7. VMWARE AND SDKS
●VMware vSphere Web Services SDK
●Official SDK
●Supported by VMware
●Complicated
●Architecture based on
● managed objects (server)
● managed object reference (client)
● data objects
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8. VMWARE AND SDKS
●VMware VI Java SDK
●Open source project created by Steve Jin
from VMware R&D
●http://vijava.sourceforge.net/
●Simplify the use of VI SDK and improve the
performance
●Less lines of code, much faster, and much
more readable code
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9. VMWARE AND SDKS
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vSphere server
VirtualMachine
Managed
object
GuestInfo
data object
vSphere client application
Managed object
reference to a
VirtualMachine
GuestInfo
data object
data objects
network
connection
10. VMWARE AND SDKS
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https://github.com/zanox/viAutomator
13. CHEF AND JBOSS
●Linux-installation
1. FAI (http://fai-project.org/) for basic setup
2. Chef for additional APT-packages
3. Chef for middleware installation
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Sysadmins don’t have any time, never ever!Clicking in vSphere client is boringSetting up JBoss manually is a PITAManual processes are error-proneDonkey work should be automatedDon’t touch the production-system!!!
- Sysadmins never have time- Clicking in vSphere client is boring- Setting up JBoss manually is a PITA- Manual processes are error-prone- Donkey work should be automatedDon’t touch the production-system!!!
Managed Objects:Exist on a vSphere serverRepresent vSphere services and componentsManaged object referencesClient references to server-side objectsClient application uses ManagedObjectReference (MOR)MOR is unique and persistent during an object’s lifetimeData objectsContain information about managed objectsClient application sends/receives data objects
Managed Objects:Exist on a vSphere serverRepresent vSphere services and componentsManaged object referencesClient references to server-side objectsClient application uses ManagedObjectReference (MOR)MOR is unique and persistent during an object’s lifetimeData objectsContain information about managed objectsClient application sends/receives data objects
Chef is an open-source automation platform built to address the hardest infrastructure challenges on the planet.
Chef is an open-source automation platform built to address the hardest infrastructure challenges on the planet.
Chef is an open-source automation platform built to address the hardest infrastructure challenges on the planet.
Chef is an open-source automation platform built to address the hardest infrastructure challenges on the planet.
