public EntityViewBase GetViewByName <T>(string name)
{
NameValueCollection filter = new NameValueCollection();
// make sure to capture the exact name only!
name = "^" + name + "$";
filter.Add("Name", name);
return(vClient.FindEntityView(typeof(T), null, filter, null));
}
public TestEnvironment( VmWareConfiguration vmWareConfiguration )
{
_vmWareConfiguration = vmWareConfiguration;
_virtualHost = new VimClient();
_virtualHost.Login(
string.Format( "https://{0}/sdk", _vmWareConfiguration.FarmUrl ),
_vmWareConfiguration.FarmLogin,
_vmWareConfiguration.FarmPassword );
_vm = ( VirtualMachine )_virtualHost.FindEntityView(
typeof( VirtualMachine ),
null,
new NameValueCollection
{
{"name", _vmWareConfiguration.VirtualMachineName}
},
null );
_manager = new GuestOperationsManager( _virtualHost, _virtualHost.ServiceContent.GuestOperationsManager );
_authentication = new NamePasswordAuthentication
{
Username = _vmWareConfiguration.User,
Password = _vmWareConfiguration.Password,
InteractiveSession = true
};
}
private void buttonPowerOff_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
String vmNameSelectd = null;
try
{
vmNameSelectd = listVM.SelectedItem.ToString();
}
catch (Exception)
{
return;
}
DialogResult dr = MessageBox.Show("Do you want to Shut Down VM: " + vmNameSelectd, "Shut Down Confirmation", MessageBoxButtons.YesNoCancel, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
if (dr == DialogResult.Yes)
{
// create filter by VM name
NameValueCollection filter = new NameValueCollection();
filter.Add("name", vmNameSelectd);
// get the VirtualMachine view object
VirtualMachine vm = (VirtualMachine)Client.FindEntityView(typeof(VirtualMachine), null, filter, null);
if (vm != null)
{
try
{
vm.ShutdownGuest();
}
catch (Exception exe)
{
MessageBox.Show(exe.Message);
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// returns entity by name
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">type of entity</typeparam>
/// <param name="name">object name for search</param>
/// <returns></returns>
protected virtual T FindEntityViewByName <T>(string name) where T : EntityViewBase
{
NameValueCollection filter = new NameValueCollection();
filter.Add("name", '^' + name + '$');
return((T)vClient.FindEntityView(typeof(T), null, filter, null));
}
public EntityViewBase FindEntityView(Type viewType, ManagedObjectReference beginEntity, NameValueCollection filter, string[] properties)
{
return(_client.FindEntityView(viewType, beginEntity, filter, properties));
}
public void ConnectToFarm()
{
VimClient virtualHost = new VimClient();
virtualHost.Login(
string.Format( "https://{0}/sdk", FarmUrl ),
FarmLogin,
FarmPassword );
_vmWareVirtualMachine = ( VirtualMachine )virtualHost.FindEntityView(
typeof( VirtualMachine ),
null,
new NameValueCollection
{
{"name", VirtualMachineName}
},
null );
}
