API to Modify EVC Settings by Using vRO

[sandy_1234]

Hi All,

Do we have any API or function which helps to modify the EVC settings by using vRO?  Was unable to find any functions in vRO API explorer.

Regards

Sandeep

[Burke- · Accepted solution]

There are multiple EVC related Classes, methods, and attributes in the vRO 7.3 API explorer... Not sure how you are not finding any. There are not any pre-built workflows or actions, but the API certainly has the necessary things to do some automation... Here's a quick sample to log the Max EVC Mode supported by hosts in a cluster. Just put this in a scriptable task, add/bind an input named "cluster" of type "VC:ComputeClusterResource"

System.debug("Cluster Name: " + cluster.name);
for each (host in cluster.host){
  var maxEvcMode = host.summary.maxEVCModeKey;
  var currentEvcMode = host.summary.currentEVCModeKey;
  if (maxEvcMode == null){
    System.debug(host.name + " does not support EVC");
  }else{
    System.debug("\tHost: " + host.name);
    System.debug("\t\tMax EVC Mode: " + maxEvcMode);
    if (currentEvcMode){
      System.debug("\t\tCurrent EVC Mode: " + currentEvcMode);
    }
    System.debug("");
  }
}

Here is some sample output:

[2018-02-23 09:48:53.291] [D] Cluster Name: TestCluster
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.298] [D]    Host: host1.test.lab
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.299] [D]       Max EVC Mode: intel-broadwell
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.300] [D] 
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.303] [D]    Host: host2.test.lab
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.304] [D]       Max EVC Mode: intel-broadwell
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.306] [D] 
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.310] [D]    Host: host3.test.lab
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.311] [D]       Max EVC Mode: intel-broadwell
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.312] [D] 
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.313] [D]    Host: host4.test.lab
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.314] [D]       Max EVC Mode: intel-broadwell
[2018-02-23 09:48:53.315] [D] 

[Burke-]

I've just added that code and another workflow to the Sample Exchange here: https://code.vmware.com/samples?id=3757

com.vmware.coe.vcenter.cluster.evc.package - Samples - VMware {code}

I don't have the time right now to write the workflows to Enable and Disable EVC on a cluster, but would be happy to add them to that package if someone else is able to provide the working code.