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Chapter 1 Introducing VMware Lab Manager SOAP API
Standards Compliance and Compatible Development
Platforms
TheLab ManagerSOAPAPIcomplieswithSOAP1.1,WSDL1.1,andotherstandards
identifiedintheWS‐IBasicProfileVersion1.1.TheLab ManagerSOAPAPIworkswith
currentSOAPdevelopmentenvironmentsthatadheretotheBasicProfileVersion1.1
standards.TheexamplesinthisdocumentusetheMicrosoftVisualStudio
.NET2003
developmentenvironmentandtheC#programminglanguage.
IfyouareusingVisualStudiofor.NETdevelopment,VMwarerecommendsthatyou
useVisualStudio2003orhigher.
Security
ClientapplicationsthataccesstheLab Managerdatainyourorganizationaresubjectto
thesamesecurityprotectionsthatareusedintheLab ManagerWebconsole.
Lab ManagerexposesallSOAPAPImethodsusingSSL.
WhenaccessingtheSOAPAPIwiththeWebserviceURL,youmightseeanSSL
certificatewarning.Accept
thecertificatetousetheAPIorreplacethecertificatewitha
validsignedcertificate.
User Authentication
Clientapplicationsmustprovidevalidcredentials—aLab Manageruseraccount,
password,andorganizationname—witheachLab ManagerWebservicemethodcall.
TheLab ManagerServerauthenticatesthesecredentials.
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OTEImplementationdifferencesincertaindevelopmentplatformsmightprevent
accesstosomeorallofthefeaturesintheLab ManagerSOAPAPI.