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.. _str: https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html
.. _vim.Task: ../../vim/Task.rst
.. _VI API 2.5: ../../vim/version.rst#vimversionversion2
.. _vim.host.BootDeviceInfo: ../../vim/host/BootDeviceInfo.rst
.. _vmodl.fault.NotSupported: ../../vmodl/fault/NotSupported.rst
vim.host.BootDeviceSystem
=========================
The `HostBootDeviceSystem`_ managed object provides methods to query and update a host boot device configuration.
:since: `VI API 2.5`_
Attributes
----------
Methods
-------
QueryBootDevices():
Retrieves a list of the available boot devices for the host system.
Privilege:
System.Read
Args:
Returns:
`vim.host.BootDeviceInfo`_:
The boot device information for the host. The returned object has a list of `HostBootDevice`_ data objects; each boot device object defines a description and a key to identify the device. The order of devices in the list is unpredictable. The returned `HostBootDeviceInfo`_ data object also contains the key of the current boot device.
UpdateBootDevice(key):
Sets the current boot device for the host system.
Privilege:
Host.Config.Maintenance
Args:
key (`str`_):
The `key`_ of the `HostBootDevice`_ from which the host will boot.
Returns:
None
Raises:
`vmodl.fault.NotSupported`_:
if the host does not support updating bootDevices.
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