VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 7.0

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Install Required Perl Modules on a Linux System

If you are using a Linux system, you must install the required Perl modules from a terminal window.
  1. Run the following commands for remote access to CPAN (comprehensive Perl archive network) in a terminal window. 
    $ sudo -s
# perl -MCPAN -e shell
  2. Run the following command at the CPAN prompt to install
    SOAP::Lite
    . 
    cpan> install SOAP::Lite
  3. Respond to the questions that appear.
    The module installs.
  4. Go to the cpan.org Web site, search for UUID, and download the latest source.
  5. Untar the downloaded file, open a terminal window.
  6. Go to the untarred directory and run the following commands to install
    UUID
    . 
    # make
# make test
# make install
    If running
    make
     results in errors about missing items, install
    uuid-dev
     with
    apt-get
     on Debian-based systems or
    e2fsprogs-dev[el]
     on other systems.
  7. Run the following commands to install
    Data::Dump
    . 
    # perl -MCPAN -e shell
cpan> install Data::Dump
    After you have installed vSphere SDK for Perl, the following artifacts and samples are in the vSphere SDK for Perl installation directory.
    Components and Locations
    Path
    Description
    Perl/samples/WSMan
    Sample Perl scripts that use the WS-Management library to obtain information through the CIMOM of an ESX/
    ESXi
     or
    vCenter Server
     system. Sample programs let you check sensor health, obtain firmware revision levels, list field-replaceable units, and list power supply details. See Table 1.
    Perl/lib/WSMan
    WS-Management interface Perl modules.

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