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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+'''
+    :codeauthor: :email:`Alexandru Bleotu <alexandru.bleotu@morganstanley.com>`
+
+    Tests functions in salt.utils.vsan
+'''
+
+# Import python libraries
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+import logging
+
+# Import Salt testing libraries
+from tests.support.unit import TestCase, skipIf
+from tests.support.mock import NO_MOCK, NO_MOCK_REASON, patch, MagicMock, call, \
+        PropertyMock
+
+# Import Salt libraries
+from salt.exceptions import VMwareApiError, VMwareRuntimeError
+from salt.utils import vsan
+
+try:
+    from pyVmomi import VmomiSupport, SoapStubAdapter, vim, vmodl
+    HAS_PYVMOMI = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_PYVMOMI = False
+HAS_PYVSAN = vsan.HAS_PYVSAN
+
+
+# Get Logging Started
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@skipIf(NO_MOCK, NO_MOCK_REASON)
+@skipIf(not HAS_PYVMOMI, 'The \'pyvmomi\' library is missing')
+@skipIf(not HAS_PYVSAN, 'The \'vsan\' ext library is missing')
+class VsanSupportedTestCase(TestCase):
+    '''Tests for salt.utils.vsan.vsan_supported'''
+
+    def test_supported_api_version(self):
+        mock_si = MagicMock(content=MagicMock(about=MagicMock()))
+        type(mock_si.content.about).apiVersion = \
+                PropertyMock(return_value='6.0')
+        self.assertTrue(vsan.vsan_supported(mock_si))
+
+    def test_unsupported_api_version(self):
+        mock_si = MagicMock(content=MagicMock(about=MagicMock()))
+        type(mock_si.content.about).apiVersion = \
+                PropertyMock(return_value='5.0')
+        self.assertFalse(vsan.vsan_supported(mock_si))
+
+    def test_api_version_raises_no_permission(self):
+        exc = vim.fault.NoPermission()
+        exc.privilegeId = 'Fake privilege'
+        mock_si = MagicMock(content=MagicMock(about=MagicMock()))
+        type(mock_si.content.about).apiVersion = PropertyMock(side_effect=exc)
+        with self.assertRaises(VMwareApiError) as excinfo:
+            vsan.vsan_supported(mock_si)
+        self.assertEqual(excinfo.exception.strerror,
+                         'Not enough permissions. Required privilege: '
+                         'Fake privilege')
+
+    def test_api_version_raises_vim_fault(self):
+        exc = vim.fault.VimFault()
+        exc.msg = 'VimFault msg'
+        mock_si = MagicMock(content=MagicMock(about=MagicMock()))
+        type(mock_si.content.about).apiVersion = PropertyMock(side_effect=exc)
+        with self.assertRaises(VMwareApiError) as excinfo:
+            vsan.vsan_supported(mock_si)
+        self.assertEqual(excinfo.exception.strerror, 'VimFault msg')
+
+    def test_api_version_raises_runtime_fault(self):
+        exc = vmodl.RuntimeFault()
+        exc.msg = 'RuntimeFault msg'
+        mock_si = MagicMock(content=MagicMock(about=MagicMock()))
+        type(mock_si.content.about).apiVersion = PropertyMock(side_effect=exc)
+        with self.assertRaises(VMwareRuntimeError) as excinfo:
+            vsan.vsan_supported(mock_si)
+        self.assertEqual(excinfo.exception.strerror, 'RuntimeFault msg')