VMware VI and vSphere SDK : managing the VMware infrastructure and vSphere

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jin, Steve, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

VMware.

Virtual computer systems.

Web services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 620 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Prentice Hall 2010

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Drive Even More Value from Virtualization: Write VMware® Applications that Automate Virtual Infrastructure Management Companies running VMware have already achieved enormous gains through virtualization. The next wave of benefits will come when they reduce the time and effort required to run and manage VMware platforms. The VMware Infrastructure Software Development Kit (VI SDK) includes application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow developers and administrators to do just that. Until now, there has been little documentation for the APIs. In VMware VI and vSphere SDK, software architect Steve Jin demystifies the entire VMware VI and new vSphere SDK and offers detailed, task-based coverage of using the APIs to manage VMware more efficiently and cost-effectively. Jin walks you through using the VI SDK and cloud-computing vSphere SDK to manage ESX servers, ESX clusters, and VirtualCenter servers in any environment–no matter how complex. Drawing on his extensive expertise working with VMware strategic partners and enterprise customers, he places the VI SDK in practical context, presenting realistic samples and proven best practices for building robust, effective solutions. Jin demonstrates how to manage every facet of a VMware environment, including inventory, host systems, virtual machines (VMs), snapshots, VMotion, clusters, resource pools, networking, storage, data stores, events, alarms, users, security, licenses, and scheduled tasks. Coverage includes Understanding how the VI SDK fits into your VMware VI and Cloud Ready vSphere Environment Discovering the VI and vSphere SDK from the bottom up Using the author’s new VI Java API to write shorter, faster, and more maintainable code Managing VI and vSphere inventory and configurations Moving running VMs and storages across different physical platforms without disruption Optimizing system resources, hardening system securities, backing up VMs and other resources Leveraging events, alarms, and scheduled tasks to automate the system management Developing powerful applications that integrate multiple API features and run on top of or alongside VMware platforms Using the VI SDK to monitor performance Scripting with the VI SDK: building solutions with VI Perl, PowerShell, and Jython Avoiding the pitfalls that trip up VMware VI developers Integrating with and extending VMware platforms using VI SDK This book is an indispensable resource for all VMware developers and administrators who want to get...

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Preface

Chapter 1. VMware Infrastructure Overview

Chapter 2. VI SDK Basics

Chapter 3. Hello VI

Chapter 4. Using PropertyCollector and SearchIndex

Chapter 5. Introducing the VI Java API

Chapter 6. Managing Inventory

Chapter 7. Managing Host Systems

Chapter 8. Managing Virtual Machines, Snapshots, and VMotion

Chapter 9. Managing Clusters and Resource Pools

Chapter 10. Managing Networking

Chapter 11. Managing Storage and Datastores

Chapter 12. Events and Alarms

Chapter 13. Performance Monitoring

Chapter 14. Task and ScheduledTask

Chapter 15. User and License Administration

Chapter 16. Extending the VI Client

Chapter 17. Scripting the VI SDK with Jython, Perl, and PowerShell

Chapter 18. Advanced Topics

Appendix A. The Managed Object Types

Appendix B. The Performance Counters

Appendix C. Cmdlets in the VI Toolkit (for Windows)

Appendix D. Unified Modeling Language

Appendix E. VI SDK Web Services

Appendix F. What Is New in vSphere 4 SDK?

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612432064

9780137154463

0137154461

9781282432062

1282432060

9780137154456

0137154453

OCLC:

609599712