Help to integrate VMware standalone converter into vRO

[kumarsenthild]

Hi Friends,

Can you please help me to integrate VMware Standalone converter into vRO. For creating v2v, p2v conversion workflow in vRO.

Thanks in advance

Regards,

Senthil

[daphnissov]

I don't think there's a public API for Converter, and there are no plug-ins that I've ever seen. What is it you're trying to accomplish, exactly?

[iiliev]

It does have a SDK, available for download from VMware site. The SDK contains sample code (in C# and Java) + a set of WSDL/XSD files to generate stubs for Convertor service.

There is no vRO plug-in, so your options are:

1) You can try if you can use vRO SOAP plug-in with Converter SOAP service/WSDL file. I haven't tested it, and there is no guarantee this will work at all.

2) Using the sample code in the SDK as a base, write command-line utilities to perform the operations you need, and then call them from vRO workflows. This option assumes you are familiar with programming in Java or C#.

[tschoergez]

Here's the link to the Converter SDK: https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/converter-sdk/

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone SDK

IIRC it containts code examples and some command line .bat files to start them. If you get them compiled, you can use SSH or powershell plugin from vRO to start that batch file.

Joerg

[kumarsenthild]

Planning to create vRO workflow for migrations ( v2v & p2v).

Plan is install vmware converter with sdk and connect vmware converter sdk using SOAP in vRo  console.

I have successful installed vmware converter as server - client mode and build sdk using java with axis. But I am unable to browser sdk url http:// localhost/converter/sdk.

Please let me know how to configure sdk

[kumarsenthild]

Thanks for help. I have successful created stubs  files, but sdk url not working. Only I am able to get vmware converter home page

[Windspirit]

HI,

did you had any success in integrating Converter with vRO?

Would be very intrested to hear about that

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