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`
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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