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This directory contains samples for the ESXi Hardware Compatibility APIs. ESXi Hardware Compatibility feature generates a hardware compatibility report for a given ESXi against a target ESXi version.
For more information, please review the official release notes.
The feature is realized with the following APIs: * Compatibility Data Download: Updates the local compatibility data on the vCenter based on the latest version in the VMware Official repository. * Compatibility Data Status: Provides information about when the compatibility Datastore on the vCenter was last synced with VMware Official Repository. * Compatibility Releases : Lists the available ESXi releases for a given host that can be used to generate a compatibility report. * Compatibility Report: Generates a compatibility report for the source host against the target version.
Overview of the directory code samples: * compatibility_data_update_sample.py - Corresponds to Compatibiliy Data download operation as mentioned above. * compatibility_data_status_sample.py - Corresponds to Compatibiliy Data status as mentioned above. * compatibility_releases_sample.py - Corresponds to Compatibility Releases operation as mentioned above. * compatibility_report_sample.py - Corresponds to Compatibility Report operation as mentioned above.
To view the available command-line options:
$ python compatibility_data_update_sample.py --help
$ python compatibility_data_status_sample.py --help
$ python compatibility_releases_sample.py --help
$ python compatibility_report_sample.py --help
Running the samples:
$ python compatibility_data_update_sample.py --server <vCenter Server IP> --username <username> --password <password> --skipverification
$ python compatibility_data_status_sample.py --server <vCenter Server IP> --username <username> --password <password> --skipverification
$ python compatibility_releases_sample.py --server <vCenter Server IP> --username <username> --password <password> --host <MOID of the host> --skipverification
$ python compatibility_report_sample.py --server <vCenter Server IP> --username <username> --password <password> --host <MOID of the host> --release <Target ESXi release> --skipverification
Testbed Requirement:
* 1 vCenter Server appliance version 7.0 or above are supported.