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[http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/scripting-API/API-2.3-Release-Notes.html VMware ESX 2.3 scripting API users manual]
[http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/scripting-API/API-2.3-Release-Notes.html VMware ESX 2.3 scripting API users manual]


===== VMware vimsh =====
[http://knowledge.xtravirt.com/white-papers/scripting.html Xtravirt scripting papers about vimsh among others]
[http://knowledge.xtravirt.com/white-papers/scripting.html Xtravirt scripting papers about vimsh among others]


===== RCLI =====
===== RCLI =====
What is VMware RCLI?<br>
The VMware Infrastructure Remote CLI provides a command-line interface for datacenter management from a remote server. This interface is fully supported on ESX 3.5 Update 2 and ESXi Update 2. Download it [http://www.vmware.com/download/download.do?downloadGroup=VI-RCLI-U2 here]


[[ESX3i Remote CLI documentation]]
[[ESX3i Remote CLI documentation]]
===== VMware VIMA =====
What is VMware VIMA?
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/
Why use VMware VIMA? http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1340611,00.html
How to setup VMware VIMA? http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1340917,00.html#


===== VIX/vmrun =====
===== VIX/vmrun =====
Using vmrun one can automate ESX3.5/ESXi virtual machines as well as virtual machines on VMware Server 2.0 and VMware Worstation 6.0
Using vmrun one can automate ESX3.5/ESXi virtual machines as well as virtual machines on VMware Server 2.0 and VMware Worstation 6.0


[http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vix162_vmrun_command.pdf vmrun API guide] but see also the [[VIX]] page for more details.


What is VMware VIX and why use it? http://blogs.vmware.com/vix/2008/07/what-is-vix-and.html
What is VMware vmrun? [http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vix162_vmrun_command.pdf vmrun API guide] but see also the [[VIX]] page for more details.
== '''Scripts:''' ==


==== vmrun scripts ====
==== vmrun scripts ====