VMware, Inc. 199
Chapter 12 vSphere Platform Extensions Reference
VMWExternalNetwork
TheVMWExternalNetworkelementdefinesanexternalnetwork.
Content-Type application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.admin.network+xml
Object href prototype API‐URL/admin/extension/externalnet/id
VlanRange
TheVlanpRangeelementdefinesarangeofVLANIDs.
VMWHostReferences
TheVMWHostReferenceselementisaread‐onlycontainerforHostelementsrepresentingthehostsina
specificprovidervDC.
Host
AHostobjectrepresentsanESX/ESXihostinaprovidervDC.
Content-Type application/vnd.vmware.admin.+xml
Object href prototype API‐URL/admin/extension/host/id
VimSwitchRef 1 1 VimObjectRefType ReferencetotheswitchthatsupportsthisVLAN
UsedNetworksCount 0 1 xs:int Read‐onlyindicationofhowmanynetworksinthis
poolareinuse
Schema (Continued)
Name Min Max Type Description
Schema
Name Min Max Type Description
name 11 xs:string Commonobjectnameattribute
anyattributename 0 n any Includestype,href,XMLnamespaceidentifiers
Description 0 1 xs:string Optionaldescription
Configuration 0 1 NetworkConfigurationType Propertiesofthenetwork
VimPortGroupRef 1 1 VimObjectRefType Referencetotheportgroupthatsupportsthis
network
Schema
Name Min Max Type Description
Start 1 1 xs:int L owestVLANIDintherange
End 1 1 xs:int HighestVLANIDintherange
Schema
Name Min Max Type Description
name 1 1 xs:string Commonobjectnameattribute
anyattributename 0 n any Includestype,href,XMLNamespaceIdentifiers.
Description 01 xs:string Optionaldescription
Tasks 0 1 TasksInProgressType Read‐onlycontainerforTaskelements.Each
elementinthecontainerrepresentsaqueued,
running,orfailedTaskownedbythisobject.
Link 0 n LinkType Linkstocontainedobjects.