pyvmomi_vcenter_connection_with_server_time_verification.py

1#!/usr/bin/env python
2# VMware vSphere Python SDK
3# File: hello_world_vcenter.py
4#
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16
17"""
18Simple command-line program for listing the virtual machines on a system.
19"""
20
21import ssl
22from pyVim.connect import SmartConnect, Disconnect
23from pyVmomi import vim
24
25def main():
26    """
27    Simple command-line program for listing the virtual machines on a system.
28    """
29    
30    # Create a context for the connection, disabling SSL certificate verification
31    # for this simple quickstart example.
32    context = ssl._create_unverified_context()
33
34    # Connect to the host
35    # Replace 'vcenter.example.com', 'user', and 'password' with your actual credentials
36    si = SmartConnect(
37        host="vcenter.example.com",
38        user="administrator@vsphere.local",
39        pwd="password",
40        sslContext=context
41    )
42
43    if not si:
44        print("Could not connect to the specified host using specified "
45              "username and password")
46        return -1
47
48    try:
49        # Get the current time from the server to verify connection
50        print("Connected to vCenter!")
51        print("Current Server Time: ", si.CurrentTime())
52
53    finally:
54        # Always disconnect the session
55        Disconnect(si)
56
57    return 0
58
59# Start program
60if __name__ == "__main__":
61    main()