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< p > vSphere Client< / p >
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< dt id = "vmware.vapi.vsphere.client.StubFactory" >
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< em class = "property" > < span class = "pre" > class< / span > < / em > < code class = "sig-prename descclassname" > < span class = "pre" > vmware.vapi.vsphere.client.< / span > < / code > < code class = "sig-name descname" > < span class = "pre" > StubFactory< / span > < / code > < span class = "sig-paren" > (< / span > < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > stub_config< / span > < / span > < / em > < span class = "sig-paren" > )< / span > < a class = "headerlink" href = "#vmware.vapi.vsphere.client.StubFactory" title = "Permalink to this definition" > ¶< / a > < / dt >
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< dd > < p > Bases: < code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubFactoryBase< / span > < / code > < / p >
< p > Initialize StubFactoryBase< / p >
< dl class = "field-list simple" >
< dt class = "field-odd" > Parameters< / dt >
< dd class = "field-odd" > < p > < strong > stub_config< / strong > (< code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.StubConfiguration< / span > < / code > ) – < / p >
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< / dl >
< / dd > < / dl >
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< dt id = "vmware.vapi.vsphere.client.VsphereClient" >
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< em class = "property" > < span class = "pre" > class< / span > < / em > < code class = "sig-prename descclassname" > < span class = "pre" > vmware.vapi.vsphere.client.< / span > < / code > < code class = "sig-name descname" > < span class = "pre" > VsphereClient< / span > < / code > < span class = "sig-paren" > (< / span > < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > session< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > server< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > username< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > password< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > bearer_token< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > hok_token< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > private_key< / span > < / span > < / em > < span class = "sig-paren" > )< / span > < a class = "headerlink" href = "#vmware.vapi.vsphere.client.VsphereClient" title = "Permalink to this definition" > ¶< / a > < / dt >
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< dd > < p > Bases: < code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > vmware.vapi.bindings.stub.ApiClient< / span > < / code > < / p >
< p > vSphere Client class that provides access to stubs for all services in the
vSphere API< / p >
< p > Initialize VsphereClient by creating a parent stub factory instance
of all vSphere components.< / p >
< dl class = "field-list simple" >
< dt class = "field-odd" > Parameters< / dt >
< dd class = "field-odd" > < p > < strong > session< / strong > (< code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > requests.Session< / span > < / code > ) – < / p >
< / dd >
< / dl >
< p > then one is automatically created and used
:type server: < code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code >
:param server: vCenter host name or IP address
:type username: < code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code >
:param username: Name of the user
:type password: < code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code >
:param password: Password of the user
:type bearer_token: < code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code >
:param bearer_token: SAML Bearer Token
:type hok_token: < code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code >
:param hok_token: SAML Hok Token
:type private_key: < code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code >
:param private_key: Absolute file path of the private key of the user< / p >
< / dd > < / dl >
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< dl class = "py function" >
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< dt id = "vmware.vapi.vsphere.client.create_vsphere_client" >
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< code class = "sig-prename descclassname" > < span class = "pre" > vmware.vapi.vsphere.client.< / span > < / code > < code class = "sig-name descname" > < span class = "pre" > create_vsphere_client< / span > < / code > < span class = "sig-paren" > (< / span > < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > server< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > username< / span > < / span > < span class = "o" > < span class = "pre" > =< / span > < / span > < span class = "default_value" > < span class = "pre" > None< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > password< / span > < / span > < span class = "o" > < span class = "pre" > =< / span > < / span > < span class = "default_value" > < span class = "pre" > None< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > bearer_token< / span > < / span > < span class = "o" > < span class = "pre" > =< / span > < / span > < span class = "default_value" > < span class = "pre" > None< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > hok_token< / span > < / span > < span class = "o" > < span class = "pre" > =< / span > < / span > < span class = "default_value" > < span class = "pre" > None< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > private_key< / span > < / span > < span class = "o" > < span class = "pre" > =< / span > < / span > < span class = "default_value" > < span class = "pre" > None< / span > < / span > < / em > , < em class = "sig-param" > < span class = "n" > < span class = "pre" > session< / span > < / span > < span class = "o" > < span class = "pre" > =< / span > < / span > < span class = "default_value" > < span class = "pre" > None< / span > < / span > < / em > < span class = "sig-paren" > )< / span > < a class = "headerlink" href = "#vmware.vapi.vsphere.client.create_vsphere_client" title = "Permalink to this definition" > ¶< / a > < / dt >
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< dd > < p > Helper method to create an instance of the vSphere API client.
Please provide one of the following options to authenticate:< / p >
< blockquote >
< div > < ul class = "simple" >
< li > < p > username and password,< / p > < / li >
< li > < p > bearer_token,< / p > < / li >
< li > < p > hok_token and private_key< / p > < / li >
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< / div > < / blockquote >
< dl class = "field-list simple" >
< dt class = "field-odd" > Parameters< / dt >
< dd class = "field-odd" > < ul class = "simple" >
< li > < p > < strong > server< / strong > (< code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code > ) – < / p > < / li >
< li > < p > < strong > username< / strong > (< code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code > ) – < / p > < / li >
< li > < p > < strong > password< / strong > (< code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code > ) – < / p > < / li >
< li > < p > < strong > bearer_token< / strong > (< code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code > ) – < / p > < / li >
< li > < p > < strong > hok_token< / strong > (< code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code > ) – < / p > < / li >
< li > < p > < strong > private_key< / strong > (< code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > str< / span > < / code > ) – < / p > < / li >
< li > < p > < strong > session< / strong > (< code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > requests.Session< / span > < / code > or < code class = "docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > None< / span > < / code > ) –
is automatically created and used< / p > < / li >
< / ul >
< / dd >
< dt class = "field-even" > Return type< / dt >
< dd class = "field-even" > < p > < code class = "xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > vmware.vapi.vmc.client.VsphereClient< / span > < / code > < / p >
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< dt class = "field-odd" > Returns< / dt >
< dd class = "field-odd" > < p > Vsphere Client instance< / p >
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