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.. _str: https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html
.. _vim.Task: ../../vim/Task.rst
.. _vSphere API 4.0: ../../vim/version.rst#vimversionversion5
.. _vim.ManagedEntity: ../../vim/ManagedEntity.rst
.. _vim.profile.Profile: ../../vim/profile/Profile.rst
.. _vim.fault.DuplicateName: ../../vim/fault/DuplicateName.rst
.. _vim.profile.PolicyMetadata: ../../vim/profile/PolicyMetadata.rst
.. _vmodl.fault.InvalidArgument: ../../vmodl/fault/InvalidArgument.rst
.. _vim.profile.Profile.CreateSpec: ../../vim/profile/Profile/CreateSpec.rst
.. _vim.fault.InvalidProfileReferenceHost: ../../vim/fault/InvalidProfileReferenceHost.rst
vim.profile.ProfileManager
==========================
This Class is responsible for managing Profiles.
:since: `vSphere API 4.0`_
Attributes
----------
profile ([`vim.profile.Profile`_]):
privilege: Profile.View
A list of profiles known to this ProfileManager.
Methods
-------
CreateProfile(createSpec):
Create a profile from the specified CreateSpec.
Privilege:
Profile.Create
Args:
createSpec (`vim.profile.Profile.CreateSpec`_):
Specification for the profile being created. Usually a derived class CreateSpec can be used to create the Profile.
Returns:
`vim.profile.Profile`_:
Profile created from the specified createSpec.
Raises:
`vim.fault.DuplicateName`_:
If a profile with the specified name already exists.
`vim.fault.InvalidProfileReferenceHost`_:
if the specified reference host is incompatible or no reference host has been specifed.
QueryPolicyMetadata(policyName, profile):
Get the Metadata information for the policyNames. PolicyNames are available with the defaultProfile obtained by invoking the method createDefaultProfile.
Privilege:
System.View
Args:
policyName (`str`_, optional):
Retrieve metadata for the specified policyNames. If policyName is not specified, metadata for all policies will be returned.
profile (`vim.profile.Profile`_, optional, since `vSphere API 5.0`_ ):
Base profile whose context needs to be used during the operation
Returns:
[`vim.profile.PolicyMetadata`_]:
The metadata information for the policy.
Raises:
`vmodl.fault.InvalidArgument`_:
If policyName is invalid.
`vim.fault.InvalidProfileReferenceHost`_:
if the reference host associated with the profile is incompatible or there is no reference host for the profile.
FindAssociatedProfile(entity):
Get the profile(s) to which this entity is associated. The list of profiles will only include profiles known to this profileManager.
Privilege:
System.View
Args:
entity (`vim.ManagedEntity`_):
Entity for which profile is being looked up.
Returns:
[`vim.profile.Profile`_]:
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