Updating Advanced Host Options, using shutter

[jcp0wermac]

Does anyone know of a better way to do this?  If I just assign vcOptionValue.value with value (number) I get the error "A specified parameter was not correct."  Looks like value needs to be a Int64/long: http://tech.zsoldier.com/2012/01/uservarscimoemproviderenabled-changing.html

The below code using java.lang.Long(value) works without issue.  Are there any negatives to using shutter file?

var changedValue = new Array();
var vcOptionValue = new VcOptionValue();

vcOptionValue.key = key;
vcOptionValue.value = new java.lang.Long(value);

try {
     changedValue.push(vcOptionValue);
     host.configManager.advancedOption.updateOptions(changedValue);
}
catch(err) {
     System.log(err);
}

Thanks,

Joe

[tschoergez]

Hi!

Thanks for posting your solution for that!

I don't think there is another way besides the shutter file to do that, because the type-translation between javascript and the (Java-based) vCenter-Plugin seems to be hardcoded in the vCO-platform (or even in the used Rhino engine). See some other discussions touching that topic here:

http://communities.vmware.com/message/1404592

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/332211

http://communities.vmware.com/message/1810464

However, I don't know any drawbacks when using a shutter-file, besides maybe some decreased security if you open access to too many classes in that file 🙂

Cheers,

Joerg