vSphere Data Objects for Property Collection

PropertyCollector
data objects are used to specify objects and properties for the collector to retrieve.
Data Object
Description
PropertyFilterSpec
Provides access to object and property selection data. A
PropertyFilterSpec
must have at least one
ObjectSpec
and at least one
PropertySpec
.
ObjectSpec
Identifies the starting object for property collection, which can be either an inventory object or a view you created. An
ObjectSpec
also identifies the traversal specs used by the property collector.
PropertySpec
Identifies object types and their properties for collection.
TraversalSpec
Identifies the objects and paths that can be traversed to find the objects and properties identified by the
PropertySpec
.
SelectionSpec
Lists the
TraversalSpec
objects available at each step of an inventory traversal. Supports recursive traversal by name.
View
objects
Use a
view
to form a set of starting objects for traversal and collection.