vSphere Perl SDK - querying Baseboard Management Controller address
Does anyone know if its possible to query the Baseboard Management Controller object using the vSphere Perl SDK? This is the object that is defined under the Hardware Status tab for an ESXi host.All my...
View ArticleHostinfo.pl script printing out too much information
Hi,I'm new to Perl and the Perl SDK so please go easy on me if this is a known issue or if I'm just doing something wrong. I'm using hostinfo.pl to obviously get some host information but sometimes it...
View ArticleUpgraded to vSphere 6 perl SDK , SOAP errors
After successful upgrade to vSphere 6u2, I can no longer run API scripts:vmcreate.pl --url https://${vcenter}:443/sdk/webService <parameters> Results in:Error creating VM 'testVM':SOAP...
View ArticlePHP with Perl SDK won't run properly
Hi,I have a simple Perl script (see below) that grabs the hosts from my vCenter and prints it out to the terminal.#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use VMware::VIRuntime; Opts::parse();...
View ArticleTrying to return the naa.XXX value for the datatores of a VM
I have been unable to return the Device number for the datastores associated with VMs. Our admins poorly named the datastores so the only way to see what array the VMDKs are being housed on is by...
View ArticleNewbie question Regarding Opts::validate()
Hey, I have just started using the SDK and have a query regarding the opts::validate(). I have implemented perl a script which will loop through an array of vCenters calling a connect subroutine for...
View ArticleGet WWN of a ESXi host by using vSphere SDK for Perl
I tried to get wwn of a ESXi host by using vSphere SDK for Perl, but it does not success. All the information I can get is bus number, device's name, driver's name ......
View ArticleDetermine configure file (.vmx) of a VM by using Vsphere Perl SDK
I have a VM which is deployed in an ESXi of a vCenter. For each harddisk of the VM, I can get path to the place it's stored in the database. So, can I get path of configure file (.vmx) of the VM in the...
View ArticleDetermine the VM which are using the configure file (.vmx) in datastore
In the vCenter Server, from the vmx file inside a directory in a datastore, how to detect the VM name which are using this file by using vSphere SDK for Perl. Thanks in advance
View ArticleRename a file or folder inside datastore of vCenter using vSphere SDK for perl
Dear allI want to rename a file or folder in a datastore of an ESXi. How to do this by using vSphere SDK for perl.
View ArticleMoving vNIC on existing VM to new DVS portgroup
This code: http://pastebin.com/GRsniSVe will run to completion with no errors, but doesn't actually move the vNIC to the designated portgroup. It successfully finds the portgroup by its VLAN id [Line...
View ArticleChange LUN of RDM of VM using vSphere SDK for perl
I have a VM, which have a raw device mapper disk (RDM). The RDM is added by using LUN 6 of my storage device. Now, I want to change the RDM to LUN 9 (same properties as LUN 6), but it does not success....
View ArticleCreate VMFS datastore without format the disk
When I use method CreateVmfsDatastore, it create datastore successfully, but the content of LUN is formated. So, is there any way to create the vmfs datastore but still keep the content of LUN.
View ArticleCopy delta file of virtual disk (snapshot file) using vsphere sdk for perl
I can use method CopyVirtualDisk_Task (https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/converter-sdk/conv60_apireference/vim.VirtualDiskManager.html#deleteVirtualDisk) to copy normal virtual disk file...
View Articlecreating a virtual machine with php
Perhapsfor someonehandy. Creating a virtual machine with php
View ArticleDoes vSphere Perl SDK for vSphere 6.0 support vSphere 6.5 (VCSA 6.5) ?
I have found out that the behavior of vSphere Perl SDK for vSphere 6.0 is defferent on vSphere 6.5 .Need Help to solve this issue. There is no issue on vSphere Perl SDK for vSphere 6.0. If there is a...
View ArticleTask which is created by vsphere SDK can be suspended forever
Dear allI have a perl script, which use vSphere SDK for Perl to create a task (Please refer to...
View ArticleCreate a schedule task for multiple actions
I can use create schedule task by using method createScheduledTask (https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/converter-sdk/conv60_apireference/vim.scheduler.ScheduledTaskManager.html#create) for a...
View ArticleQuerty tags via Perl SDK
Hi, We recently changed from the use of Custom attributes to Tags. Custom attributes can be read, set etc via Perl SDK, no problems there. Now, there seems to be no way to use or at least read Tags...
View ArticleSimple Perl code to get VM parent host
Hello, I am struggling with the object usage in perl; my goal is to pass a VM name as parameter and return some information of the ESXi parent host: use strict;use Data::Dumper;use VMware::VIRuntime;#...
View ArticlePerl SDK 6.5 and Vsphere
Hello,We are using a Perl script which querry the VCenter and collect the VM annotation property. But we want to change and collect the tags of the VM. But (thanks to this forum) apparently you can use...
View ArticleLicense of vSphere SDK for Perl
Dear all.I want to know what kind of license of vSphere SDK for Perl (for example: GNU, GPL ...), but I cannot find it anywhere in the Internet.Do anyone know where to get this information.Thank you
View ArticleRedhat 7.3 Perl SDK break python libs
Hello, after we are installing per sdk, ansible and other python related tools are broken. So you has to rm the file /usr/bin/six.pyc. I installed VMware-vSphere-Perl-SDK-6.5.0-4566394.x86_64.tar.gz So...
View ArticleAdding a disk using SDRS
Hello, I'm trying to add a disk to a VM using SDRS. Here's my piece of code: my ($vm, $sp, $controllerKey, $unit, $disksize) = @_ my $disk_backing_info =...
View ArticlePerk SDK script returns nothing
I'm trying to configure Icinga to monitor my VMware environment and I've hit a wall. I am using Ubuntu 16.4 LTS as the base OS. I've installed all of the perl modules for the SDK and installed the SDK....
View ArticleHow vmware mob is implemented?
I need to redesign our existing perl code, currently we look for objects like VM and Hosts using the name then make vix call to get the object reference this approach is slow in some environments.We...
View ArticleVim::find_entity_view in vSphere 6.5
Hi folks, we have installed our first vCenter 6.5 appliance and now a script that ever worked without any problems doesn't work anymore.The PerlSDK is still on 6.0, but I can not believe that they did...
View Articlenew to perl SDK, can i use 6.0 sdk to contact and do things with esxi 6.5
Hell all, I am new to perl sdk, i am wondering if i can use sdk 6.0 with esxi version 6.5
View Articletrouble matching snapshot
I have these 2 subroutines:sub _remove_snap { my ( $vm ) = @_; # skip if no snapshots on vm unless ( defined $vm->snapshot ) { print $vm->name . " has no snapshots, skipping\n";...
View ArticleHow to remove permission for vm with perl script?
I can learn how to assign permission for vm from this post:https://communities.vmware.com/thread/247038But, i want to RemoveEntityPermission of vm for some user account, any idea? Thanks.
View ArticleAssign IP to a Windows VM via API
Hi, Can someone guide me on how we can assign ip to a Windows VM dynimically i.e., assigning IP later point of time after initial customization using API or any other alternate method? Thanks
View ArticleUnexpected arguments while elevating FolderOperations::CreateFolder subroutine
Hi! We have vCenter v6.0 installation and i'm trying to write a Perl script. One part of this script should create a folder. For example - called "123"Here is the perl code I wrote:$folder =...
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Install VMWare Perl SDK on Debian 9
Dear All I try to install VMWare Perl SDK 5.5 and I also tried 6.5 on Debian9 so I'm able to monitor it over Nagios. But the installation always fails with:Openssl-devel is not installed on the...
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Tutorial: Create inventory tree using vSphere SDK for Perl
Hi everyone, I wrote a short tutorial on obtaining vSphere inventory items in a tree-like structure using Perl SDK. It's not difficult, however I hadn't been able to find one so I felt like sharing it....
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Tutorial: Get VM performance data using vSphere SDK for Perl
Hi, I turned one of my older scripts into another tutorial. This time it will be about querying and obtaining performance data using the Perl SDK....
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Modify vApp properties with VI Perl
Hello, I have some VMs I'm using as templates, with custom OVF properties, like shown below : On this VM there is a script run at boot time that retrieves these properties and configure some stuff in...
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Deleting a template from vSphere
Does anyone know a way to delete a template from vSphere, e.g. using the Perl SDL?I can delete VMs using the SDK, or the rest API (using Curl).But templates don't show up in the list of VMs. I can see...
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EventFilterSpecByTime not working ?
Hello,I'm trying to write a little perl script to collect events related to VM from the last 24H on a vCenter with the Perl VMware SDK 6.5I use this code:my ($Y,$M,$D,$H,$Min,$S,$st,$et); my $today...
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find_entity_views API is failing
One of our cusotmer has reported two issues related to vmware API on same vcenter and hence putting the details of both issues :Issue 1 (Wrapper timeout issue): Customer reported that our product's...
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6.5 DATA STORE VMF6 SPACE RECLAIM
Hello Team I have removed few vms from tthe data store , unfortunately, i am not able to reclaim the space and there is no auto reclaim , anybody have idea how to reclaim the space. I did " Edit space...
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SSPI = Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password.
HIWe use perl scripts to log into vCenter 5.5 with Single Sign On. However if I use the same script to point to our 6.0 or 6.5 vCenter it fails. I updated to the latest SDK and still the same. Powercli...
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How to get tagging related objects
Hi guys,I'm looking for a way to list on a vcenter, all tags.Then, all objects associated to those tags.I Know that I'm supposed to use Vapi on Vcenter 6.0+, and I mannaged to use correctly the script...
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How we can collect vCenter Cluster Used or Available reservation
Hi,I am looking for a way to find out Cluster's Resource Reservation info at least for CPU and Memory... I collected total reserved capacity some how like...my $cluster_view =...
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Provisioning virtual NVDIMM with Perl SDK
Hi everyone!I am trying to provision a virtual NVDIMM device using the Perl SDK. Specifically how the default storage policy for the PMEM datastore backing the device is determined / used.I actually...
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How to get alarm definations list on a datacenter with sdk ?
Hello, i'm trying to get the preset alarm definations list on datacenterbut all I can find is the powerCLI scripts which is not what I need, like get-alarmDefinationDoes the sdk provide the interface...
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Binding ip-address into a newly-generated virtualNic
I'm writing perl application about creating virtualNic in vCenter. Until now, the virtualNic is generated successfully and the mac-address can be retrieved, but I have to wait fourty-second...
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vSphere SDK for non-system Perl
Hi All,Is installing the vSphere SDK for Perl using a non-system Perl suppotred? Meaning, if I download, compile and install a specific version of Perl on my Linux server can I install the vSphere SDK...
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VMWare perl SDK - What packages are required in addition to main package
Hi,I'm try to run list_vms.pl using perl sdk vmware. So I installed:VMware-vSphere-Perl-SDK-6.7.0-8156551.x86_64.tar.gz However the perl sdk vmware does not appear to...
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Next VMware Perl SDK version
Hi VMware team,The last Perl SDK 6.7 was released April 2018 and I'm having some issues while using it:Can't load class 'ArrayOfDatastoreEventArgument' at /usr/share/perl5/VMware/VIMRuntime.pm line 52,...
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