Currently Im using vim-cmd to perform multiple operations in my VMware center.
I'm using SSH paramiko module to connect and retrieve vim-cmd command status:
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate 13
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on 13
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off 13
vim-cmd vmsvc/destroy 13
I want to use pyVmomi library to run some commands and for this it is required to provide the vmId identifier:
from pyvim import connect
from pyVmomi import vim
from pyVmomi import vmodl
vim-cmd vmsvc/get.summary 13
Listsummary:
(vim.vm.Summary) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
vm = 'vim.VirtualMachine:13',
What command can I use to get the vmId?
What you are calling the vmid is called a ManagedObjectReference or mor, or a moref (within the context of the vSphere Web services API). With pyVmomi there are a couple of ways to get the moref. One is to just print the object. That method will print the moref in a format such that it gives the ManagedObjectType:moref like below. Another way if you just want the actual moref you can access vm._moId. Below is an example using a Datacenter object.
from pyVim.connect import SmartConnect
from pyVmomi import vim
si = SmartConnect(host='10.12.254.137', user='administrator@vsphere.local', pwd='password')
content = si.RetrieveContent()
children = content.rootFolder.childEntity
for child in children:
print child
'vim.Datacenter:datacenter-33'
'vim.Datacenter:datacenter-2'
children[0].name
'1000110'
dc = vim.Datacenter('datacenter-33')
dc._stub = si._stub
dc.name
'1000110'
If you want to access an Object using its moref then follow the example I provided. I covered this on my blog here about a year or so ago. You might check out that article for a more in depth explanation.