Client Modules

cluster_config

Client for the vSphere 9 / VCF 9 cluster Configuration Profile API.

esxi_advanced

ESXi advanced system settings via SOAP/pyVmomi.

esxi_firewall

ESXi firewall rules via SOAP/pyVmomi.

esxi_host

ESXi host system operations via SOAP/pyVmomi.

esxi_ntp

ESXi NTP configuration via SOAP/pyVmomi.

esxi_service

ESXi services (TSM-SSH, ntpd, etc.) via SOAP/pyVmomi.

esxi_syslog

ESXi syslog configuration via SOAP/pyVmomi.

fleet_password

VCF Fleet Management password administration via SDDC Manager.

installer_bringup

VCF Installer bringup — validate spec, submit, poll progress.

nsx_cluster

NSX Management API — cluster status (singleton).

nsx_compute_collection

NSX Management API — compute collections (vCenter clusters known to NSX).

nsx_context_profile

NSX layer-7 context profiles (/policy/api/v1/infra/context-profiles).

nsx_dhcp

NSX DHCP server and relay configurations (Policy API).

nsx_edge_cluster

NSX edge clusters (Management API).

nsx_firewall_rule

NSX distributed firewall rules (per-security-policy children).

nsx_group

Resource layer for NSX security groups (Policy API /infra/domains/default/groups).

nsx_ids

NSX Distributed IDS/IPS — settings, profiles, signature management, policies, rules.

nsx_ip_block

NSX IP blocks (/policy/api/v1/infra/ip-blocks).

nsx_ip_pool

NSX IP pools (/policy/api/v1/infra/ip-pools).

nsx_ipsec_vpn

NSX IPsec VPN — services + sessions + IKE/tunnel/DPD profiles.

nsx_l2_vpn

NSX L2 VPN — services + sessions.

nsx_lb_app_profile

NSX Load Balancer application profiles (Policy API /infra/lb-app-profiles).

nsx_lb_monitor

NSX Load Balancer monitor profiles (Policy API /infra/lb-monitor-profiles).

nsx_lb_persistence

NSX Load Balancer persistence profiles (Policy API /infra/lb-persistence-profiles).

nsx_lb_pool

NSX Load Balancer pool (Policy API /infra/lb-pools).

nsx_lb_service

NSX Load Balancer service (Policy API /infra/lb-services).

nsx_lb_virtual_server

NSX Load Balancer virtual server (Policy API /infra/lb-virtual-servers).

nsx_nat

NSX NAT rules — per Tier-1 (or Tier-0) gateway, scoped USER or INTERNAL.

nsx_node

NSX Management API — node info (singleton).

nsx_qos_profile

NSX QoS profile (Policy API /infra/qos-profiles).

nsx_role_binding

NSX Management API — RBAC role bindings (/api/v1/aaa/role-bindings).

nsx_security_policy

NSX security policies (Policy API /infra/domains/{d}/security-policies).

nsx_segment

Resource layer for NSX segments (Policy API /infra/segments).

nsx_service

NSX service definitions (/policy/api/v1/infra/services).

nsx_tier0

Resource layer for NSX Tier-0 gateways (Policy API /infra/tier-0s).

nsx_tier1

Resource layer for NSX Tier-1 gateways (Policy API /infra/tier-1s).

nsx_transport_node

NSX Management API — host transport nodes.

nsx_transport_zone

NSX Management API — transport zones.

sddc_avn

Application Virtual Networks (AVNs) via SDDC Manager (/v1/avns).

sddc_bundles

SDDC Manager software bundles (/v1/bundles).

sddc_certificates

SDDC Manager domain-scoped certificate management.

sddc_cluster

Resource layer for SDDC Manager clusters (/v1/clusters).

sddc_cluster_ops

SDDC Manager cluster expand / shrink / delete operations.

sddc_credentials

Resource layer for SDDC Manager credentials (/v1/credentials).

sddc_domain

Resource layer for SDDC Manager workload domains (/v1/domains).

sddc_edge_clusters

SDDC Manager edge cluster lifecycle (/v1/edge-clusters).

sddc_host

Resource layer for SDDC Manager hosts (/v1/hosts).

sddc_license_keys

SDDC Manager license keys (/v1/license-keys).

sddc_manager

SDDC Manager node info (/v1/sddc-manager).

sddc_network_pools

SDDC Manager network pools (/v1/network-pools).

sddc_releases

SDDC Manager release catalog (/v1/releases).

sddc_system

SDDC Manager system info + personalities (/v1/system, /v1/personalities).

sddc_tasks

SDDC Manager async task polling.

sddc_upgrades

SDDC Manager upgrade workflows (/v1/upgrades).

sddc_users

SDDC Manager local users + roles (/v1/users, /v1/roles).

sddc_vcenters

SDDC Manager vCenter registrations (/v1/vcenters).

sddc_vcf_services

SDDC Manager /v1/vcf-services — the public view of the VMSP platform.

vcenter_appliance

Client for vCenter appliance APIs under /api/appliance/.

vcenter_cluster

Resource layer for vCenter clusters (/api/vcenter/cluster).

vcenter_compute_policy

vCenter Compute Policy (/api/vcenter/compute/policies).

vcenter_content_library

vCenter Content Library — libraries + items + OVF deploy.

vcenter_datacenter

Resource layer for vCenter datacenters (/api/vcenter/datacenter).

vcenter_datastore

Client for vCenter datastores (/api/vcenter/datastore).

vcenter_folder

vCenter folder (organizational hierarchy).

vcenter_host

Resource layer for vCenter hosts (/api/vcenter/host).

vcenter_kms

vCenter Key Management Service (KMS) providers — encryption key sources.

vcenter_lcm_depot

vCenter Lifecycle Manager (LCM) software depots.

vcenter_network

Client for vCenter networks (/api/vcenter/network) — read-only.

vcenter_resource_pool

vCenter resource pool.

vcenter_storage_policy

Client for vCenter Storage Policy-Based Management (/api/vcenter/storage/policies).

vcenter_supervisor

vCenter Supervisor / VKS (vSphere Kubernetes Service).

vcenter_supervisor_compat

Supervisor compatibility probes — DVS, edge cluster, cluster sizing.

vcenter_supervisor_kubeconfig

Supervisor-issued kubeconfig fetch (VKS).

vcenter_supervisor_service

vCenter Supervisor Services catalog (VKS).

vcenter_supervisor_software

Supervisor cluster software/lifecycle (VKS).

vcenter_tag

Resource layer for vCenter tags (/api/cis/tagging).

vcenter_tag_category

Resource layer for vCenter tag categories (/api/cis/tagging/category).

vcenter_vm

Resource layer for vCenter VMs (/api/vcenter/vm).

vcenter_vm_class

vCenter VM Classes — sizing templates for Supervisor namespace VMs.

vcfa_action

VCF Automation — ABX actions (/abx/api/resources/actions).

vcfa_action_secret

VCF Automation — ABX action secrets (/abx/api/resources/action-secrets).

vcfa_action_subscription

VCF Automation — event-broker action subscriptions (/event-broker/api/subscriptions).

vcfa_catalog

VCF Automation — catalog (/catalog/api).

vcfa_cloud_account

VCF Automation — cloud accounts (/iaas/api/cloud-accounts).

vcfa_cloud_template

VCF Automation — cloud templates (/blueprint/api/blueprints).

vcfa_cloud_zone

VCF Automation — cloud zones (/iaas/api/zones).

vcfa_custom_role

VCF Automation — custom roles (/iam/api/roles).

vcfa_iam

VCF Automation — IAM (CSP gateway-side identity).

vcfa_network_profile

VCF Automation — deploy network profiles (/iaas/api/network-profiles).

vcfa_policy

VCF Automation — policies (/policy/api/policies).

vcfa_project

VCF Automation — projects (/iaas/api/projects).

vcfa_project_user

VCF Automation — project membership.

vcfa_resource_action

VCF Automation — resource actions (/form-service/api/custom/resource-actions).

vcfa_storage_profile

VCF Automation — storage profiles (/iaas/api/storage-profiles).

vcfa_vro_config_element

VCF Automation — vRO configuration elements (/vco/api/configurations).

vcfa_vro_package

VCF Automation — vRO packages (/vco/api/packages).

vcfa_workflow_run

VCF Automation — vRO workflow executions (/vco/api/workflows/{wfId}/executions).

vcfops_adapter

VCF Operations — adapter kinds (/suite-api/api/adapterkinds).

vcfops_alert

VCF Operations — alert and symptom definitions, plus active alerts.

vcfops_auth

VCF Operations — identity (auth sources, roles, users, groups, privileges).

vcfops_certificate

VCF Operations — truststore certificates.

vcfops_collector

VCF Operations — data collectors and collector groups.

vcfops_credential

VCF Operations — stored credentials and credential kinds.

vcfops_deployment

VCF Operations — appliance/node deployment status.

vcfops_fleet_passwords

VCF Operations — fleet password management (VCF 9.x).

vcfops_maintenance

VCF Operations — maintenance schedules.

vcfops_policy

VCF Operations — policies and notification rules.

vcfops_recommendation

VCF Operations — recommendation catalog.

vcfops_report

VCF Operations — report instances.

vcfops_resource

VCF Operations — managed resources (/suite-api/api/resources).

vcfops_resource_group

VCF Operations — custom resource groups.

vcfops_solution

VCF Operations — solutions / management packs.

vcfops_supermetric

VCF Operations — super metrics (formula-defined derived metrics).

vcfops_task

VCF Operations — async task status.

vcfops_version

VCF Operations — versions (/suite-api/api/versions).

vim_alarm

vCenter AlarmManager (SOAP).

vim_cluster_config

Cluster-level DRS / HA / EVC / DPM settings via SOAP.

vim_cluster_evc

Cluster EVC (Enhanced vMotion Compatibility) mode.

vim_cluster_overrides

Per-VM / per-host cluster-level overrides via SOAP.

vim_custom_attribute

vCenter custom attributes (Custom Fields) via SOAP CustomFieldsManager.

vim_datastore_cluster

Datastore Cluster (StoragePod) + Storage DRS via SOAP.

vim_datastore_file

Datastore file transfer + manipulation.

vim_drs_rule

Cluster DRS affinity / anti-affinity rules via SOAP.

vim_dvs

vSphere Distributed Virtual Switch (VDS) lifecycle via SOAP.

vim_dvs_portgroup

Distributed Port Group (DPG) lifecycle via SOAP.

vim_extension

vCenter ExtensionManager (SOAP) — plugin/extension registration.

vim_first_class_disk

First-Class Disks (FCD / Improved Virtual Disks) via VStorageObjectManager.

vim_host_acceptance

ESXi VIB acceptance level (community/partner/vmware-accepted/vmware-certified).

vim_host_certificate

ESXi host SSL certificate management via CertificateManager.

vim_host_config

Per-ESXi host config via SOAP (NTP, services, Active Directory, advanced settings).

vim_host_datastore

Host datastore lifecycle via SOAP.

vim_host_dns

ESXi host DNS / hostname config via HostNetworkSystem (SOAP).

vim_host_hyperthreading

ESXi hyperthreading config via HostCpuSchedulerSystem.

vim_host_kernel_module

ESXi kernel-module config via HostKernelModuleSystem (SOAP).

vim_host_maintenance

SOAP host maintenance mode with evacuation policy.

vim_host_network

Standard vSwitch + port group + VMkernel via SOAP HostNetworkSystem.

vim_host_passthrough

ESXi PCI passthrough config via HostPciPassthruSystem (SOAP).

vim_host_powermgmt

ESXi power-management policy via HostPowerSystem (SOAP).

vim_host_security

Per-ESXi security and storage config via SOAP.

vim_host_snmp

ESXi SNMP agent config via HostSnmpSystem.

vim_host_ssl_thumbprint

Fetch and validate ESXi SSL certificate thumbprints.

vim_host_storage

ESXi storage HBA + VMFS rescan and refresh via HostStorageSystem.

vim_host_tcpip

ESXi TCP/IP stack config via HostNetworkSystem.netStackInstance.

vim_infra_profile

vSphere infrastructure profiles via HostProfileManager.

vim_license

vSphere license management via LicenseManager and LicenseAssignmentManager.

vim_ovf

Export OVF descriptors via OvfManager + HttpNfcLease.

vim_perf

vCenter PerfManager (SOAP) — historical performance counter queries.

vim_permission

vCenter object permissions via SOAP AuthorizationManager.

vim_resource_pool

SOAP ops on resource pools: move + share-level config.

vim_role

vCenter authorization roles via SOAP AuthorizationManager.

vim_scheduled_task

Scheduled tasks via ScheduledTaskManager (SOAP).

vim_vapp

vSphere vApp container management via vim.VirtualApp.

vim_vasa

VASA storage providers via the SMS endpoint.

vim_vm

VM clone + create + reconfigure via SOAP.

vim_vm_console

VM console operations: screenshot + sendkey via VirtualMachine methods.

vim_vm_customization

Guest OS customization specs + apply.

vim_vm_devices

Niche VM virtual-device CRUD: vTPM, vGPU, serial port, video card.

vim_vm_disk

VM disk lifecycle via SOAP VirtualMachine.ReconfigVM_Task.

vim_vm_features

VM advanced features + hardware version upgrade via SOAP.

vim_vm_guest

In-guest operations via VMware Tools (SOAP GuestOperationsManager).

vim_vm_migrate

VM migration via SOAP.

vim_vm_nic

VM NIC lifecycle via SOAP VirtualMachine.ReconfigVM_Task.

vim_vm_power

VM power lifecycle via SOAP (vim.VirtualMachine.Power*Task + guest variants).

vim_vm_snapshot

VM snapshots via pyVmomi SOAP (vCenter REST has no snapshot surface in 9.2).

vim_vm_tools

VMware Tools daemon control via SOAP.

vsan_cluster

vSAN cluster configuration (SOAP via /vsanHealth).

vsan_disk

vSAN disk and disk-group management (SOAP).

vsan_fault_domain

vSAN fault domain configuration (SOAP).

vsan_health

vSAN cluster health checks (SOAP via /vsanHealth).