The types of managed objects.
| value | description |
|---|---|
| ALL | since 3.7 Reference to all managed objects. |
| REPOSITORYFOLDER | A repository folder. |
| REPOSITORYIMAGE | A repository image. |
| MANAGEMENTSERVER | A management server (e.g. Virtual Center) |
| RUNTIMESERVER | A runtime server (e.g. ESX) |
| COMPUTERESOURCE | A compute resource. |
| RESOURCEPOOL | A resource pool. |
| FOLDER | A folder. |
| VIRTUALMACHINE | A virtual machine. |
| DATACENTER | A datacenter. |
| DATASTORE | A datastore. |
| REPORT | A generated report. |
| UNKNOWN | An unknown managed object. |
| DATASTORE_BACKING | since 3.1 A datastore backing object. |
| VIRTUALAPP | since 3.1 A virtual app (vApp). |
| SERVICE | since 3.5 A Service. |
| PRODUCT | since 3.5 A Product. |
| OPERATING_SYSTEM | since 3.5 An Operating System. |
| VM_REQUEST | The vm request. |
| PUBLISHED_SERVICE | since 5.0 Published service. |
| BILLING_RECORD | since 5.0 Billing record. |
| WORKFLOW | since 5.0 Workflow (running). |
| WORKFLOW_DEFINITION | since 5.05 Workflow (configuration). |
| ORGANIZATION | since 5.0 Organization. |
| CREDENTIAL | since 5.1 Credential. |
| IPPOOL | since 5.2 Ip Pool. |
| VIRTUAL_SWITCH | since 5.2 Network. |
| DISTRIBUTED_VIRTUAL_SWITCH | The distributed virtual switch. |
| DISTRIBUTED_VIRTUAL_PORTGROUP | The distributed virtual portgroup. |
| NETWORK | The network. |
| SECURITY_GROUP | since 5.2 Security group. |
| REGION | since 5.2 Region. |
| KEY_PAIR | since 5.2 Key pair. |
| VIRTUAL_CLOUD | since 5.2 Virtual Cloud. |
| SUBNET | since 5.2 Subnet. |
| PROJECT | since 5.2 Project. |
| POLICY_INSTANCE | since 5.2 Policy . |
| POLICY_TYPE | The policy type. |
| GROUP | since 5.2 Group . |
| GROUP_TYPE | The group type. |
| ATTRIBUTE | since 5.2 Custom attribute. |
| DEPLOYED_SERVICE | since 5.1.4 Deployed service. |
| SAVED_FORM | REQUEST FORM |
| FORMVALUE | Form Value |
| LOAD_BALANCER | Load balancer |
| DB_INSTANCE | Database Instance |
| STACK | Stack |
| DATASTORE_CLUSTER | DatastoreCluster |
| AUTO_SCALING_GROUP | Autoscaling groups |
| VIRTUAL_MACHINE_SNAPSHOT | VM Snapshot |
| RESOURCE_GROUP | Resource Group |
| CUSTOM_COMPONENT | Custom component type for services in the catalogue |
| CLOUD_FORMATION | Cloud formation template service component type |
| ARM_TEMPLATE | ARM template service component type |
| PLACEMENT_ATTRIBUTE | An attribute used for intelligent placement |
| GOOGLE_DEPLOYMENT_CONFIGURATION | Google Deployment Configuration |
| MULTI_CLOUD_TEMPLATE | Multi cloud template service component type |
| OVA_TEMPLATE | OVA Template |
| DEPLOYMENT_RECORD | Deployment Record |