How to wait a task after cloning VM with VMWare.vim.dll ?
Hello everybody, I work on a web interface which manage virtual machines on vsphere Esx 5.5. My interface is based on .net web forms (not MVC)I followed jeffpaton posts (using VMware.Vim ) which...
View ArticleHow to get IP address of vCenter Server?
I want to get IP address of vCenter Server from my plugin. But from vimObjectReferenceService, I only can get host name of vCenter Server (something like vc01.example.local). Is there anyway to get IP...
View Articlelock vsepehe
Hello we used vcenter server lock it We removed it vcenter but not unlock server on vcenter now we can not login to vSphere it massage locked please help me
View ArticleHow do I fetch the value of active client from vSphere SDK
The command (esxcli call) shown in the picture above lists all portgroups and associated vswitch info for an ESX host system. I am wondering how I would obtain value for "Active Client" in the list...
View ArticleVSphere Java SDK: How to get the time when Virtual Machine was powered off
VSphere Java SDK: How to get the time when Virtual Machine was powered off For getting Powered on Time, I am using vm.getRuntime().getBootTime().getTime(); Problem is as per VM docs bootTime property...
View ArticleHow to get VirtualMachine moid
I just started working with the MOB and learning about MOID's. I was hoping to get the VirtualMachine MOID. We have ESXi hosts with free license. Any way to get this? I just want to execute...
View ArticleWhich is the best way to include third party jars into a vSphere Web Client...
Hello, I created a plugin for vSphere Web Client which is using some third party jars. For this, I defined them as bundles in plugin-package.xml and also added the packages in Import-Package section of...
View ArticleQuestion on vSphere client plugin
Hi all, I have a basic question on vSphere client plugin. VMware documentation clearly says that.net based plug-in style is deprecated but all the new product that i saw recently that has vSphere...
View ArticleDeploy Samples in vsphere web client-ui
Hello, I'm setting up my enviroment for developing a plugin for vsphere web client sdk using Spring Source Tool suite 3.0.0. When importing the sample packages to compile and deploy to validate my...
View ArticleCheck for datastore compatibility before performing vm migration/relocation
Hi, I have tried vm relocation/migration and works well, but the problem i am facing is checking for the compatibility of datastore before relocating the VM to the said datastore. How can we check...
View ArticleIssue accessing vsphere object from Web Client UI Layer
Hello, I'm currently working to create a custom plugin for Equallogic, using vsphere 5.1 Web Client development enviroment. I'm trying to access a vsphere object or object id's as reference to process...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client Plugins - How to Debug the Flex UI
Hello: It seems that in order to develop Flex based plugins using the vSphere Web Client Plugins SDK and get "full integration", the developer is encouraged to employ an MVC framework that is part of...
View ArticleAdd columns for NAS Mounts on Reporting
Hi, I'm trying to extend the list view for NAS Mounts (Host > Monitor > Storage Reports > Report on NAS Mounts). I checked the documentation on...
View ArticleBest to use vSphere Web Client SDK forum for Web Client plugin questions
FYI, if you haven't seen it yet, there is a separate forum dedicated to the new vSphere Web Client SDK:http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/developer/forums/vspherewebsdk?view=discussions It's...
View ArticleUID to ManagedObjectReference in vsphere web client
Hello , I'm currently implementing an Plugin using vsphere web client. I'm currently implementing my own custom service layer , however to give the application the notion of context and initiate a web...
View ArticleLegacy Script Plugins in Web Client
On page 91 of vSphere Web Client Extension Programming Guide - version 5.1 the following text appears The vSphere Web Client provides partial support for script plug-ins that you have created for...
View ArticleCreating Plug-in Documentation
Hi With reference to the the "Creating and Deploying Documentation Plug-Ins" in the Extensions Programming Guide at...
View ArticlevSphere Client Plug In - launch putty ssh
Does a plug in exist to launch an app from the vSphere Client? I want to right click on a vm/host and launch putty.exe with the ip address as an argument. I thought I saw something that did this. A...
View ArticleFlex Builder for vCenter-Plug-in development
Hello, I'm currently using a trail version of Flex builder available for vCenter-Extension development. We don't you use Flex so often, Is there a requirement to buy Flex builder (Flash Builder 4.6)...
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