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Plugins > vCenter Server 6.0.2 > VcOvfManager > parseDescriptor

Method parseDescriptor(String ovfDescriptor, VcOvfParseDescriptorParams pdp)

Parse the OVF descriptor and return as much information about it as possible without knowing the host on which it will be imported.

Typically, this method is called once without a deploymentOption parameter to obtain the values for the default deployment option. Part of the result is the list of possible deployment options. To obtain the values for a particular deployment option, call this method again, specifying that option.

Returns

VcOvfParseDescriptorResult

Arguments

Name Type Description
ovfDescriptor String The OVF descriptor to examine.
pdp VcOvfParseDescriptorParams Additional parameters for parseDescriptor, wrapped in an instance of ParseDescriptorParams.