VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 8.0

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Communicate with the Server

Connections to the server machine require credentials: user name, password, and host name (or IP address). The following code connects to the server and extracts information useful for manipulating a service:
  1. Create the service instance
    moRef
    : 
    ManagedObjectReference svcRef = new ManagedObjectReference();
svcRef.setType("ServiceInstance");
svcRef.setValue("ServiceInstance");
  2. Locate the service: 
    VimServiceLocator locator = new VimServiceLocator();
locator.setMaintainSession(true);
VimPortType serviceConnection = locator.getVimPort("https://your_server/sdk");
  3. Log in to the session manager: 
    ServiceInstanceContent serviceContent = serviceConnection.retrieveContent(svcRef);
ManagedObjectReference sessionManager = serviceInstance.getSessionManager();
UserSession us = serviceConnection.login(sessionManager, username, password, null);

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