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VMware Lab Manager SOAP API Guide
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Requirements
TheinstructionsinthischapterassumethataninstanceofLab Managerisinstalled,
configured,andrunningonyournetwork.Beforeyoucanstartdevelopingan
application,reviewtheserequirements:
 YoumustknowtheaddressoftheLab Managerserverinstance,startingwithits
fully‐qualifiedhostnameorIPaddress.
Forexample,https://hostname.company.com/LabManager.
 YoumusthaveanaccountwithLab ManagerAdministratorprivilegesonthe
targetLab Managerserver.
IfyouarenotanAdministrator,haveyourLab ManagerAdministratorsetyouup
withaLab Manageraccount.
AssumingyouhaveanappropriateaccountontheLab ManagerServer,youcan
continuewith“ObtainingandImportingtheWSDL.”
Obtaining and Importing the WSDL
Aswithanystandards‐basedSOAPAPIimplementation,theLab ManagerAPI
definitionisavailableontheWebserviceasanXML‐formattedWSDLfile.
ToobtaintheWSDL,launchInternetExplorer5.5orhigherandnavigatetothisURL
foryourLab ManagerServer:
https://<hostname>/LabManager/SOAP/LabManager.asmx?WSDL
TheWSDLdefinesalltheLab ManagerAPIcallsandobjects.
FormoreinformationonWSDL,see:
http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl
Importing the WSDL File into Your Development Platform
AfteryouobtaintheWSDL,importitintoyourdevelopmentenvironmentand
generatethenecessaryobjectsforuseinbuildingclientWebserviceapplications.The
processdependsonyourdevelopmentenvironment,programminglanguage,and
associatedtools.Forexample,theMicrosoftVisualStudiodevelopmentenvironment
handlesthetasksautomatically.
Thenextsection
providesanexampleofobtainingtheWSDLandimportingitinthe
MicrosoftVisualStudio2003.Forinstructionsaboutotherdevelopmentplatforms,see
theproductdocumentationforyourplatform.