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Contents
About This Book 5
1 About the vSphere Web Services SDK 7
Knowledge Required for Using the vSphere Web Services SDK 7
Programming Languages Supported by the vSphere Web Services SDK 8
Types of Applications That You Can Build Using This SDK 8
Downloading the vSphere Web Services SDK 9
Configurations for Sample Authentication with Single Sign-On 9
vSphere Web Services SDK Package Contents 9
SDK Versions and VMware vSphere Product Compatibility 10
2 Setting Up for Java Development 11
Java Development Requirements 11
Set Up for Java Development 11
Software Downloads 11
Set Up for Development Using JAX-WS 12
Batch Files and Shell Scripts for Building and Running Samples 12
Import Server Certificates into the Java Keystore 13
Generating Stubs and Compiling Classes 14
Precompiled JAX-WS Samples 14
Use the Included Build Scripts 14
Running the SimpleClient Sample Application to Validate Setup 15
Run a Sample Application Using the Provided Scripts 15
3 Setting Up for Microsoft C# Development 17
C# Development Requirements 17
Software Downloads for C# Development 17
Setting Up for C# Development 17
Set Up a Development Workstation To Use C# 17
Set Environment Variables To Build C# DLLs and Samples 18
Building the C# SSO DLL 19
Build the C# SSO DLL 19
Prerequisites for Building the C# SSO DLL 19
Building the C# vSphere DLLs 20
XML Serializers 20
Build the C# vSphere DLLs 20
Prerequisites for Building the C# vSphere DLLs 20
Building the C# Sample Programs 21
Build the C# Sample Programs 21
Prerequisites for Building the C# Sample Programs 22
Running the Microsoft .NET C# Version of SimpleClient 23
Run the SimpleClient C# application 23
Prerequisites To Run the SimpleClient C# Application 23
Troubleshooting the Setup 24
Proxy Server Connection Problem 24
sgen Configuration Issues 24