/// <summary>
/// Used to talk to and automate an ESXi environment
/// </summary>
/// <param name="hostName">The vCenter DNS hostname or IP-address it can be contacted by</param>
/// <param name="userName">Username as part of needed credential for access</param>
/// <param name="password">Password as part of needed credential for access</param>
/// <param name="domain">Domain as part of needed credential for access</param>
public vCenterCommunicator(String hostName, String userName, SecureString password, String domain)
{
lock (m_lock) {
logWriter = new FileStream(Path.Combine(vCenterCommunicator.AssemblyDirectory, "VMWareChatter-CrashLogs.log"), FileMode.Append, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.ReadWrite);
}
try {
//Fetch information and collect them in a representative object:
vConnection = vSphereClient.Connect("https://" + hostName + "/sdk");
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(domain))
{
userName = domain + "\\" + userName;
}
thisSession = vSphereClient.Login(userName, System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringAuto(System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SecureStringToBSTR(password)));
vimApiAccess = new VimApiAccess(vConnection);
vimApiAccess.Connect("https://" + hostName + "/sdk", userName, System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringAuto(System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SecureStringToBSTR(password)));
}
catch (Exception ex) {
lock (m_lock) {
WriteLogText(logWriter, "Error: " + ex.Message + ", after connecting with username: "******", host: " + hostName);
}
throw;
}
m_UserNameUsed = userName;
m_PasswordUsed = password;
}
private LicenseManager GetLicenseManager()
{
LicenseManager licenseManager = null;
try {
VMware.Vim.ServiceContent _sic = GetServiceInctance().RetrieveServiceContent();
licenseManager = (LicenseManager)vSphereClient.GetView(_sic.LicenseManager, null);
} catch {
throw;
}
return(licenseManager);
}
private AuthorizationManager GetAuthorizationManager()
{
AuthorizationManager authorizationManager = null;
try {
VMware.Vim.ServiceContent _sic = GetServiceInctance().RetrieveServiceContent();
authorizationManager = (AuthorizationManager)vSphereClient.GetView(_sic.AuthorizationManager, null);
}
catch {
throw;
}
return(authorizationManager);
}
private SessionManager GetSessionManager()
{
SessionManager sessionManager = null;
try {
VMware.Vim.ServiceContent _sic = GetServiceInctance().RetrieveServiceContent();
sessionManager = (SessionManager)vSphereClient.GetView(_sic.SessionManager, null);
}
catch {
throw;
}
return(sessionManager);
}