PowerCLI Reference

DynamicTypeManager - Object

Property of: EsxCli

Extends: DynamicManagedObject

Properties

Name	Type	Notes
Properties inherited from DynamicManagedObject
Id, Uid

Methods

Methods defined in this object
QueryMoInstances, QueryTypeInfo, CreateDynamicManagedObject, InvokeOperation

QueryMoInstances

Retrieves information about the available ESXCLI namespaces/applications. You can use the returned IDs to create DynamicManagedObjects and to invoke methods.

Syntax: MoInstanceDescriptor QueryMoInstances()

Return value: MoInstanceDescriptor

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
id	String	optional; pass null to retrieve all MoInstanceDescriptors

QueryTypeInfo

Retrieves metadata information about the managed and data types available in ESXCLI. Keys are member names, and values are member values.

Syntax: IDictionary<string, object> QueryTypeInfo()

Return value: IDictionary

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
typeSubstring	String	optional; pass null to retrieve the info for all types

CreateDynamicManagedObject

Creates a DynamicManagedObject by initializing it's id. No server communication is involved. This object can be used to invoke operations.

Syntax: DynamicManagedObject CreateDynamicManagedObject()

Return value: DynamicManagedObject

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
Id	String	The ID of the managed object. You can obtain it by using the QueryMoInstances method.

InvokeOperation

Invokes a method of an ESXCLI's application. The result is either a primitive type or a dictionary that maps a complex return type.

Syntax: Object InvokeOperation(String name, IDictionary parameters)

Return value: Object

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the method to invoke.
parameters	IDictionary	The parameters names/values.