description

–

TaskDescription

object that includes a

methodInfo

property.

methodInfo

contains a key-based array that

TaskManager

uses to populate the value of a

TaskInfo

data object’s

descriptionId

property with the name of the operation. Examples of two elements from this key-based array are

methodInfo["Folder.createVm"]

and

methodInfo["Folder.createClusterEx"]

.

recentTask

– Array of

Task

managed object references that are queued to run, running, or completed within the past 10 minutes. On ESX/ESXi hosts that are managed by a vCenter Server, a completed task must also be one of the 200 most recent tasks to be included in the array. A vSphere Client connected to a vSphere Server displays queued, running, and completed tasks in the Recent Tasks pane.

CreateTask

– Used by other methods to create a custom

Task

object. Developers creating extensions can use this method to create custom

Task

objects.

CreateCollectorForTasks

– Creates an object that contains all tasks from the vCenter Server database that meet specific criteria. You cannot run this method against an ESX/ESXi system. See Using a TaskHistoryCollector.