Rescan Hba operation

The Rescan Hba operation allows you to issue a request for rescanning the specified host bus adapter on an ESX Server to detect new storage devices.

The following table describes the elements for the adapter request.

Adapter request elements for the Rescan Hba operation

Element	Definition	Required
<operation-type>	Defines the type of operation: Host	Yes
<operation-name>	Defines the name of operation: Rescan_Hba	Yes
<soap-url>	Specifies the URL for the remote SOAP service running on the VMware VirtualCenter If the <soap-url> element is not specified, the request uses the VirtualCenter Server details specified in the adapter configuration. Default format for HTTPS: https://<hostName>:<port>/sdk/vim Default format for HTTP: http://<hostName>:<port>/sdk/vim Note If you want to use an HTTP value, you might need to change the configuration of the VMware Infrastructure application.	No
<transport>	Specifies the transport protocol for the message If the <transport> element is not provided, the request uses the VirtualCenter Server details specified in the adapter configuration. Valid values: https-rpc (default), http-rpc Note If the value of the <transport> element is https-rpc, you must install the security certificate for the VMware Virtual Center to the keystore of the peer on which the adapter is enabled.	No
<user-name>	Specifies the user name that is used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware Virtual Center If no user name is specified, the request is executed with the user name that is specified in the configuration.	No
<password>	Specifies the password corresponding to <user-name>	Conditional; required if <user-name> is specified
<parameters>	Contains the <host-system> element required to execute the operation	Yes
<host-system>	DNS name of the host for which the network configuration details are to be retrieved Valid values: Any string	Yes
<hba-device>	Specifies the device on the host bus adapter that you want to scan Valid value: Any String	Yes

The following code sample shows the sample adapter request for the Rescan Hba operation.

Sample adapter request for the Rescan Hba operation

<vmware-infrastructure-request>
   <operation-type>Host</operation-type>
   <operation-name>Rescan_Hba</operation-name>
   <soap-url></soap-url>
   <transport></transport>
   <user-name></user-name>
   <password></password>
   <parameters>
<host-system>xyz.bmc.com</host-system>
<hba-device>vmhba32</hba-device>
    </parameters>
</vmware-infrastructure-request>

The following code sample shows the response for the sample Rescan Hba operation.

Sample adapter response for the Rescan Hba operation

<vmware-infrastructure-response>
     <metadata>
       <status>success</status>
     </metadata>
     <RescanHbaResponse></RescanHbaResponse>
</vmware-infrastructure-response>

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