/**
* works only for vCenter, this grants us a ticket to access a ESX host controlled by our vCenter
*
* @return a valid ticket to use for login
* @see com.vmware.vim25.HostServiceTicket
*/
public HostServiceTicket ticket() {
getHost.vCenterCheck(); // die if not connected to a vCenter server
HostServiceTicket ticket = null;
try {
ticket =
connection.connect().getVimPort().acquireCimServicesTicket(getHost.byName(cimHostname));
} catch (Throwable t) {
throw new GetCimRuntimeFault(t);
}
return ticket;
}
/**
* Only appropriate for direct connections to ESX hosts
*
* @param connection
*/
public GetCim(final Connection connection) {
this(connection, connection.getHost(), new GetHost(connection));
}