6.0
Table Of Contents
- vSphere SDK for Perl Programming Guide
- Contents
- Getting Started with vSphere SDK for Perl
- Writing vSphere SDK for Perl Scripts
- Refining vSphere SDK for Perl Scripts
- Creating and Using Filters
- Filtering Views Selectively Using Properties
- Retrieving the ServiceInstance Object on a vSphere Host
- Saving and Using Sessions
- Using Multiple Sessions
- Learning About Object Structure Using Data::Dumper
- Specifying Untyped Arguments in Scheduled Tasks and Callbacks
- Using Advanced Subroutines
- vSphere SDK for Perl Subroutine Reference
- Web Services for Management Perl Library
- Credential Store Perl Library
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Index
A
AlarmManager managed object 25
architecture 9
authentication 61
B
blocking methods 28, 30
Boolean data types 11
Boolean values, filter 33
C
CIM 51
CIM profiles 51
CIMOM 51
CIMON 51
ClusterComputeResource managed entity 26
command-line
connection parameters 14
defining options 20
filters 35
parameters 14
Common Information Model 51
components 9
ComputeResource managed entity 26
configuration files 15
connecting to server 22
cp936 encoding 16
credential store example 62
credential store library 61
credential store precedence 13
credstore_admin.pl 62, 65
current time 36
D
Data::Dumper 38
Datacenter managed entity 26
Datastore managed entity 26
dateTime objects 12
dateTime values 12
defining command-line options 20
Distributed Management Task Force 51
Distributed Virtual Switch managed entity 26
DMTF 51
DTMF 51
E
encoding
cp936 16
Shift_JIS 16
enumeration property values, accessing 29
environment variables 14
error messages 12
examples
credential store 62
session file 14
simple script 19
executing subroutines 11
F
filters
Boolean values 12
command-line 35
in script 33
multiple filter example 34
Folder managed entity 26
H
--help option 10
HostSystem managed entity 26
I
importing modules 20
inventory objects 25
L
LicenseManager managed object 25
M
Managed Object Browser 24
managed objects
hierarchy 25
retrieving 22
ManagedObjectReference 24
methods
blocking 30
calling 31
introduction 30
non-blocking 30
omitting optional arguments 31
Microsoft Security Support Provider Interface 15
MOB 24
modules