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This directory contains samples for Content Library APIs:
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* CRUD operations on a content library - crud/library_crud.py
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* Updating content of a content library item - contentupdate/content_update.py
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* Workflow to deploy an OVF library item to a resource pool - ovfdeploy/deploy_ovf_template.py
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* Workflows to import an OVF package into a content library, and download of an OVF template from a content library - ovfimport/ovf_import_export.py
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* Basic workflow to publish and subscribe content libraries - publishsubscribe/library_publish_subscribe.py
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* Workflow to capture a virtual machine into a content library - vmcapture/vm_template_capture.py
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* Content library ISO item mount and unmount workflow - isomount/iso_mount.py
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* Create a library item containing a virtual machine template - vmtemplate/create_vm_template.py
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* Deploy a virtual machine from a library item containing a virtual machine template - vmtemplate/deploy_vm_template.py
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Running the samples
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$ python <sample-dir>/<sample>.py --server <vCenter Server IP> --username <username> --password <password> <additional-sample-parameters>
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The additional sample parameters are as follows (all parameters can be displayed for any sample using option --help)
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* library_crud.py --datastorename <datastore-name>
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* content_update.py --datastorename <datastore-name>
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* deploy_ovf_template.py --clustername <cluster-name> --libitemname <ovf-item-name>
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* ovf_import_export.py --datastorename <datastore-name>
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* library_publish_subscribe.py --datastorename <datastore-name>
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* vm_template_capture.py --datastorename <datastore-name> --vmname <vm-name>
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* iso_mount.py --datastorename <datastore-name> --vmname <vm-name>
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* create_vm_template.py --datacentername <datacenter-name> --resourcepoolname <resource-pool-name> --datastorename <datastore-name> --vmname <vm-name>
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* deploy_vm_template.py --itemname <item-name> --datacentername <datacenter-name> --foldername <folder-name> --resourcepoolname <resource-pool-name> --datastorename <datastore-name>
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* Testbed Requirement:
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- 1 vCenter Server
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- 2 ESX hosts
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- 1 datastore
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- Some samples need a VM or an OVF library item created as mentioned above
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