vSphere API always retrieves cached IP address
Hi, we have a tool developed using vmware vpsher api .net sdk which basically performs various opertions below are few: 1. connects to vsphere webclient,2. queries virtual machine specifed 3. check...
View Articleinstant clone suing REST API
Hi everyone. I'm trying to find a way to clone a VM using REST API in vcenter 6.7. I'm experimenting using POSTMAN from an example from this URLREST API - instant_clone It seems perhaps there may be...
View ArticleHow to install vmware automation sdk for python on the server without...
Hello guys,I have tried to setup a lab environment where it doesn’t have internet connecitivty.So I was wondering how to install this sdk for python offline.Can anyone shed some light on this...
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instant Clone
Hi all, Does anyone have a sample of json code to use with REST API to use the Instant clone feature? Or has anyone had any luck with this feature? I'm using postman to try to get this to work with...
View ArticleREST API to get vCenter Services.
Hi, How can I get vCenter services using vSphere 6.7 REST API?I can't do the calls using two REST calls using vSphere API explorer after authentication:GET https://{server}/rest/vcenter/services GET...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client HTML - Clarity wizard in a modal
Our plugin adds several items to context menus using the com.vmware.vsphere.client.HtmlPluginModalAction. We want one of these to create a wizard, similar to existing VMware workflows like Create...
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Navigate to a vSphere view or modal from the plugin
Is it possible to Navigate to a vSphere view or a modal from the plugin and pass some data along with it?I want to create a Create Datastore modal for my plugin, which asks the user for some...
View Articlevcenter manageViews extension point
Hello.Our plugin is adding manageViews extension points for different objects (datastore, VM, Host, Cluster..). I am trying to also add a manage view to the top-level, "vCenter" object. i.e. when you...
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config.vpxd.stats.collectPreAggregatedIntervalFactor parameter not present in...
Hi, There is a parameter config.vpxd.stats.collectPreAggregatedIntervalFactor parameter that needs to be set so that collection gets completed within 5 minutes.This parameter was present for 5.5 and...
View ArticleExecute SOAP request to Add Virtual Machine to DRS Group
Hi, I've been working with SOAP messages and the vSphere vimService lately. I've ran into a snag. I want to add a virtual machine to an existing DRS group by send a soap call to the API. Here's what...
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Use Vprobe to trace driver logs
Hi,I want to trace all driver's memory writes. (The driver runs on ESXi hypervisor)Is Vprobe a good solution?
View ArticleSome questions about Python Automation SDK
Hi everybody:I'm new with this SDK and I have some questions about how to use it properly. First of all, I have seen on Github that there's an alternative library called Pyvmomi which can manage...
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My disk says it needs consolidation. SO I did because I had a few snapshots...
My disk says it needs consolidation. SO I did because I had a few snapshots that never got deleted, so now the snapshots has the same name of the original server .vmdk......now, it is saying the disk...
View ArticleNetwork information about Hosts and VMs
Hi everyone:I'm creating this thread because I wanted to know if it's possible to retrieve and update IP addresses and other network information from hosts and VMs using the vSphere Automation SDK. If...
View ArticleIcons are displayed conditionally in object Navigator in HTML5 vSphere Client...
Hi,I am Facing an issue after deploying a Plugin to VSphere Client 6.7 Icons in object navigator are displayed with "Name (Empty)".How can I remove the "(Empty)" string? And also how can I display the...
View ArticleVMWARE Horizon 6.7 auto logon
Hello in previous version of horizon we were able to have instantclone process a windows autologon .since our 6.7 migration we realise that instant clone are provisionned already loged (the template...
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A general system error occurred: SSL Exception: error:14077102:SSL...
Hi,I want to convert a machine with Windows 10 , destination VCenter 5.5. I use converter 6.2.0 Standalone but I still have the error in question.I've already changed in the converter-worker.xml file...
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Tracking vmotions externally
So, I need to track where some of my vms move around to for Oracle compliance. I was scraping syslog with Splunk or plain old syslog, but that broke with the 6.7u3 update so I'm trying to find a...
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Hosts in an SDDC?
Hi,How do I figure out how many hosts are in an SDDC? So far, it isn't obvious which API call I should use.Thanks,-T
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Powershell Core and VMware.VumAutomation
Hi We run most of our Systems on Linux and we tried to install PowerCLI on Powershell Core. This worked fine, but to automate Tasks with the Update Manager I need the VMware.VumAutomation Module, but...
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