VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 6.7

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Connect a Solution to ESX Agent Manager

To connect a solution to ESX Agent Manager, you must obtain connection information from the
in which you run the solution. You pass a reference to the
EsxAgentManager
 instance that is running in
to the solution.
  • Verify that you have set up and started the EAM Sample Solution in an application server.
  • Open
    eam_work_folder
    \src\com\vmware\eam\sample\solution\util\VimConnection.java
     in an editor.
  • Open
    eam_work_folder
    \src\com\vmware\eam\sample\solution\util\EamConnection.java
     in an editor.
  • Open
    eam_work_folder
    \src\com\vmware\eam\sample\solution\Manager.java
     in an editor.
  • Obtain the following information from the
    instance on which you run a solution:
    • The
      host ID.
    • The HTTPS proxy port for
      .
    • The session cookie for the current user session in which the solution is logged in as an extension.
    • The managed object reference (MoRef) of the ESX Agent Manager instance that is running in the
      instance.
You pass the connection information to a solution by calling the appropriate methods from the vSphere API.
If you integrate your solution with the vCenter Extension vService, the vService obtains the
connection information for you. See Integrating an Extension with the vCenter Extension vService.
The EAM Sample Solution defines the connection to
in the
VimConnection.java
 class and the connection to ESX Agent Manager in the
EamConnection.java
 class.
The
VimConnection
 class defines methods to obtain the
host ID, HTTPS proxy, and the session cookie. The
Manager.java
 class implements
VimConnection
 to connect to the
on which the EAM Sample Solution is running. See Connect the Extension to.
  1. Establish a connection to the
    instance on which the solution runs.
    The EAM Sample Solution establishes the connection to
    in the
    VimConnection.java
     class.
  2. Create an instance of the
    ManagedObjectReference
     object of type
    EsxAgentManager
    .
    The
    EamConnection.java
     class defines a constructor that creates a MoRef named
    _eamRef
     and a method named
    getEsxAgentManager()
     that returns the MoRef to the solution. 
    public EamConnection(String vcHost, int vcHttpsProxyPort, String sessionCookie) {
 [...]

 _eamRef = new ManagedObjectReference();
 _eamRef.setType("EsxAgentManager");
 _eamRef.setValue("EsxAgentManager"); 
}

 [...]

 public ManagedObjectReference getEsxAgentManager() {
   return _eamRef; 
}
  3. Connect to the ESX Agent Manager with the URL to the ESX Agent Manager service and the session cookie for the current session in which the solution is logged as an extension.
    The
    EamConnection
     class defines a
    connect()
     method that connects to the ESX Agent Manager service. 
    public void connect() {
  if (_isConnected) {
    return;
  }

  try {
    [...]

    String eamUrl = "https://" + _vcHost + ":" + _vcHttpsProxyPort + "/eam/sdk/";
    [...]    
    Map<String, List<String>> map = new HashMap<String, List<String>>();
    map.put("Cookie", Collections.singletonList(_sessionCookie));
    ((BindingProvider) _stub).getRequestContext()
            .put(MessageContext.HTTP_REQUEST_HEADERS, map);
    _isConnected = true;
  }
}
You obtained the connection details for
and connected a solution to ESX Agent Manager.
Configure ESX agencies and agents to deploy from the solution.

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