Module for the VIS adapter


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Top-level processes

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  • Create Items
  • Delete Items
  • Find Items
  • Perform Operations
  • Update Items

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SetupValidation directory

The processes in the SetupValidation directory contain sample values for the request elements. These sample values can be quickly changed to reflect the values in your environment. A process is provided to test each supported method of executing operations in VMware Infrastructure.

 Utilities directory

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Example

For the Power On VM operation, you can use the complex XML generated by the Construct Item for Power On VM constructor process.


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Note

You can use the constructor processes to generate complex XML inputs that are consumed by the functional processes. For more information about constructor processes, see Utilities directory.


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The following table describes the input elements used by a wrapper process in the adapter module. 

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Example

For the Create Host wrapper process, you can obtain the Items XML by using the Construct Create Host Item process in the Utilities folder in Project Explorer of the Development Studio.


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<vmware-infrastructure-request>
    <operation-type>Host</operation-type>
    <operation-name>Create_Host</operation-name>
    <user-name></user-name>
    <password></password>
    <parameters>
        <folder>TestHostFolder</folder>
        <datacenter>BMC</datacenter>
        <spec>
            <force>false</force>
            <host-name>abc.bmc.com</host-name>
            <password></password>
            <port></port>
            <user-name>root</user-name>
            <vim-account-name></vim-account-name>
            <vim-account-password></vim-account-password>
            <folder>vm</folder>
        </spec>
        <add-connected>false</add-connected>
    </parameters>
</vmware-infrastructure-request>


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    <items>
     <item>
        <parameters>
            <folder>TestHostFolder</folder>
            <datacenter>BMC</datacenter>
            <spec>
                <force>false</force>
                <host-name>abc.bmc.com</host-name>
                <password></password>
                <port></port>
                <user-name>root</user-name>
                <vim-account-name></vim-account-name>
                <vim-account-password></vim-account-password>
                <folder>vm</folder>
            </spec>
            <add-connected>false</add-connected>
        </parameters>
     </item>
    <items>

 

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