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Parameter Name Description Type
name-description the description string of the Task read only
resident-on the unique identifier/object reference of
the host on which the task is running
read only
status current status of the Task read only
progress if the Task is still pending, this field
contains the estimated percentage
complete, from 0. to 1. If the Task
has completed, successfully or
unsuccessfully, this should be 1.
read only
type if the Task has successfully completed,
this parameter contains the type of the
encoded result - that is, the name of the
class whose reference is in the result
field; otherwise, this parameter's value is
undefined
read only
result if the Task has completed successfully,
this field contains the result value, either
Void or an object reference; otherwise,
this parameter's value is undefined
read only
error_info if the Task has failed, this parameter
contains the set of associated error
strings; otherwise, this parameter's value
is undefined
read only
allowed_operations list of the operations allowed in this state read only
created time the task has been created read only
finished time task finished (i.e. succeeded or
failed). If task-status is pending, then the
value of this field has no meaning
read only
subtask_of contains the UUID of the tasks this task is
a sub-task of
read only
subtasks contains the UUID(s) of all the subtasks
of this task
read only

task-cancel

task-cancel [uuid=<task_uuid>]
Direct the specified Task to cancel and return.
Template commands
Commands for working with VM templates.