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TheLab ManagerSOAPapplicationprogramminginterface(API)provides
programmaticaccesstotheLab Managersystem.ByusingthesecureAPI,youcan
connecttoLab ManagerServertoautomateorperformvariousoperations.
TheLab ManagerSOAPAPIusesXMLbasedtechnologies,includingSOAP,asthe
communicationprotocolandWebServicesDescriptionLanguage(WSDL)
asthe
interfacedescriptionlanguage.TheLab ManagerWSDLfiledetailstheavailable
methodsoftheservice(called“operations”inWebServicesvernacular)andparameter
types,aswellastheSOAPendpointfortheservice.
Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:
“IntegratingLabManagerwithAutomatedTestingTools”onpage 10
“SupportedOperations”onpage 10
“LabManagerDataObjects”onpage 10
“StandardsComplianceandCompatibleDevelopmentPlatforms”onpage 11
“Security”onpage 11
“UserAuthentication”onpage 11
Introducing VMware
Lab Manager SOAP API
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