scripting languages in vSphere

RanjnaAggarwal · ‎07-25-2014

what are the scripting languages we can use in vmware vsphere? and which one is popular one?

Regards, Ranjna Aggarwal

schepp · ‎07-25-2014

I think the most popular one is PowerCLI as it offers the most functionality I think.

And there's the vCLI.

vThinkBeyondVM · ‎07-25-2014

Term "script" often used for small programs to do the particular task.

If that is the case

PowerCLI

Java

Perl

Python

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RanjnaAggarwal · ‎07-25-2014

which one is very popular?

Regards, Ranjna Aggarwal

Wh33ly · ‎07-25-2014

I should go for powerCLI in most cases.

vThinkBeyondVM · ‎07-25-2014

As per me, PowerCli followed by Java. However, I use Java

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vfk · ‎07-25-2014

Start with platform you're most comfortable with, most people use PowerCLI because vCenter on Windows, and very easy to get started. If you want to do more advanced automation, then you will need the ability to talk to the vSphere API and in that case move to language that another languages i.e Java or Python.

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admin · ‎07-25-2014

Use Powercli to quick start

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scripting languages in vSphere