects in a vCenter hierarchy, see the description of the VcServiceInstance object.
Attributes
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| alarmActionsEnabled | boolean | Whether alarm actions are enabled for this entity. True if enabled; false otherwise. |
| availableField | VcCustomFieldDef[] | List of custom field definitions that are valid for the object's type. The fields are sorted by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcCustomFieldDef.html#name">VcCustomFieldDef</a>. |
| configIssue | VcEvent[] | Current configuration issues that have been detected for this entity. Typically, these issues have already been logged as events. The entity stores these events as long as they are still current. The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcManagedEntity.html#configStatus">VcManagedEntity</a> property provides an overall status based on these events. |
| configStatus | VcManagedEntityStatus | The configStatus indicates whether or not the system has detected a configuration issue involving this entity. For example, it might have detected a duplicate IP address or MAC address, or a host in a cluster might be out of compliance. The meanings of the configStatus values are: <ul> <li>red: A problem has been detected involving the entity. <li>yellow: A problem is about to occur or a transient condition has occurred (For example, reconfigure fail-over policy). <li>green: No configuration issues have been detected. <li>gray: The configuration status of the entity is not being monitored. </ul> A green status indicates only that a problem has not been detected; it is not a guarantee that the entity is problem-free. <p> The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcManagedEntity.html#configIssue">VcManagedEntity</a> property contains a list of the problems that have been detected. In releases after vSphere API 5.0, vSphere Servers might not generate property collector update notifications for this property. To obtain the latest value of the property, you can use PropertyCollector methods RetrievePropertiesEx or WaitForUpdatesEx. If you use the PropertyCollector.WaitForUpdatesEx method, specify an empty string for the version parameter. Any other version value will not produce any property values as no updates are generated. |
| configuration | VcDatacenterConfigInfo | Configuration of the datacenter. |
| customValue | VcCustomFieldValue[] | Custom field values. |
| datastore | VcDatastore[] | A collection of references to the datastore objects available in this datacenter. |
| datastoreFolder | VcFolder | A reference to the folder hierarchy that contains the datastores for this datacenter. <p> This folder is guaranteed to exist. |
| declaredAlarmState | VcAlarmState[] | A set of alarm states for alarms that apply to this managed entity. The set includes alarms defined on this entity and alarms inherited from the parent entity, or from any ancestors in the inventory hierarchy. <p> Alarms are inherited if they can be triggered by this entity or its descendants. This set does not include alarms that are defined on descendants of this entity. |
| disabledMethod | String[] | List of operations that are disabled, given the current runtime state of the entity. For example, a power-on operation always fails if a virtual machine is already powered on. This list can be used by clients to enable or disable operations in a graphical user interface. <p> Note: This list is determined by the current runtime state of an entity, not by its permissions. <p> This list may include the following operations for a HostSystem: <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcHostSystem</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcHostSystem</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcHostSystem</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcHostSystem</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcHostSystem</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcHostSystem</a> </ul> <p> This list may include the following operations for a VirtualMachine: <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcManagedEntity</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcManagedEntity</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualMachine</a> </ul> <p> This list may include the following operations for a ResourcePool: <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcResourcePool</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcResourcePool</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcResourcePool</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcFolder</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcManagedEntity</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcManagedEntity</a> </ul> This list may include the following operations for a VirtualApp: <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcManagedEntity</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualApp</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualApp</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualApp</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualApp</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualApp</a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcHostSystem.html#enterMaintenanceMode">VcVirtualApp</a> </ul> <p> In releases after vSphere API 5.0, vSphere Servers might not generate property collector update notifications for this property. To obtain the latest value of the property, you can use PropertyCollector methods RetrievePropertiesEx or WaitForUpdatesEx. If you use the PropertyCollector.WaitForUpdatesEx method, specify an empty string for the version parameter. Any other version value will not produce any property values as no updates are generated. |
| effectiveRole | Number[] | Access rights the current session has to this entity. |
| hostFolder | VcFolder | A reference to the folder hierarchy that contains the compute resources, including hosts and clusters, for this datacenter. <p> This folder is guaranteed to exist. |
| id | String | returns the id of this ManagedObject |
| name | String | Name of this entity, unique relative to its parent. <p> Any / (slash), \ (backslash), character used in this name element will be escaped. Similarly, any % (percent) character used in this name element will be escaped, unless it is used to start an escape sequence. A slash is escaped as %2F or %2f. A backslash is escaped as %5C or %5c, and a percent is escaped as %25. |
| network | VcNetwork[] | A collection of references to the network objects available in this datacenter. |
| networkFolder | VcFolder | A reference to the folder hierarchy that contains the network entities for this datacenter. The folder can include <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcNetwork.html">VcNetwork</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcNetwork.html">VcDistributedVirtualSwitch</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcNetwork.html">VcDistributedVirtualPortgroup</a> objects. <p> This folder is guaranteed to exist. |
| overallStatus | VcManagedEntityStatus | General health of this managed entity. The overall status of the managed entity is computed as the worst status among its alarms and the configuration issues detected on the entity. The status is reported as one of the following values: <ul> <li>red: The entity has alarms or configuration issues with a red status. <li>yellow: The entity does not have alarms or configuration issues with a red status, and has at least one with a yellow status. <li>green: The entity does not have alarms or configuration issues with a red or yellow status, and has at least one with a green status. <li>gray: All of the entity's alarms have a gray status and the configuration status of the entity is not being monitored. </ul> In releases after vSphere API 5.0, vSphere Servers might not generate property collector update notifications for this property. To obtain the latest value of the property, you can use PropertyCollector methods RetrievePropertiesEx or WaitForUpdatesEx. If you use the PropertyCollector.WaitForUpdatesEx method, specify an empty string for the version parameter. Any other version value will not produce any property values as no updates are generated. |
| parent | VcManagedEntity | Parent of this entity. <p> This value is null for the root object and for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcVirtualMachine.html">VcVirtualMachine</a> objects that are part of a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcVirtualMachine.html">VcVirtualApp</a>. |
| permission | VcPermission[] | List of permissions defined for this entity. |
| recentTask | VcTask[] | The set of recent tasks operating on this managed entity. This is a subset of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcTaskManager.html#recentTask">VcTaskManager</a> belong to this entity. A task in this list could be in one of the four states: pending, running, success or error. <p> This property can be used to deduce intermediate power states for a virtual machine entity. For example, if the current powerState is "poweredOn" and there is a running task performing the "suspend" operation, then the virtual machine's intermediate state might be described as "suspending." <p> Most tasks (such as power operations) obtain exclusive access to the virtual machine, so it is unusual for this list to contain more than one running task. One exception, however, is the task of cloning a virtual machine. In releases after vSphere API 5.0, vSphere Servers might not generate property collector update notifications for this property. To obtain the latest value of the property, you can use PropertyCollector methods RetrievePropertiesEx or WaitForUpdatesEx. If you use the PropertyCollector.WaitForUpdatesEx method, specify an empty string for the version parameter. Any other version value will not produce any property values as no updates are generated. |
| reference | VcManagedObjectReference | returns the ManagedObjectReference of this ManagedObject |
| sdkConnection | VcSdkConnection | returns the parent SdkConnection |
| tag | VcTag[] | The set of tags associated with this managed entity. Experimental. Subject to change. |
| triggeredAlarmState | VcAlarmState[] | A set of alarm states for alarms triggered by this entity or by its descendants. <p> Triggered alarms are propagated up the inventory hierarchy so that a user can readily tell when a descendant has triggered an alarm. In releases after vSphere API 5.0, vSphere Servers might not generate property collector update notifications for this property. To obtain the latest value of the property, you can use PropertyCollector methods RetrievePropertiesEx or WaitForUpdatesEx. If you use the PropertyCollector.WaitForUpdatesEx method, specify an empty string for the version parameter. Any other version value will not produce any property values as no updates are generated. |
| value | VcCustomFieldValue[] | List of custom field values. Each value uses a key to associate an instance of a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcCustomFieldStringValue.html">VcCustomFieldStringValue</a> with a custom field definition. |
| vimHost | VcSdkConnection | returns the parent SdkConnection (deprecated) |
| vimType | String | returns the type of this ManagedObject |
| vmFolder | VcFolder | A reference to the folder hierarchy that contains <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcVirtualMachine.html">VcVirtualMachine</a> virtual machine templates (identified by the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcVirtualMachine.html">VcVirtualMachineConfigInfo</a> property, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcVirtualMachine.html">VcVirtualApp</a> objects for this datacenter. <p> Note that a VirtualApp that is a child of a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vro-vsphere60-api/html/VcVirtualMachine.html">VcResourcePool</a> may also be visible in this folder. VirtualApp objects can be nested, but only the parent VirtualApp can be visible in the folder. <p> This folder is guaranteed to exist. |
Methods
| Name | Returns |
|---|---|
| createTrigger(Number timeout, String filter, String condition, String filterToSync) | Trigger |
| destroy_Task() | VcTask |
| powerOnMultiVM_Task(VcVirtualMachine[] vm, VcOptionValue[] option) | VcTask |
| queryConnectionInfo(String hostname, Number port, String username, String password, String sslThumbprint) | VcHostConnectInfo |
| queryConnectionInfoViaSpec(VcHostConnectSpec spec) | VcHostConnectInfo |
| queryDatacenterConfigOptionDescriptor() | VcVirtualMachineConfigOptionDescriptor[] |
| reconfigureDatacenter_Task(VcDatacenterConfigSpec spec, boolean modify) | VcTask |
| reload() | void |
| rename_Task(String newName) | VcTask |
| setCustomValue(String key, String value) | void |
Returned by
| Method | Returns |
|---|---|
| VcFolder.createDatacenter(String name) | VcDatacenter |
| VcPlugin.getAllDatacenters(String[] additionalPropertyFilters, String query) | VcDatacenter[] |
| VcSdkConnection.getAllDatacenters(String[] additionalPropertyFilters, String query) | VcDatacenter[] |
| VcStoragePod.createDatacenter(String name) | VcDatacenter |