Hello,
I need to implement an automation integration with vSphere using SOAP HTTP API call.
I am testing now each call I need using SoapUI interface, in order to implement later the call using an automation tool from where I can run HTTP methods.
At the moment I am able to run the login and to retrieve the responseHeaders, so that with the next call I can use the Cookie header.
It is working, I have also found in this forum an old post and I got from it the example.
What I need to do is to rescan, attach a new LUN as new datastore, format the disk and make it available.
At the moment I am able to check which disk are available, using the QueryAvailableDisksForVmfs call, but to do that I need the datastoreSystem name.
I am trying to use the RetrieveProperties call but from the documentation it is totally unclear, for me of course, which are the parameters to use in the several option.
I am trying in this way but it is not working
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:urn="urn:vim25">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<urn:RetrieveProperties>
<urn:_this type="PropertyCollector">PropertyCollector</urn:_this>
<urn:specSet>
<urn:propSet>
<urn:type>Datastore</urn:type>
</urn:propSet>
<!--1 or more repetitions:-->
<urn:objectSet>
<urn:obj type="HostSystem">172.24.0.10</urn:obj>
</urn:objectSet>
</urn:specSet>
</urn:RetrieveProperties>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
Let me know where I can find a more clear documentation on the usage of the SOAP call from a SoapUI client.
Thanks for your help
Mirco
