VMware VI and vSphere SDK: Managing the VMware Infrastructure and vSphere (Paperback)

Drive Even More Value from Virtualization: Write VMware® Applications that Automate Virtual Infrastructure Management

Companies running VMware have already achieved enormous gains through virtualization. The next wave of benefits will come when they reduce the time and effort required to run and manage VMware platforms. The VMware Infrastructure Software Development Kit (VI SDK) includes application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow developers and administrators to do just that. Until now, there has been little documentation for the APIs. In VMware VI and vSphere SDK, software architect Steve Jin demystifies the entire VMware VI and new vSphere SDK and offers detailed, task-based coverage of using the APIs to manage VMware more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Jin walks you through using the VI SDK and cloud-computing vSphere SDK to manage ESX servers, ESX clusters, and VirtualCenter servers in any environment–no matter how complex. Drawing on his extensive expertise working with VMware strategic partners and enterprise customers, he places the VI SDK in practical context, presenting realistic samples and proven best practices for building robust, effective solutions. Jin demonstrates how to manage every facet of a VMware environment, including inventory, host systems, virtual machines (VMs), snapshots, VMotion, clusters, resource pools, networking, storage, data stores, events, alarms, users, security, licenses, and scheduled tasks. Coverage includes 

• Understanding how the VI SDK fits into your VMware VI and Cloud Ready vSphere Environment
• Discovering the VI and vSphere SDK from the bottom up
• Using the author’s new VI Java API to write shorter, faster, and more maintainable code
• Managing VI and vSphere inventory and configurations
• Moving running VMs and storages across different physical platforms without disruption
• Optimizing system resources, hardening system securities, backing up VMs and other resources
• Leveraging events, alarms, and scheduled tasks to automate the system management
• Developing powerful applications that integrate multiple API features and run on top of or alongside VMware platforms
• Using the VI SDK to monitor performance
• Scripting with the VI SDK: building solutions with VI Perl, PowerShell, and Jython
• Avoiding the pitfalls that trip up VMware VI developers
• Integrating with and extending VMware platforms using VI SDK 

This book is an indispensable resource for all VMware developers and administrators who want to get more done in less time; for hardware vendors who want to integrate their products with VMware; for ISV developers building new VMware applications; and for every professional and student seeking a deeper mastery of virtualization.

從虛擬化中獲得更多價值：撰寫自動化虛擬基礎架構管理的 VMware® 應用程式

運行 VMware 的公司已經通過虛擬化實現了巨大的收益。當他們減少運行和管理 VMware 平台所需的時間和工作量時，將帶來下一波好處。VMware 基礎架構軟體開發套件（VI SDK）包括應用程式編程介面（API），允許開發人員和管理員實現這一目標。迄今為止，對於這些 API 幾乎沒有文檔。在《VMware VI and vSphere SDK》中，軟體架構師 Steve Jin 對整個 VMware VI 和新的 vSphere SDK 進行了解說，並提供了使用這些 API 以更高效和具有成本效益地管理 VMware 的詳細、基於任務的覆蓋。

Jin 引導您使用 VI SDK 和雲端運算 vSphere SDK 在任何環境中管理 ESX 伺服器、ESX 叢集和 VirtualCenter 伺服器，無論多麼複雜。他基於與 VMware 战略合作夥伴和企業客戶的廣泛專業知識，將 VI SDK 放在實際情境中，提供了實用的範例和經過驗證的最佳實踐，用於構建強大、有效的解決方案。Jin 示範了如何管理 VMware 環境的各個方面，包括庫存、主機系統、虛擬機（VM）、快照、VMotion、叢集、資源池、網路、儲存、資料存儲、事件、警報、使用者、安全性、許可證和排程任務。內容包括：

- 瞭解 VI SDK 如何適用於您的 VMware VI 和 Cloud Ready vSphere 環境
- 從基礎開始了解 VI 和 vSphere SDK
- 使用作者的新 VI Java API 撰寫更短、更快、更易維護的程式碼
- 管理 VI 和 vSphere 的庫存和配置
- 在不中斷運作的情況下，在不同的實體平台之間移動運行中的 VM 和儲存
- 優化系統資源、加強系統安全性、備份 VM 和其他資源
- 利用事件、警報和排程任務自動化系統管理
- 開發強大的應用程式，整合多個 API 功能，並在 VMware 平台上運行或與其並行運行
- 使用 VI SDK 監控性能
- 使用 VI SDK 進行腳本編寫：使用 VI Perl、PowerShell 和 Jython 構建解決方案
- 避免 VMware VI 開發人員常見的問題
- 使用 VI SDK 整合並擴展 VMware 平台

這本書對於所有希望在更短的時間內完成更多工作的 VMware 開發人員和管理員來說是一個不可或缺的資源；對於希望將其產品與 VMware 整合的硬體供應商；對於正在開發新的 VMware 應用程式的 ISV 開發人員；以及對於每一位尋求更深入掌握虛擬化技術的專業人士和學生來說，都是如此。