""" * ******************************************************* * Copyright (c) VMware, Inc. 2016-2018. All Rights Reserved. * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT * ******************************************************* * * DISCLAIMER. THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE AUTHOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, * NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. """ __author__ = 'VMware, Inc.' __vcenter_version__ = '6.5+' from com.vmware.vcenter_client import VM def get_vm(client, vm_name): """ Return the identifier of a vm Note: The method assumes that there is only one vm with the mentioned name. """ names = set([vm_name]) vms = client.vcenter.VM.list(VM.FilterSpec(names=names)) if len(vms) == 0: print("VM with name ({}) not found".format(vm_name)) return None vm = vms[0].vm print("Found VM '{}' ({})".format(vm_name, vm)) return vm def get_vms(client, vm_names): """Return identifiers of a list of vms""" vms = client.vcenter.VM.list(VM.FilterSpec(names=vm_names)) if len(vms) == 0: print('No vm found') return None print("Found VMs '{}' ({})".format(vm_names, vms)) return vms