VMWare ESXi APIs
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Blueprints
This Project contains the following Blueprints.
Add New Network Adaptor on ESXi with macOS or Linux Worker
Add New Network Adaptor on ESX with Windows Worker
Add New Virtual Disk on ESXi with macOS or Linux Worker
Add New Virtual Disk on ESXi with Windows Worker
Build Virtual Machine on ESXi with macOS or Linux Worker
Build Virtual Machine on ESXi with Windows Worker
Delete the Virtual Machine on ESXi with macOS or Linux Worker
Delete the Virtual Machine on ESXi with Windows Worker
Deploy VMWare Drivers on macOS or Linux Worker
Deploy VMWare Drivers on Windows Worker
Perform Delete ISOs on ESXi Host with macOS or Linux Worker
Perform Delete ISOs on ESXi Host with Windows Worker
Perform Deploy ESXi Drivers to a Drop Directory with macOS or Linux Worker
Perform Deploy ESXi Drivers to a Drop Directory with Windows Worker
Perform Install VMware.VimAutomation.Core on Windows Worker
Perform Test if VMWare Drivers Installed on Windows
Setup VMWare Tools on Windows
Post Windows install setup of VMWare tools for new VM Windows node.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Script Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automation Worker Linux Base Directory | Text | automationworkerlinuxbasedirectory |
Directory for storing kickstart files, eg: "~/kickstart". |
| Automation Worker Linux Node | Linux/Unix Node | automationworkerlinuxnode |
The device used to connect to another device or perform tasks. This can be the devices Attune is running on. |
| Automation Worker Linux User | Linux/Unix Credential | automationworkerlinuxuser |
non privilege user on the Automation Worker node. |
| Automation Worker Windows Base Directory | Text | automationworkerwindowsbasedirectory |
Base directory for deploying temporary files to build the kickstart ISO on Windows Worker. |
| Automation Worker Windows Node | Windows Node | automationworkerwindowsnode |
The Windows automation worker node used to perform tasks to create the ISO. |
| Automation Worker Windows User: Administrator | Windows Credential | automationworkerwindowsuseradministrator |
Administrator user on the Windows Automation Worker node. |
| New VM Node | Basic Node | newvmnode |
The virtual machine being worked on. |
| New VM Windows Node | Windows Node | newvmwindowsnode |
|
| New VM Windows User: Administrator | Windows Credential | newvmwindowsuseradministrator |
The windows administrator user |
| Virtual Machine Boot Loader Is BIOS | Text | virtualmachinebootloaderisbios |
|
| Virtual Machine Boot Loader Is UEFI | Text | virtualmachinebootloaderisuefi |
|
| VM CPU Count | Text | vmcpucount |
VM CPU Count. |
| VM Disk Size GB | Text | vmdisksizegb |
VM Disk Size in GB. |
| VM Guest Type | Text | vmguesttype |
vSphere VM Guest Type. https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/8946c1b6-2861-4c12-a45f-f14ae0d3b1b9/a5b8094c-c222-4307-9399-3b606a04af55/vim.vm.GuestOsDescriptor.GuestOsIdentifier.html https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/da47f910-60ac-438b-8b9b-6122f4d14524/16b7274a-bf8b-4b4c-a05e-746f2aa93c8c/doc/vim.vm.GuestOsDescriptor.GuestOsIdentifier.html |
| VM Network Name | Text | vmnetworkname |
vSphere VM Network Name. |
| VM Ram Size GB | Text | vmramsizegb |
VM Ram Size in GB. |
| VM Storage Pool Name | Text | vmstoragepoolname |
vSphere VM Storage Pool Name. |
| VMWare ESXi Host | Basic Node | vmwareesxihost |
The ESXi Host details. |
| VMWare vCenter Node | Basic Node | vmwarevcenternode |
The vCenter Node details. |
| VMWare vCenter Server | Basic Node | vmwarevcenterserver |
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| VMWare vCenter User | Basic Credential | vmwarevcenteruser |
The user to connect to vCenter. |
Files
| Name | Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WIN ESXi Tools | Large Archives | |
| WIN VMWare Drivers | Large Archives | These drivers are compatible with Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022. To obtain the files required for this archive, create a new Windows Server 2016 VM, install the VMWare Tools, and zip up the directory C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\Drivers |
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