Running esxupdate command using VI SDK API

[atrockz]

Hi all,

I need to install a bundle on a ESX server. Right now i am running esxupdate command with --update option on esx console, i want to do it remotely without SSHing into the machine. Is there api in VI SDK to do this or there is other VMware SDK/API i should be looking in ?

Thanks.

[lamw]

Yep, there is an equivalent command using the vCLI which are based on the vSphere SDK for Perl

Take a look at the vCLI documentation and downloads here - http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/

You'll want to use vihostupdate - http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/vcli41/doc/reference/index.html

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[atrockz]

Thanks lamw.

One more thing, is there no support for this functionality in VI SDK or VIX API. Just asking this as i am already using VI SDK and VXI API in my application and it would be great if i can do it using them instead of putting more component. If there is none then i will have to go ahead with VCLI.

[lamw · Accepted solution]

vCLI is using the vSphere SDK for Perl .... this is the Perl bindings/stubs to the vSphere API and/or VI API

vSphere = 4.x

VI = 3.x

So yes, there are methods that handle the updates/etc, take a look at the source code for vihostupdate which is just Perl script and you'll see which methods are being utilized.

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[atrockz]

Thanks alot i will look into it.