pyvmomi_vcenter_connect_get_time_list_vms.py

1#!/usr/bin/env python
2"""
3vSphere Python SDK Quickstart Program
4"""
5import ssl
6from pyVim.connect import SmartConnect, Disconnect
7from pyvmomi import vim
8
9def main():
10    """
11    Simple command-line program for listing the virtual machines on a system.
12    """
13    # Connection details - replace with your own credentials or use argparse
14    host = "vcenter.example.com"
15    user = "administrator@vsphere.local"
16    password = "your_password"
17    port = 443
18
19    # Disabling SSL certificate verification (Standard for lab/quickstart environments)
20    context = ssl._create_unverified_context()
21
22    try:
23        # Connect to the host
24        si = SmartConnect(
25            host=host,
26            user=user,
27            pwd=password,
28            port=port,
29            sslContext=context
30        )
31
32        # Retrieve the content
33        content = si.RetrieveContent()
34
35        # Print the current server time
36        print("Successfully connected. Current Server Time: ", si.CurrentTime())
37
38        # Logic to find all Virtual Machines
39        container = content.viewManager.CreateContainerView(
40            content.rootFolder, [vim.VirtualMachine], True
41        )
42        
43        print("\nList of Virtual Machines:")
44        for vm in container.view:
45            print(f" - {vm.name}")
46
47        # Disconnect
48        Disconnect(si)
49
50    except Exception as e:
51        print(f"Caught exception: {e}")
52
53if __name__ == "__main__":
54    main()