Understanding the
vSphere Client Data Service
The default Data
Service provides a stateless, query-based interface to retrieve information
about vSphere objects, as defined by the
vSphere Web Client
API.
The default Data Service
interface can access data from
vCenter Server
.
The Data Service accesses various services on
vCenter Server
,
including the Inventory and Property Collector services.
User interface components, such
as Flex data views, act as Data Service clients. These clients retrieve
information by creating Data Service queries. The Data Service processes each
query and returns a set of result objects.
If your
vSphere Web Client
or
vSphere Client
extensions require data from a different source, either within
vCenter Server
or outside
vCenter Server
,
you can extend the Data Service by creating a Data Service Adapter. A Data
Service Adapter provides a way for you to use Data Service queries to retrieve
a data from custom objects or to extend VMware managed objects.