Package com.vmware.vm

Class VMLinkedClone

java.lang.Object

com.vmware.connection.ConnectedVimServiceBase

com.vmware.vm.VMLinkedClone

@Sample(name="vm-linked-clone",
        description="This sample creates a linked clone from an existing snapshot\nEach independent disk needs a DiskLocator with\ndiskmovetype as moveAllDiskBackingsAndDisallowSharing\n")
public class VMLinkedClone
extends ConnectedVimServiceBase

 VMLinkedClone

 This sample creates a linked clone from an existing snapshot

 Each independent disk needs a DiskLocator with
 diskmovetype as moveAllDiskBackingsAndDisallowSharing

 Parameters:
 url             [required] : url of the web service
 username        [required] : username for the authentication
 password        [required] : password for the authentication
 vmname          [required] : Name of the virtual machine
 snapshotname    [required] : Name of the snapshot
 clonename       [required] : Name of the cloneName

 Command Line:
 Create a linked clone
 run.bat com.vmware.vm.VMLinkedClone --url [webserviceurl]
 --username [username] --password [password]  --vmname [myVM]
 --snapshotname [snapshot name]  --clonename [clone name]
 

Nested Class Summary

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

ConnectedVimServiceBase.ConnectionException

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.vmware.connection.ConnectedVimServiceBase

PROP_ME_NAME, SVC_INST_NAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
VMLinkedClone()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	run()
void	setCloneName(java.lang.String cloneName)
void	setSnapshotName(java.lang.String snapshotName)
void	setVirtualMachineName(java.lang.String virtualMachineName)

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

Constructor Detail

VMLinkedClone

public VMLinkedClone()

Method Detail

setVirtualMachineName

@Option(name="vmname",
        description="Name of the virtual machine")
public void setVirtualMachineName(java.lang.String virtualMachineName)

setSnapshotName

@Option(name="snapshotname",
        description="Name of the snapshot")
public void setSnapshotName(java.lang.String snapshotName)

setCloneName

@Option(name="clonename",
        description="Name of the cloneName")
public void setCloneName(java.lang.String cloneName)

run

@Action
public void run()
         throws com.vmware.vim25.CustomizationFaultFaultMsg,
                com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg,
                com.vmware.vim25.TaskInProgressFaultMsg,
                com.vmware.vim25.InsufficientResourcesFaultFaultMsg,
                com.vmware.vim25.VmConfigFaultFaultMsg,
                com.vmware.vim25.InvalidDatastoreFaultMsg,
                com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg,
                com.vmware.vim25.FileFaultFaultMsg,
                com.vmware.vim25.InvalidStateFaultMsg,
                com.vmware.vim25.MigrationFaultFaultMsg,
                com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg

Throws:

com.vmware.vim25.CustomizationFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.RuntimeFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.TaskInProgressFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InsufficientResourcesFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.VmConfigFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidDatastoreFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidPropertyFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.FileFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidStateFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.MigrationFaultFaultMsg

com.vmware.vim25.InvalidCollectorVersionFaultMsg