Developer: Documentation

VMware Documentation

VMware provides a full range of technical documentation on our current products as well as older products. This documentation includes technical manuals, release notes, tools, and libraries.

VMware vCenter Chargeback API

• vCenter Chargeback Release Notes
• User's Guide
• API Programming Guide
• API Reference

VMware vCloud API

• vCloud API Programming Guide v0.8
• vCloud API Specification v0.8
• vCloud API v0.8 schema definition files
• Admin API v0.8 schema definition files

VMware vNetwork APIs

VMware vNetworking APIs share documentation with VMware vSphere Web Services SDK

• Release Notes
• Developer’s Setup Guide
• Programming Guide
• vSphere API Reference [vSphere API 4.0]
• Deprecations Summary
• vCenter Storage Monitoring Service (SMS) SDK Documentation [Experimental]
• vSphere Client Plug-ins
• Linked Virtual Machines technical note
• All Related Documentation

VMware vCenter Orchestrator

• VMware vCenter Orchestrator Release Notes
• VMware vCenter Orchestrator Installation and Configuration Guide
• VMware vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide
• VMware vCenter Orchestrator Developer's Guide
• VMware vCenter Orchestrator Example Applications
• All Related Documentation

VMware Studio

• Release Notes
• Eclipse Plugin Starter Guide
• Developer's Guide to Building vApps and Virtual Appliances
• User's Guide to Deploying vApps and Virtual Appliances
• All Related Documentation

VMware VIX API

• Release Notes
• Reference Guide
• Using vmrun to Control Virtual Machines
• All Related Documentation

VMware vSphere Guest SDK

• Programming Guide
• All Related Documentation

VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• VDDK 1.1 Release Notes
• Virtual Disk API Programming Guide Vix Disk Library and Vix Mount API
• Designing Backup Solutions for VMware vSphere vStorage APIs for Data Protection
• VMware Disk Mount User's Guide
• Virtual Disk Manager User's Guide
• All Related Documentation

VMware vSphere Client Plug-ins

• Customizing the vSphere Client
• C# API documentation
• C# sample application
• All Related Documentation

VMware vSphere Web Services SDK

• Release Notes
• Developer’s Setup Guide
• Programming Guide
• vSphere API Reference [vSphere API 4.0]
• Deprecations Summary
• vCenter Storage Monitoring Service (SMS) SDK Documentation [Experimental]
• vSphere Client Plug-ins
• Linked Virtual Machines technical note
• All Related Documentation

VMware vSphere SDK for Perl

• Release Notes
• vSphere SDK for Perl Installation Guide
• vSphere SDK for Perl Programming Guide
• vSphere SDK for Perl Utility Applications Reference
• All Related Documentation

VMware CIM SDK (SMASH, SMI-S)

• Release Notes
• Programming Guide
• API and Profile Reference
• Documentation bundle
• All Related Documentation

VMware vCenter Lab Manager API

• Lab Manager Release Notes
• Lab Manager Online Library (Search All Guides)
• Installation and Upgrade Guide
• User's Guide
• SOAP API Reference
• All Related Documentation

VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)

• Release Notes
• vSphere Management Assistant Guide
• All Related Documentation

VMware Open Virtualization Format Tool

• OVF Tool User Guide
• All Related Documentation

VMware vSphere Command-Line Interface (vSphere CLI)

• Release Notes
• vSphere Command-Line Interface manual
• All Related Documentation

VMware vSphere PowerCLI

• Release Notes
• Installation Guide
• Administration Guide
• Developer’s Guide
• All Related Documentation

VMware vSphere SDK for Java - Tech Preview

• Readme
• All Related Documentation

VMware VProbes

• VProbes Programming Reference
• All Related Documentation