vsphere -ruby testing notes

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To setup a test environment

- install vmware Fusion (trial)
- install A machine (windows 2003 / 64 Bit /trial available)
- install B machine (ESX) (trial download)
- install on A, vsphere server (trial download/requires Win2003/Win2008)
- install on A, vsphere client
- import ESX host B into vsphere via vsphere client
- create a user vmware (Local User)
- put it in Administrator group

Libraries we use
- https://github.com/vmware/rbvmomi


Cloning example (cfr. https://github.com/vmware/rbvmomi/blob/master/examples/clone_vm.rb)

require 'rbvmomi'
vim = RbVmomi::VIM.connect host: '172.16.44.133',user: 'vmware', password: 'password', insecure: true
vm=vim.serviceInstance.find_datacenter.find_vm("New Virtual Machine 1")
VIM = RbVmomi::VIM
relocateSpec = RbVmomi::VIM.VirtualMachineRelocateSpec
spec = VIM.VirtualMachineCloneSpec(:location => relocateSpec, :powerOn => false, :template => false)

vm.CloneVM_Task(:folder => vm.parent, :name => "bla", :spec => spec).wait_for_completion