How to create Content Library from PowerCLI ?

[FredoGauvino]

Hello,

My Name is Fred and I have a Content Library problem...

I have been looking around for the set of functions in PowerCLI to perform some tasks on VMWare new feature called Content Library.

Basically, what I need to do is automate the following functionnalities :

Library Creation

- Create a new Content Library ( with Name, Notes, Server and DataStore )

- List templates stored in a Content Library

- Clone an existing VM to template in library. ( Clone to template in Library... )

Library Usage

- Create a new VM from a Template in the Content Library. ( New VM from This Template ... )

I can manually perform all those tasks using the vcenter web client, but really need a powershell script to do it as it will be used for autonomous tests.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions other than SOAP, AutoIT and stuff like that :smileyhappy:

Fred Gauvin

[LucD]

There are currently (powerCLI 6R1) no cmdlets for working with Content Libraries, but you can use the API methods.

See for example Create a Local Content Library on an Existing Datastore

[airra]

Dear colleagues!

I tried the examples described in the article on the link above

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-60/topic/com.vmware.powercli.ug.doc/GUID-E2EF7911-7CFD-4541-B638-DCBB5D3B5AFE.htmlCreate a Local Content Library on an Existing Datastore

However, the script execution results in an error. Search Internet resources is not suggested workarounds.

My script is:

$ContentLibrary = Get-CisService com.vmware.content.local_library

$DatastoreID = (Get-Datastore -Name "content-library").extensiondata.moref.value

$CreateSpec = $ContentLibrary.help.create.create_spec.CreateExample()

$CreateSpec.server_guid = $null

$CreateSpec.name = "test Content Library 2"

$CreateSpec.description = "A New sample Content Library from PowerCLI"

$CreateSpec.type = "LOCAL"

$CreateSpec.publish_info.persist_json_enabled = $false

$CreateSpec.publish_info.published = $false

$DatastoreID = [VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core.Types.V1.ID]$DatastoreID

$StorageSpec = New-Object PSObject -Property @{

    datastore_id = $DatastoreID

    type         = "DATASTORE"

    }

$CreateSpec.storage_backings.Add($StorageSpec)

$UniqueID = [guid]::NewGuid().tostring()

$ContentLibrary.create($UniqueID, $CreateSpec)

The result of the last line - ($ContentLibrary.create($UniqueID, $CreateSpec)):

A server error occurred: 'com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.internal_server_error':

Provider method implementation threw unexpected exception: null (Server error

id: 'vapi.bindings.method.impl.unexpected'). Check

$Error[0].Exception.ServerError for more details.

At line:1 char:1

+ $ContentLibrary.create($UniqueID, $CreateSpec)

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : OperationStopped: (:) [], CisServerException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core.Types.V1.CisServer

   Exception

I would be grateful for your help in solving this problem.

With Best Regards,

AIRRA

[david_sjostrand]

Try Adding:

$CreateSpec.publish_info.authentication_method = 'NONE'

[david_sjostrand]

So I wrote some functions for content libraries. You can find them here:

http://poshcode.org/6386

It does most of what you asked for.

- Clone an existing VM to template in library. ( Clone to template in Library... )

This has to be done by first exporting the vm as ovf and then importing the ovf to the library.

Library Usage

- Create a new VM from a Template in the Content Library. ( New VM from This Template ... )

This has to be done by first exporting the ovf from the library and then deploying the ovf.

[ILA_Vm]

http://poshcode.org/6386

Can get a working Link please?

[ILA_Vm]

http://poshcode.org/6386

Can get a working Link please?