5.11.16 Check VMware vCenter Server connectivity
Function
Verifies that VMware vSphere PowerCLI can be used to connect to a VMware vSphere environment.
This module assumes the following servers:
• vCenter server
This is a server on which VMware vCenter Server is installed.
• ESX server
This is a server on which VMware vSphere ESXi (or VMware ESX Server) is installed.
• vCenter control server (Execution target server)
This is a server on which VMware vSphere PowerCLI is installed. The module is transferred from JP1/AO to this server and then is executed.
Use situation
In a VMware vSphere environment, this module enables you to check in advance the connection status between VMware vSphere ESXi (or VMware ESX Server) and the execution target server.
Prerequisites
For the latest support information about [Required product in the System]/[Required products on the execution target system]/[Required products on the execution target server]/[Prerequisite product OS running on the execution target server], see the release notes.
[Required product in the System]
JP1/Automatic Operation 11-10 or later
[Required products on the execution target system]
(1) Prerequisite product of vCenter Server
• VMware vCenter Server 7.0, 6.7, 6.5, 6.0, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, 4.1, 4.0
(2) Prerequisite product of ESX Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0, 6.7, 6.5, 6.0, 5.5, 5.1, 5.0 or VMware ESX Server 4.1, 4.0
[Usage conditions for required products in the execution target system]
(1)VMware vSphere ESXi (or VMware ESX Server) is managed by VMware vCenter Server.
[Required products on the execution target server]
• VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.3 Release1, 6.0 Release3, 6.0 Release1, 5.8 Release1, 5.5 Release2, 5.5 Release1, 5.1 Release2, 5.0
• VMware PowerCLI 6.5 Release1
• VMware PowerCLI 6.5.1, 6.5.4
• VMware PowerCLI 10.1.0, 10.1.1, 11.3.0, 12.0.0, 12.1.0
[Prerequisite product OS running on the execution target server]
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter
• Windows Server 2012 Standard/Datacenter, Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard/Datacenter
• Windows Server 2016 Standard/Datacenter
• Windows Server 2019 Standard/Datacenter
Execution privilege
(1) The user who will be connecting to VMware vCenter Server must have the following permissions:
System administrator role
Version
02.11.00
Plug-in tags
Gather VM information,VMware vSphere
Plug-in name displayed in the task log
vsphereConnectChallenge
Return code
0: Normal
23: Error (invalid environment) Required environment is invalid
27: Error (check task logs for the nature of error)
41: Error (error detected in module) Missing property (error detected in module script)
Property list
The following table lists the properties:
|
Property key |
Property name |
Description |
Default value |
I/O type |
Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VMware.vCenterServerName |
Host name of the vCenter server |
Specify the host name or IP address of the destination vCenter server. IPv6 addresses are not supported. |
-- |
Input |
R |
|
VMware.userName |
User name for connecting to the VMware vCenter Server |
Specify the user name for connecting to the VMware vCenter Server. |
-- |
Input |
R |
|
VMware.password |
Password for connecting to the VMware vCenter Server |
Specify the password for connecting to the VMware vCenter Server. |
-- |
Input |
R |
|
VMware.portNumber |
Port number for connecting to the VMware vCenter server |
Specify the number of the port for connecting to VMware vCenter Server (for the VMware vCenter Server Web service). |
443 |
Input |
O |
|
VMware.protocol |
Protocol for connecting to the VMware vCenter server |
Specify either HTTP or HTTPS as the protocol for connecting to VMware vCenter Server. |
https |
Input |
R |
|
plugin.destinationHost |
Host name of the execution target server |
Specify the host name or IP address of the server on which this plugin will be executed. IPv6 addresses are not supported. |
-- |
Input |
R |
|
common.returnValue |
Return value for the plugin |
The return value of this plugin stored. |
-- |
Output |
O |
|
common.connectvCenterResult |
vCenter connectivity check result |
Stores the result of determining whether a connection to VMware vCenter can be established. |
-- |
Output |
O |