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vSphere SDK for Perl Programming Guide

VMware, Inc. 3

Contents

AboutThisBook 7

RevisionHistory 7

IntendedAudience 7

1 GettingStartedwithvSphere SDK for Perl 9

vSphereSDKforPerlArchitecture 9

UsingvSphereSDKforPerl 10

GettingStarted 10

CommonvSphereSDKforPerlTasks 11

vSphereSDKforPerlProgrammingConventions 11

vSphereSDKforPerlCommonOptions 12

SpecifyingOptions 12

AuthenticatingThroughvCenterServerandvCenterSingleSign‐On 13

Example 13

UsingaSessionFile 13

PassingParametersattheCommandLine 14

SettingEnvironmentVariables 14

Usinga

ConfigurationFile 15

UsingMicrosoftWindowsSecuritySupportProviderInterface(SSPI) 15

CommonOptionsReference 16

HelloHost:RunningYourFirstScript 17

2 WritingvSphereSDKforPerlScripts 19

BasicvSphereSDKforPerlScript 19

Step1:ImportthevSphereSDKforPerlModules 20

Step2:(Optional)DefineScript‐SpecificCommand‐LineOptions 20

Step3:ConnecttotheServer 22

Step4:ObtainViewObjectsofServer‐SideManagedObjects 22

Step5:ProcessViewsandReportResults 22

Step6:ClosetheServerConnection 23

Understanding

Server‐SideObjects 24

UsetheManagedObjectBrowsertoExploreServer‐SideObjects 24

TypesofManagedObjectsandtheManagedObjectHierarchy 25

ManagedObjectHierarchy 26

ManagedEntitiesintheInventory 26

AccessingServer‐SideInventoryObjects 27

UnderstandingPerlViewObjects 28

WorkingwithViewObjectPropertyValues 28

AccessingPropertyValues 28

AccessingSimplePropertyValues 29

AccessingEnumerationPropertyValues 29

ModifyingPropertyValues 29

CreatingDataObjectswithProperties 30

UnderstandingOperationsandMethods 30

Non‐BlockingandBlockingMethods 30

ExamplesofOperations 31

CallingMethods 31