Getting started vmware apps
- 1. Virtualize Planet Getting Started, writing VMware APPs for novice programmers Sponsored by www.virtualizeplanet.com Author: Ricky El-Qasem: 2011
- 2. Breaking the magicians code 11/23/2012 2
- 3. No Programmers Allowed I’m not a programmer I do not speak in Fortran or C++ The point of this session is that its for novices like me www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 3
- 4. A word from the sponsors All apps mentioned in this presentation are not the products of Canopy Cloud. Ricky developed these apps before joining Canopy. Canopy Private Cloud Solutions Catalogue: Vertical & Horizontal Workloads Management & Orchestration vCloud Director - vSphere Canopy Appstore Canopy Cloud Infrastructure Vblock - Best-of-Breed www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 4
- 5. My Apps VPsnapper = where it all started Resource Pool Scheduler vDisk Waste Finder vSphere Plug-in Wizard = Best Free Tools VMworld 2011 vDisk Informer www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 5
- 6. Different APIs COM API Web server API = SDK PowerCLI Etc etc www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 6
- 7. What you need before you begin .Net IDE = Visual Studio .Net or Java IDE = Netbeans www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 7
- 8. So how did I do it? VPsnapper I needed a way to revert the default snapshots on all my VMs with one click + COM API Document www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 8
- 9. VPSnapper www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 9
- 10. The SDK is the future Resource Pool Scheduler •Student gave me an idea. I needed to be able to shift resource allocation from pool to pool • Once again I used the book and the SDK programmers guide but failed at stage 1 • Stage 1 was to list all VMs running • I posted my failure on VMTN = VMware Communities • Few days later VMware sent me a fixed version of my test app. • This was a huge springboard www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 10
- 11. Another Useful Book Samples are in JAVA However I found I could easily copy from JAVA to C# .NET www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 11
- 12. The SDK Tree ExtensibleManagedObject ManagedEntity ResourcePool ComputeResource Hostsystem Datacenter Folder VirtualMachine ClusterComputeResource www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 12
- 13. MOB = Managed Object Browser https://yourserver/mob www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 13
- 14. How to work with the SDK Make a connection Filter only what you need – Proprerty Spec Which hierarchy objects to search - Traversal Spec www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 14
- 15. VIMAPI in .net 2 x Dlls – import in to your code Using Statement: www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 15
- 16. MOREF Managed Object Reference You do not manipulate the VMware objects like VMs, Folders, Hosts and Datastores directly You work with a representation of those objects known as a Managed Object Reference aka MOREF Its all about the MOREF! www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 16
- 17. Data model Managed Object Types = objects that have properties and methods MOREF = local representation Data Object = just pure data and no actions www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 17
- 18. vSphere Plug-in Wizard Finalist in Best Free vSphere Tools VMworld 2011 Plugs in Website of your choice into vSphere Client www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 18
- 19. vSphere Plug-in Wizard www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 19
- 20. vDisk Informer Helps you find wasted vDisk space Helps you find misaligned vDisks Use Gparted to fix www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 20
- 21. vDisk Waste Finder Previous version of vDisk Informer VMUG can have copy of code. Demo www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 21
- 22. Extreme GUI Makeover Before After www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 22
- 23. Tips on creating a sexy GUI www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 23
- 24. Tips on creating a sexy GUI www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 24
- 25. Tips on creating a sexy GUI www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 25
- 26. www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 26
- 27. Writing Config www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 27
- 28. Performing an action ManagedObjectReference moref_task = _service.PowerOffVM (moref_VM, moref_Host); www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 28
- 29. My best tip as a novice Take an existing example and hack it to death with trial and error until you get it working for your needs If something doesn’t work post it on VMware's Community forum After today code for vDisk Waste Finder will be available from my blog www.virtualizeplanet.com www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 29
- 30. Disclaimer: Virtualize Planet will not be held liable for any actions you perform in your environment. Anything you learn from this material should be used at your own discretion and be warned actions you perform can be damaging. Always consult a professional. www.virtualizeplanet.com 11/23/2012 30
Editor's Notes
- #31: I hope you enjoyed this material and look out for my next one what ever that may be.