Package com.vmware.vcenter.ovf

The com.vmware.vcenter.ovf package provides services to capture and deploy Open Virtualization Format (OVF) packages to and from the content library.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
ExportFlag	The ExportFlag interface provides methods for retrieving information about the export flags supported by the server.
ExportFlagTypes	Defines the data types of the ExportFlag API service.
ImportFlag	The ImportFlag interface provides methods for retrieving information about the import flags supported by the deployment platform.
ImportFlagTypes	Defines the data types of the ImportFlag API service.
LibraryItem	The LibraryItem interface provides methods to deploy virtual machines and virtual appliances from library items containing Open Virtualization Format (OVF) packages in content library, as well as methods to create library items in content library from virtual machines and virtual appliances.
LibraryItemTypes	Defines the data types of the LibraryItem API service.

Class Summary

Class	Description
CertificateParams	The CertificateParams class contains information about the public key certificate used to sign the OVF package.
CertificateParams.Builder	Builder class for CertificateParams.
DeploymentOption	The DeploymentOption class contains the information about a deployment option as defined in the OVF specification.
DeploymentOption.Builder	Builder class for DeploymentOption.
DeploymentOptionParams	The DeploymentOptionParams class describes the possible deployment options as well as the choice provided by the user.
DeploymentOptionParams.Builder	Builder class for DeploymentOptionParams.
DiskProvisioningType	The DiskProvisioningType enumeration class defines the virtual disk provisioning types that can be set for a disk on the target platform.
ExportFlagDefinitions	Defines the type descriptors for the ExportFlag API service.
ExportFlagStub	Remote stub implementation of the ExportFlag API service.
ExportFlagTypes.Info	The Info class describes an export flag supported by the server.
ExportFlagTypes.Info.Builder	Builder class for ExportFlagTypes.Info.
ExtraConfig	The ExtraConfig class contains the information about a vmw:ExtraConfig element which can be used to specify configuration settings that are transferred directly to the .vmx file.
ExtraConfig.Builder	Builder class for ExtraConfig.
ExtraConfigParams	The ExtraConfigParams class contains the parameters with information about the vmw:ExtraConfig elements in an OVF package.
ExtraConfigParams.Builder	Builder class for ExtraConfigParams.
ImportFlagDefinitions	Defines the type descriptors for the ImportFlag API service.
ImportFlagStub	Remote stub implementation of the ImportFlag API service.
ImportFlagTypes.Info	The Info class describes an import flag supported by the deployment platform.
ImportFlagTypes.Info.Builder	Builder class for ImportFlagTypes.Info.
IpAllocationParams	The IpAllocationParams class specifies how IP addresses are allocated to OVF properties.
IpAllocationParams.Builder	Builder class for IpAllocationParams.
IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy	The IpAllocationPolicy enumeration class defines the possible IP allocation policy for a deployment.
IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationScheme	The IpAllocationScheme enumeration class defines the possible IP allocation schemes that can be supported by the guest software.
IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol	The IpProtocol enumeration class defines the IP protocols supported by the guest software.
LibraryItemDefinitions	Defines the type descriptors for the LibraryItem API service.
LibraryItemStub	Remote stub implementation of the LibraryItem API service.
LibraryItemTypes.CreateResult	The CreateResult class defines the result of the create() method.
LibraryItemTypes.CreateResult.Builder	Builder class for LibraryItemTypes.CreateResult.
LibraryItemTypes.CreateSpec	The CreateSpec class defines the information used to create or update a library item containing an OVF package.
LibraryItemTypes.CreateSpec.Builder	Builder class for LibraryItemTypes.CreateSpec.
LibraryItemTypes.CreateTarget	The CreateTarget class specifies the target library item when capturing a virtual machine or virtual appliance as an OVF package in a library item in a content library.
LibraryItemTypes.CreateTarget.Builder	Builder class for LibraryItemTypes.CreateTarget.
LibraryItemTypes.DeployableIdentity	The DeployableIdentity class describes the resource created by a deployment, or the source resource from which library item can be created, by specifying its resource type and resource identifier.
LibraryItemTypes.DeployableIdentity.Builder	Builder class for LibraryItemTypes.DeployableIdentity.
LibraryItemTypes.DeploymentResult	The DeploymentResult class defines the result of the deploy() method.
LibraryItemTypes.DeploymentResult.Builder	Builder class for LibraryItemTypes.DeploymentResult.
LibraryItemTypes.DeploymentTarget	The DeploymentTarget class describes the location (target) where a virtual machine or virtual appliance should be deployed.
LibraryItemTypes.DeploymentTarget.Builder	Builder class for LibraryItemTypes.DeploymentTarget.
LibraryItemTypes.OvfSummary	The OvfSummary class defines the result of the filter() method.
LibraryItemTypes.OvfSummary.Builder	Builder class for LibraryItemTypes.OvfSummary.
LibraryItemTypes.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec	The ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec class defines the deployment parameters that can be specified for the deploy() method where the deployment target is a resource pool.
LibraryItemTypes.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec.Builder	Builder class for LibraryItemTypes.ResourcePoolDeploymentSpec.
LibraryItemTypes.ResultInfo	The ResultInfo class defines the information returned along with the result of a create() or deploy() method to describe errors, warnings, and informational messages produced by the server.
LibraryItemTypes.ResultInfo.Builder	Builder class for LibraryItemTypes.ResultInfo.
LibraryItemTypes.StorageGroupMapping	The StorageGroupMapping class defines the storage deployment target and storage provisioning type for a section of type vmw:StorageGroupSection in the OVF descriptor.
LibraryItemTypes.StorageGroupMapping.Builder	Builder class for LibraryItemTypes.StorageGroupMapping.
LibraryItemTypes.StorageGroupMapping.Type	The Type enumeration class defines the supported types of storage targets for sections of type vmw:StorageGroupSection in the OVF descriptor.
OvfError	The OvfError class describes an error related to accessing, validating, deploying, or exporting an OVF package.
OvfError.Builder	Builder class for OvfError.
OvfFactory	OvfFactory is responsible for creating instances of services contained inside the com.vmware.vcenter.ovf package and also has the subpackages reference to access respective subpackage services.
OvfInfo	The OvfInfo class contains informational messages related to accessing, validating, deploying, or exporting an OVF package.
OvfInfo.Builder	Builder class for OvfInfo.
OvfMessage	The OvfMessage class describes a base OVF handling error message related to accessing, validating, deploying, or exporting an OVF package.
OvfMessage.Builder	Builder class for OvfMessage.
OvfMessage.Category	The Category enumeration class defines the categories of messages (see OvfMessage).
OvfParams	The OvfParams class defines the common properties for all OVF deployment parameters.
OvfParams.Builder	Builder class for OvfParams.
OvfWarning	The OvfWarning class describes a warning related to accessing, validating, deploying, or exporting an OVF package.
OvfWarning.Builder	Builder class for OvfWarning.
ParseIssue	The ParseIssue class contains the information about the issue found when parsing an OVF package during deployment or exporting an OVF package including: Parsing and validation error on OVF descriptor (which is an XML document), manifest and certificate files.
ParseIssue.Builder	Builder class for ParseIssue.
ParseIssue.Category	The Category enumeration class defines the categories of issues that can be found when parsing files inside an OVF package (see ParseIssue) including OVF descriptor (which is an XML document), manifest and certificate files, or exporting an OVF package.
Property	The Property class contains the information about a property in an OVF package.
Property.Builder	Builder class for Property.
PropertyParams	The PropertyParams class contains a List of OVF properties that can be configured when the OVF package is deployed.
PropertyParams.Builder	Builder class for PropertyParams.
ScaleOutGroup	The ScaleOutGroup class contains information about a scale-out group.
ScaleOutGroup.Builder	Builder class for ScaleOutGroup.
ScaleOutParams	The ScaleOutParams class contains information about the scale-out groups described in the OVF package.
ScaleOutParams.Builder	Builder class for ScaleOutParams.
SizeParams	The SizeParams class contains estimates of the download and deployment sizes.
SizeParams.Builder	Builder class for SizeParams.
StructDefinitions	Defines the type descriptors for the top-level types in com.vmware.vcenter.ovf package.
UnknownSection	The UnknownSection class contains information about an unknown section in an OVF package.
UnknownSection.Builder	Builder class for UnknownSection.
UnknownSectionParams	The UnknownSectionParams class contains a List of unknown, non-required sections.
UnknownSectionParams.Builder	Builder class for UnknownSectionParams.
VcenterExtensionParams	The VcenterExtensionParams class specifies that the OVF package should be registered as a vCenter extension.
VcenterExtensionParams.Builder	Builder class for VcenterExtensionParams.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
DiskProvisioningType.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.
IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationPolicy.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.
IpAllocationParams.IpAllocationScheme.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.
IpAllocationParams.IpProtocol.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.
LibraryItemTypes.StorageGroupMapping.Type.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.
OvfMessage.Category.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.
ParseIssue.Category.Values	Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.

Package com.vmware.vcenter.ovf Description

The com.vmware.vcenter.ovf package provides services to capture and deploy Open Virtualization Format (OVF) packages to and from the content library.

It provides the ability to deploy OVF packages from the content library with support for advanced network topologies, network services, creating virtual appliances and virtual machines in hosts, resource pools or clusters. It also provides the ability to export virtual appliances and virtual machines from hosts, resource pools or clusters as OVF packages to the content library.