Package com.vmware.general

Class PropertyCollector

java.lang.Object

com.vmware.connection.ConnectedVimServiceBase

com.vmware.general.PropertyCollector

@Sample(name="property-collector",
        description="This sample illustrates the property collector features added in version 4.1")
public class PropertyCollector
extends ConnectedVimServiceBase

 PropertyCollector

 This sample illustrates the property collector features added in version 4.1

 Parameters:
 url            [required] : url of the web service.");
 username       [required] : username for the authentication");
 password       [required] : password for the authentication");
 extension      [required] : Extension to be demonstrated [retrieveproperties |
                             updates | filterspec | propertycollector]
 vmname         [optional] : Name of the virtual machine
 maxobjects     [optional] : The maximum number of ObjectContent data objects
                             that should be returned in a single result
 updatetype     [optional] : waitforupdates | checkforupdates| extension
 nooftasks      [optional] : Number of tasks to be created

 Command Line:
 Retrieve Properties Extension
 run.bat com.vmware.general.PropertyCollector --url [webserviceurl]
 --username [username] --password [password] --extension retrieveproperties
 --maxobjects  [maxobjects]

 Updates Extension
 run.bat com.vmware.general.PropertyCollector --url [webserviceurl]
 --username [username] --password [password] --extension updates
 --vmname [vm name] --updatetype  [waitforupdates | checkforupdates| extension]

 Filter Spec Extension
 run.bat com.vmware.general.PropertyCollector --url [webserviceurl]
 --username [username] --password [password] --extension filterspec
 --vmname [vm name] --noofTasks  [Number of tasks to be created]

 Property Collector Extension
 run.bat com.vmware.general.PropertyCollector --url [webserviceurl]
 --username [username] --password [password] --extension propertycollector
 

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.vmware.connection.ConnectedVimServiceBase

ConnectedVimServiceBase.ConnectionException

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
java.lang.String	SVC_INST_NAME

Fields inherited from class com.vmware.connection.ConnectedVimServiceBase

PROP_ME_NAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PropertyCollector()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.SelectionSpec>	buildFullTraversal()
java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.PropertySpec>	buildPropertySpecArray(java.lang.String[][] typeinfo)
void	callContinueRetrieveProperties(java.lang.String token)
void	callCreateFilterSpecEx(java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.ManagedObjectReference> taskArr, java.util.List<java.lang.String> filterProps)
void	callCreatePropertyCollectorEx()
void	callRetrievePropertiesEx(java.lang.String maxObjs)
void	callWaitForUpdatesEx(java.lang.String maxWaitSeconds, java.lang.String maxOjectUpdates)
java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.ManagedObjectReference>	createTasks(int taskLength)
void	doOperations()
void	getInputParameters(java.lang.String[] args)
com.vmware.vim25.SelectionSpec	getSelectionSpec(java.lang.String name)
boolean	getTaskResultAfterDone(com.vmware.vim25.ManagedObjectReference task)	This method returns a boolean value specifying whether the Task is succeeded or failed.
void	handleChanges(java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.PropertyChange> changes)
void	handleObjectUpdate(com.vmware.vim25.ObjectUpdate oUpdate)
void	handleUpdate(com.vmware.vim25.UpdateSet update)
void	main()
java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.ObjectContent>	retrievePropertiesAllObjects(java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.PropertyFilterSpec> listpfs)	Uses the new RetrievePropertiesEx method to emulate the now deprecated RetrieveProperties method.
void	setExtension(java.lang.String extension)
void	setMaxObjects(java.lang.String maxObjects)
void	setNoofTasks(java.lang.String noofTasks)
void	setUpdateType(java.lang.String updateType)
void	setVmName(java.lang.String vmName)
void	validate()

Methods inherited from class com.vmware.connection.ConnectedVimServiceBase

basicConnectionFromConnection, connect, disconnect, getServiceInstanceReference, setConnection, setHostConnection

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

SVC_INST_NAME

public final java.lang.String SVC_INST_NAME

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

PropertyCollector

public PropertyCollector()

Method Detail

setExtension

@Option(name="extension",
        description="Extension to be demonstrated [retrieveproperties | updates | filterspec | propertycollector]")
public void setExtension(java.lang.String extension)

setVmName

@Option(name="vmname",
        required=false,
        description="Name of the virtual machine")
public void setVmName(java.lang.String vmName)

setMaxObjects

@Option(name="maxobjects",
        required=false,
        description="The maximum number of ObjectContent data objects that should be returned in a single result")
public void setMaxObjects(java.lang.String maxObjects)

setUpdateType

@Option(name="updatetype",
        required=false,
        description="waitforupdates | checkforupdates| extension")
public void setUpdateType(java.lang.String updateType)

setNoofTasks

@Option(name="nooftasks",
        required=false,
        description="Number of tasks to be created")
public void setNoofTasks(java.lang.String noofTasks)

getInputParameters

public void getInputParameters(java.lang.String[] args)
                        throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

validate

public void validate()

doOperations

public void doOperations()
                  throws com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg,
                         com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg,
                         com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg,
                         com.vmware.vim25.DuplicateNameFaultMsg,
                         com.vmware.vim25.TaskInProgressFaultMsg,
                         com.vmware.vim25.InsufficientResourcesFaultFaultMsg,
                         com.vmware.vim25.VmConfigFaultFaultMsg,
                         com.vmware.vim25.InvalidDatastoreFaultMsg,
                         com.vmware.vim25.FileFaultFaultMsg,
                         com.vmware.vim25.ConcurrentAccessFaultMsg,
                         com.vmware.vim25.InvalidStateFaultMsg,
                         com.vmware.vim25.InvalidNameFaultMsg

Throws:

com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.DuplicateNameFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.TaskInProgressFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InsufficientResourcesFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.VmConfigFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidDatastoreFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.FileFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.ConcurrentAccessFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidStateFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidNameFaultMsg

callCreatePropertyCollectorEx

public void callCreatePropertyCollectorEx()
                                   throws com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg,
                                          com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

Throws:

com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

callCreateFilterSpecEx

public void callCreateFilterSpecEx(java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.ManagedObjectReference> taskArr,
                                   java.util.List<java.lang.String> filterProps)
                            throws com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg,
                                   com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg,
                                   com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg

Throws:

com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg

createTasks

public java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.ManagedObjectReference> createTasks(int taskLength)
                                                                    throws com.vmware.vim25.DuplicateNameFaultMsg,
                                                                           com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg,
                                                                           com.vmware.vim25.TaskInProgressFaultMsg,
                                                                           com.vmware.vim25.VmConfigFaultFaultMsg,
                                                                           com.vmware.vim25.InsufficientResourcesFaultFaultMsg,
                                                                           com.vmware.vim25.InvalidDatastoreFaultMsg,
                                                                           com.vmware.vim25.FileFaultFaultMsg,
                                                                           com.vmware.vim25.ConcurrentAccessFaultMsg,
                                                                           com.vmware.vim25.InvalidStateFaultMsg,
                                                                           com.vmware.vim25.InvalidNameFaultMsg,
                                                                           com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg,
                                                                           com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg

Throws:

com.vmware.vim25.DuplicateNameFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.TaskInProgressFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.VmConfigFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InsufficientResourcesFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidDatastoreFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.FileFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.ConcurrentAccessFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidStateFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidNameFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg

callWaitForUpdatesEx

public void callWaitForUpdatesEx(java.lang.String maxWaitSeconds,
                                 java.lang.String maxOjectUpdates)
                          throws com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg,
                                 com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg,
                                 com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg

Throws:

com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg

callRetrievePropertiesEx

public void callRetrievePropertiesEx(java.lang.String maxObjs)
                              throws com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg,
                                     com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

Throws:

com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

callContinueRetrieveProperties

public void callContinueRetrieveProperties(java.lang.String token)
                                    throws com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg,
                                           com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

Throws:

com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

handleUpdate

public void handleUpdate(com.vmware.vim25.UpdateSet update)

handleObjectUpdate

public void handleObjectUpdate(com.vmware.vim25.ObjectUpdate oUpdate)

handleChanges

public void handleChanges(java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.PropertyChange> changes)

buildFullTraversal

public java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.SelectionSpec> buildFullTraversal()

getSelectionSpec

public com.vmware.vim25.SelectionSpec getSelectionSpec(java.lang.String name)

retrievePropertiesAllObjects

public java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.ObjectContent> retrievePropertiesAllObjects(java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.PropertyFilterSpec> listpfs)
                                                                            throws com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg,
                                                                                   com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

Uses the new RetrievePropertiesEx method to emulate the now deprecated RetrieveProperties method.

Parameters:

listpfs -

Returns:

list of object content

Throws:

com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

buildPropertySpecArray

public java.util.List<com.vmware.vim25.PropertySpec> buildPropertySpecArray(java.lang.String[][] typeinfo)

getTaskResultAfterDone

public boolean getTaskResultAfterDone(com.vmware.vim25.ManagedObjectReference task)
                               throws com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg,
                                      com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg,
                                      com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg

This method returns a boolean value specifying whether the Task is succeeded or failed.

Parameters:

task - ManagedObjectReference representing the Task.

Returns:

boolean value representing the Task result.

Throws:

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

main

@Action
public void main()
          throws com.vmware.vim25.DuplicateNameFaultMsg,
                 com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg,
                 com.vmware.vim25.TaskInProgressFaultMsg,
                 com.vmware.vim25.VmConfigFaultFaultMsg,
                 com.vmware.vim25.InsufficientResourcesFaultFaultMsg,
                 com.vmware.vim25.InvalidDatastoreFaultMsg,
                 com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg,
                 com.vmware.vim25.FileFaultFaultMsg,
                 com.vmware.vim25.ConcurrentAccessFaultMsg,
                 com.vmware.vim25.InvalidStateFaultMsg,
                 com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg,
                 com.vmware.vim25.InvalidNameFaultMsg

Throws:

com.vmware.vim25.DuplicateNameFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.TaskInProgressFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.VmConfigFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InsufficientResourcesFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidDatastoreFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.FileFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.ConcurrentAccessFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidStateFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidNameFaultMsg