/**
* Demonstrate how to use the PropertyCollector to retrieve properties of a managed object.
*
* <p>Prints Virtual machine name and powerstate of all the VMs in the datacenter (Either VC or
* ESX host).
*/
public static void getVMInfo() {
try {
TraversalSpec tSpec = getVMTraversalSpec();
// Create Property Spec
PropertySpec propertySpec = new PropertySpec();
propertySpec.setAll(Boolean.FALSE);
propertySpec.setPathSet(new String[] {"name", "runtime.powerState"});
propertySpec.setType("VirtualMachine");
PropertySpec[] propertySpecs = new PropertySpec[] {propertySpec};
// Now create Object Spec
ObjectSpec objectSpec = new ObjectSpec();
objectSpec.setObj(ROOT_FOLDER);
objectSpec.setSkip(Boolean.TRUE);
objectSpec.setSelectSet(new SelectionSpec[] {tSpec});
ObjectSpec[] objectSpecs = new ObjectSpec[] {objectSpec};
// Create PropertyFilterSpec using the PropertySpec and ObjectPec
// created above.
PropertyFilterSpec propertyFilterSpec = new PropertyFilterSpec();
propertyFilterSpec.setPropSet(propertySpecs);
propertyFilterSpec.setObjectSet(objectSpecs);
PropertyFilterSpec[] propertyFilterSpecs = new PropertyFilterSpec[] {propertyFilterSpec};
ObjectContent[] oCont = VIM_PORT.retrieveProperties(PROP_COLLECTOR, propertyFilterSpecs);
if (oCont != null) {
// System.out.println("ObjectContent Length : " + oCont.length);
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (ObjectContent oc : oCont) {
DynamicProperty[] dps = oc.getPropSet();
if (dps != null) {
for (DynamicProperty dp : dps) {
if (dp.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("name")) {
sb.append(dp.getVal());
sb.append(" : ");
} else {
sb.append(dp.getVal());
sb.append("\n");
}
// System.out.println(dp.getName() + " : " +
// dp.getVal());
}
}
}
System.out.println(sb.toString());
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
/**
* Demonstrate how to use the PropertyCollector to retrieve properties of a managed object when
* the managed object reference is known.
*
* <p>Retrieves the Virtual machine property.
*
* @return String property of the VirtualMachine.
*/
public static Object getVMProperty(ManagedObjectReference mor, String prop) {
Object retVal = null;
try {
// Create Property Spec
PropertySpec propertySpec = new PropertySpec();
propertySpec.setAll(Boolean.FALSE);
// propertySpec.setPathSet(new String[]{"name"});
propertySpec.setPathSet(new String[] {prop});
propertySpec.setType("VirtualMachine");
PropertySpec[] propertySpecs = new PropertySpec[] {propertySpec};
// Now create Object Spec
ObjectSpec objectSpec = new ObjectSpec();
objectSpec.setObj(mor);
ObjectSpec[] objectSpecs = new ObjectSpec[] {objectSpec};
// Create PropertyFilterSpec using the PropertySpec and ObjectPec
// created above.
PropertyFilterSpec propertyFilterSpec = new PropertyFilterSpec();
propertyFilterSpec.setPropSet(propertySpecs);
propertyFilterSpec.setObjectSet(objectSpecs);
PropertyFilterSpec[] propertyFilterSpecs = new PropertyFilterSpec[] {propertyFilterSpec};
ObjectContent[] oCont = VIM_PORT.retrieveProperties(PROP_COLLECTOR, propertyFilterSpecs);
if (oCont != null) {
// System.out.println("ObjectContent Length : " + oCont.length);
for (ObjectContent oc : oCont) {
// DynamicProperty[] dps = oc.getPropSet();
DynamicProperty[] dps = oc.getPropSet();
if (dps != null) {
for (DynamicProperty dp : dps) {
// System.out.println(dp.getName() + " : " +
// dp.getVal());
retVal = dp.getVal();
}
}
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return retVal;
}