VMware Storage Policy SDK

The VMware Storage Policy SDK is distributed as part of the VMware vSphere Management SDK. When you extract the contents of the distribution kit, the VMware Storage Policy SDK is located in the spbm sub-directory:

VMware-vSphere-SDK-build-num

eam

sms-sdk

spbm

docs

java

pbm-apiref

java

JAXWS

lib

samples

wsdl

ssoclient

vsphere-ws

The following table shows the locations of the contents of the VMware Storage Policy SDK.

VMware Storage Policy SDK Contents 

VMware Storage Policy SDK Component	Location
JAX-WS VMware Storage Policy client binding	spbm/java/JAXWS/lib
Java Storage Policy samples	spbm/java/JAXWS/samples/com/vmware/spbm/samples/
Java Storage Policy Server connection sample	spbm/java/JAXWS/samples/com/vmware/spbm/connection/
VMware Storage Policy API Reference	spbm/docs/pbm-apiref/index.html
Documentation for example code	spbm/docs/java/JAXWS/samples/javadoc/index.html
WSDL files	spbm/wsdl

VMware Storage Policy SDK Examples

The VMware Storage Policy SDK contains Java examples that show how to create and use VMware storage policies.

This manual describes examples from the VMware Storage Policy SDK. It also describes examples from the vCenter Single Sign-On SDK that support the client connection to the Storage Policy Server. This manual includes the following single sign-on examples:

■	vCenter Single Sign On Client Example. This example shows how to obtain a holder-of-key token from the vCenter Single Sign On Server.

■	vCenter LoginByToken Example. This example shows how to use the token to login to vCenter Server.

The following table lists the sample files in the VMware Storage Policy SDK:

VMware Storage Profile SDK Sample File

Location	Examples	Description
SDK/spbm/java/JAXWS/samples/com/vmware/spbm/samples/
	AboutInfo.java	Obtains identifying data about the Storage Policy Server.
	CheckCompliance.java	Checks the compliance of profiles associated with virtual machines and virtual disks.
	CreateProfile.java	Creates a requirement profile.
	DeleteProfile.java	Deletes a requirement profile.
	EditProfile.java	Adds or deletes subprofiles from a tag-based storage profile.
	ListProfiles.java	Retrieves all of the storage profiles known to the system.
	VMClone.java	Deploys mutliple instances of a virtual machine template to a datacenter. The clone specification has an associated storage profile.
	VMCreate.java	Creates a virtual machine. The virtual machine configuration specification has an associated storage profile.
	ViewProfile.java	Prints the contents of a tag-based storage profile.
SDK/spbm/java/JAXWS/samples/com/vmware/spbm/connection/
	BasicConnection.java	Establishes an authenticated session with a VMware SSO Server, vCenter Server, and Storage Policy Server.
	ConnectedServiceBase.java	Connection base class for client application implementations.
	Connection.java	Storage Policy sample support; utility class that sets up a Storage Policy Server connection.
	ConnectionException.java	Base exception class for exceptions thrown by connection classes.
	ConnectionMalformedUrlException.java	URL exception.
	KeepAlive.java	Keep-alive utility class; maintains the vCenter Server connection.
	VcSessionHandler.java	Utility class; inserts vCenter session cookie into SOAP header.