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Python samples, language bindings, and API reference documentation for vSphere, VMC, and NSX-T using the VMware REST API
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Deployment of external OVF files, i.e. not present in Content Library #351

Closed aleksandar-kinanov closed 1 year ago

aleksandar-kinanov commented 1 year ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I am trying to automate deployment of OVF files, but it seems that you cannot do that with the Python SDK as of now. I also need to tag my VMs, which cannot be done via PyVmomi, I need two separate client/connections

Describe the solution you'd like

Extension of the SDK to support OVF deployment as you can do the same with PyVmomi.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I am currently deploying it using PyVmomi

Additional context

No response

shwetapurohit commented 1 year ago

@aleksandar-kinanov : OVF deployment without a content library is not yet supported by vAutomationSDK.

aleksandar-kinanov commented 1 year ago

@shwetapurohit thanks a lot for the answer!

Any idea if it will be supported in the near future?

kunal-pmj commented 1 year ago

Hi @aleksandar-kinanov

We do not have any immediate plan to provide REST API to deploy OVF not managed by CLS. As a workaround you can use vim API to do the same. https://vdc-repo.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/1ef6c336-7bef-477d-b9bb-caa1767d7e30/82521f49-9d9a-42b7-b19b-9e6cd9b30db1/vim.ResourcePool.html#importVApp pyvmomi can be used along with automation python SDK to do this.

thanks Kunal