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Getting Started With vSphere
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.. note::
.. deprecated:: Carbon
The :py:func:`vsphere <salt.cloud.clouds.vsphere>` cloud driver has been
deprecated in favor of the :py:func:`vmware <salt.cloud.clouds.vmware>`
cloud driver and will be removed in Salt Carbon. Please refer to
:doc:`Getting started with VMware </topics/cloud/vmware>` instead to get
started with the configuration.
VMware vSphere is a management platform for virtual infrastructure and cloud
computing.
Dependencies
============
The vSphere module for Salt Cloud requires the PySphere package, which is
available at PyPI:
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pysphere
This package can be installed using `pip` or `easy_install`:
.. code-block:: bash
# pip install pysphere
# easy_install pysphere
Configuration
=============
Set up the cloud config at ``/etc/salt/cloud.providers`` or in the
``/etc/salt/cloud.providers.d/`` directory:
.. code-block:: yaml
my-vsphere-config:
provider: vsphere
# Set the vSphere access credentials
user: marco
password: polo
# Set the URL of your vSphere server
url: 'vsphere.example.com'
Profiles
========
Cloud Profiles
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
vSphere uses a Managed Object Reference to identify objects located in vCenter.
The MOR ID's are used when configuring a vSphere cloud profile. Use the
following reference when locating the MOR's for the cloud profile.
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1017126&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=520386078&stateId=1%200%20520388386
Set up an initial profile at ``/etc/salt/cloud.profiles`` or in the
``/etc/salt/cloud.profiles.d`` directory:
.. code-block:: yaml
vsphere-centos:
provider: my-vsphere-config
image: centos
# Optional
datastore: datastore-15
resourcepool: resgroup-8
folder: salt-cloud
host: host-9
template: False
provider
--------
Enter the name that was specified when the cloud provider profile was created.
image
-----
Images available to build an instance can be found using the `--list-images`
option:
.. code-block:: bash
# salt-cloud --list-images my-vsphere-config
datastore
---------
The MOR of the datastore where the virtual machine should be located. If not
specified, the current datastore is used.
resourcepool
------------
The MOR of the resourcepool to be used for the new vm. If not set, it will use
the same resourcepool as the original vm.
folder
------
Name of the folder that will contain the new VM. If not set, the VM will be
added to the folder the original VM belongs to.
host
----
The MOR of the host where the vm should be registered.
If not specified:
* if resourcepool is not specified, the current host is used.
* if resourcepool is specified, and the target pool represents a
stand-alone host, the host is used.
* if resourcepool is specified, and the target pool represents a
DRS-enabled cluster, a host selected by DRS is used.
* if resourcepool is specified, and the target pool represents a
cluster without DRS enabled, an InvalidArgument exception will be thrown.
template
--------
Specifies whether or not the new virtual machine should be marked as a
template. Default is False.