Note: For more information about the descriptionid column, see the Additional Information section.
In this example output, task_id 212 shows a recorded event for virtual machine VM4 powering on. However, there is no associated username. In this case, you need to look at the parent_task_id, which is 211. task_id 211 shows that the task was performed by KNOWLEDGE\brandon. In most cases, the task and the user who initiated the task is shown.
descriptionid | Description |
vim.VirtualMachine.PowerOff | Virtual machine was powered off |
vim.VirtualMachine.rebootGuest | Guest operating system was rebooted |
vim.VirtualMachine.reset | Virtual machine was reset |
vim.Datacenter.powerOnVm | Virtual machine was powered on |
vim.VirtualMachine.shutdownGuest | Guest operating system was shut down |
Datacenter.ExecuteVmPowerOnLRO | Virtual machine was powered on |
Drm.ExecuteVmPowerOnLRO | Virtual machine was powered on |
vim.VirtualMachine.createSnapshot | Snapshot was created on virtual machine |
vim.VirtualMachine.destroy | Virtual machine was deleted from disk |
vim.VirtualMachine.removeAllSnapshots | All snapshots were removed |
vim.Folder.createVM | New Virtual machine was created |