VMware Infrastructure (VI) Perl Toolkit Readme

Welcome to the GA (General Availability) release of the VMware Infrastructure (VI) Perl Toolkit.

The VI Perl Toolkit provides an easy-to-use Perl scripting interface to the VMware Infrastructure API. Administrators and developers who may be more familiar with Perl (rather than with Java, C#, or other programming languages) can readily leverage the power of the VI API. Better still, the Perl Toolkit includes numerous Utility Applications, a suite of ready-to-run administrative-operations applications that can immediately be put to use in your virtual datacenter.

For developers who have previously worked with the Scripting API (specifically, the VmPerl API), the VI Perl Toolkit is the tool of choice.

For late-breaking information, including updated documentation, see the VI Perl Toolkit Release Notes.

Documentation

VI Perl Toolkit 1.0 Release Notes—Available online only at:

http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/viperltoolkit/viperl-1-200708-releasenotes.html

Links below are contained in the /doc sub-directory of the VI Perl Toolkit distribution.

• Installation
  • VI Perl Toolkit Installation Guide—For Windows installer and Linux installer
  • Installing the VI Perl Toolkit from Source Code—Using the source code to make and install the VI Perl Toolkit on any platform that supports Perl.
• User’s Information
  • VI Perl Toolkit Appliance Guide—Includes information about installing and using the VI Perl Toolkit Appliance.
  • VI Perl Toolkit Utility Applications Reference—Information about running the VI Perl Toolkit Utility Applications, including command-line options.
• Programming Information
  • VI Perl Toolkit Programming Guide—Includes information about developing scripts using the VI Perl Toolkit. Includes information about porting applications from VMPerl.
  • VI Perl Toolkit Subroutine Reference—Documentation for all VI Perl Toolkit subroutines (options, return values, syntax).
  • VI API Reference—Complete documentation for the VI API.

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Last updated 30-August-2007 1:00 pm