IVMVirtualMachine::ChassisSerialNumber property

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The ChassisSerialNumber property contains the chassis serial number.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

HRESULT put_ChassisSerialNumber(
  [in]  BSTR chassisSerialNumber
);

HRESULT get_ChassisSerialNumber(
  [out] BSTR *chassisSerialNumber
);

VB 
.ChassisSerialNumber( _
  ByRef chassisSerialNumber, _
  ByVal chassisSerialNumber _
)

Property value

The chassis serial number.

This property value is read/write.

Error codes

Name Meaning
S_OK
 The operation was successful.
E_POINTER
 The chassisSerialNumber parameter is NULL.
E_INVALIDARG
 The chassisSerialNumber parameter is greater than 32 characters, an empty string, or not valid.
VM_E_VM_RUNNING
 The serial number cannot be set while the virtual machine is running.
VM_E_VM_UNKNOWN
 The configuration is unknown.
DISP_E_EXCEPTION
 An unexpected error has occurred.

Remarks

This property will not contain valid information until after the virtual machine has started up for the first time. An empty string will be returned if it is read before the initial startup.

Examples

The following example displays the ChassisSerialNumber property value of a VMVirtualMachine object.

Set objVS = CreateObject("VirtualServer.Application")
Set objVM = objVS.FindVirtualMachine("Windows Server 2003")

Wscript.Echo "VM Name: " & objVM.Name
If objVM.ChassisSerialNumber = "" Then
  WScript.Echo "Chassis serial number: [null]"
Else
  WScript.Echo "Chassis serial number: " & objVM.ChassisSerialNumber
End If

Requirements
Product
 Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 onWindows Server 2003
Download
 Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Update onWindows Server 2008orWindows Server 2003
Header
VsComInterfaces.h

See also

IVMVirtualMachine