# Enum - HostProfileManagerAnswerFileStatus(vim.profile.host.ProfileManager.AnswerFileStatus)

Since
  vSphere API 5.0

## Enum Description

The HostProfileManagerAnswerFileStatus enum defines possible values for answer file status.

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
invalid | Answer file is not valid. The file is either missing or incomplete. To produce an answer file, pass host-specific data (user input) to the HostProfileManager.ApplyHostConfig_Task method. To produce a complete answer file, call the HostProfile.ExecuteHostProfile method and fill in any missing parameters in the returned ProfileExecuteResult.requireInput list. After you execute the profile successfully, you can pass the complete required input list to the apply method.
unknown | Answer file status is not known.
valid | Answer file is valid.

Show WSDL type definition
<simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pbm="urn:pbm" name="HostProfileManagerAnswerFileStatus"> <restriction base="xsd:string"> <enumeration value="valid"/> <enumeration value="invalid"/> <enumeration value="unknown"/> </restriction> </simpleType>