pyvmomi_vcenter_connection_quickstart_with_server_time.py

1#!/usr/bin/env python
2# VMware vSphere Python SDK
3# Community Samples Manual: https://github.com/vmware/pyvmomi-community-samples
4#
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16
17"""
18Python program for connecting to a vCenter server
19"""
20
21from pyVim.connect import SmartConnect, Disconnect
22import ssl
23import getpass
24
25def main():
26    """
27    Simple command-line program for connecting to a vCenter server.
28    """
29    host = input("vCenter Host: ")
30    user = input("Username: ")
31    password = getpass.getpass("Password: ")
32
33    # Disabling SSL certificate verification (common for dev/test environments)
34    context = ssl._create_unverified_context()
35
36    try:
37        # Connect to the host
38        si = SmartConnect(host=host,
39                          user=user,
40                          pwd=password,
41                          sslContext=context)
42
43        # Ensure we disconnect when done
44        if not si:
45            print("Could not connect to the specified host using specified "
46                  "username and password")
47            return -1
48
49        # Current time on the vCenter server
50        print("Connected! Current time on server: {0}".format(si.CurrentTime()))
51
52        # Disconnect
53        Disconnect(si)
54
55    except Exception as e:
56        print("Caught exception: {0}".format(e))
57
58    return 0
59
60# Start program
61if __name__ == "__main__":
62    main()