get_inventory_path
Returns the inventory path for the specified
managed entity, for example,
Folder
,
Datacenter
,
HostSystem
,
VirtualMachine
,
ComputeResource
, ClusterComputeResource, or
ResourcePool
. The resulting inventory path can later be
passed to the SOAP operation
FindByInventory
path to retrieve the
ManagedObjectReference
for a managed entity (from which a
view can be created).
Parameters
Parameter
| Description
|
---|---|
view
| Managed entity view.
|
vim_instance
| Managed object.
|
Returns
Returns a string that identifies the inventory
path of the managed entity.