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Table 2-27. Bindings of the Log Exception Task Element
Parameter Name Binding Type
Bind to Existing
or Create
Parameter? Binding Values
vm
IN Bind
n
Local parameter: vm
n
Source parameter: vm[attribute]
n
Type: VC:VirtualMachine
n
Description:
The current virtual machine
having a snapshot taken
errorCode
IN Bind
n
Local parameter: errorCode
n
Source parameter:
errorCode[attribute]
n
Type: string
n
Description:
An exception caught while
taking a snapshot of a
virtual machine
The Log Exception scriptable task element performs the following scripted function.
//Writes the following event in the vCO database
Server.error("Coudln't snapshot the VM '"+vm.name+"', exception: "+errorCode);
Set Output Scriptable Task Element
The Set Output scriptable generates the workflow's output parameter, that contains the array of virtual
machines of which snapshots have been taken. Table 2-28 shows the bindings that the Set Output scriptable
task element requires.
Table 2-28. Bindings of the Set Output Task Element
Parameter Name Binding Type
Bind to Existing
or Create
Parameter? Binding Values
snapshotVmArray
IN Bind
n
Local parameter:
snapshotVmArray
n
Source parameter:
snapshotVmArray[attribute]
n
Type:
Array/VC:VirtualMachine
n
Description:
The Array of virtual
machines of which snapshots
have been taken
snapshotVmArrayOut
OUT Bind
n
Local parameter:
snapshotVmArrayOut
n
Source parameter:
snapshotVmArrayOut[out-
parameter]
n
Type:
Array/VC:VirtualMachine
n
Description:
The Array of virtual
machines of which snapshots
have been
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