deleting VM

[srimini]

Hi

can anyone help me with the code for unregistering a vm and also delete the vmx and vmdk files using VI SDK?

[Steve_Jin]

Here is the code:

public class VmDelete

{

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception

{

ServiceInstance si = new ServiceInstance(new URL(), "user", "password", true);

Folder rootFolder = si.getRootFolder();

VirtualMachine vm = (VirtualMachine) new InventoryNavigator(rootFolder).searchManagedEntity("VirtualMachine", "MyVmName");

Task task = vm.destroy_Task();

try{

task.waitForMe();

} catch(MethodFault mf)

{

System.out.println("The vm cannot be deleted.");

}

System.out.println("The vm has been deleted.");

si.getServerConnection().logout();

}

}

Note:

1. Change the IP and username/pass to your own.

2. Download the VI Java API binary zip which includes two jars which should be added to your classpath. No complicated installation/configuration as would with AXIS.

I am sure you can get it running in 5 minutes. Check it out http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-9602

Steve JIN, VMware Engineering

Creator of VMware Infrastructure Java API. VI Java API 2.0 --- 15 times faster than AXIS in loading, 4+ faster in deserialization; only 1/4 of the size required by AXIS. More importantly, the freedom to redistribute your applications. (Download, Samples, DocWiki, RSS Feed)

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