Function vCenterConnect

src/cmd/linuxkit/run_vcenter.go:183–252

(ctx context.Context, newVM vmConfig)

}

func vCenterConnect(ctx context.Context, newVM vmConfig) (*govmomi.Client, *object.Datastore, *object.DatacenterFolders, *object.HostSystem, object.NetworkReference, *object.ResourcePool) {

	// Parse URL from string
	u, err := url.Parse(*newVM.vCenterURL)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("URL can't be parsed, ensure it is https://username:password/<address>/sdk %v", err)
	}

	// Connect and log in to ESX or vCenter
	c, err := govmomi.NewClient(ctx, u, true)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Error logging into vCenter, check address and credentials %v", err)
	}

	// Create a new finder that will discover the defaults and are looked for Networks/Datastores
	f := find.NewFinder(c.Client, true)

	// Find one and only datacenter, not sure how VMware linked mode will work
	dc, err := f.DatacenterOrDefault(ctx, *newVM.dcName)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("No Datacenter instance could be found inside of vCenter %v", err)
	}

	// Make future calls local to this datacenter
	f.SetDatacenter(dc)

	// Find Datastore/Network
	dss, err := f.DatastoreOrDefault(ctx, *newVM.dsName)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Datastore [%s], could not be found", *newVM.dsName)
	}

	folders, err := dc.Folders(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalln("Error locating default datacenter folder")
	}

	// This code is shared between Push/Run, a network isn't needed for Pushing an image
	var net object.NetworkReference
	if newVM.networkName != nil && *newVM.networkName != "" {
		net, err = f.NetworkOrDefault(ctx, *newVM.networkName)
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatalf("Network [%s], could not be found", *newVM.networkName)
		}
	}

	// Check to see if a host has been specified
	var hs *object.HostSystem
	if *newVM.vSphereHost != "" {
		// Find the selected host
		hs, err = f.HostSystem(ctx, *newVM.vSphereHost)
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatalf("vSphere host [%s], could not be found", *newVM.vSphereHost)
		}
	} else {
		allHosts, err := f.HostSystemList(ctx, "*/*")
		if err != nil || len(allHosts) == 0 {
			log.Fatalf("No vSphere hosts could be found on vCenter server")