VMware GSX Server 3 Administration, Administration Manual

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C H A P T E R 2 Installing VMware GSX Server
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Installing the VMware Scripting APIs
VMware GSX Server supports the VMware Scripting APIs, which include the VmPerl
Scripting API and the VmCOM Scripting API. You can use the VMware Scripting APIs to
manage the GSX Server host and virtual machines locally and remotely.
For more information, go to www.vmware.com/support/developer .
The following sections describe how to install the scripting APIs on Windows and
Linux hosts.
• Installing the VmPerl and VmCOM Scripting APIs on a Windows Host on page 75
• Installing the VmPerl Scripting API on a Linux Host on page 78
Installing the VmPerl and VmCOM Scripting APIs on
a Windows Host
On either a Windows server host or a Windows remote computer, you can use either
the VmPerl API or the VmCOM API. Both scripting APIs are installed automatically on
the GSX Server for Windows host from the master installer if you chose a complete
installation. In addition, you can make the APIs available for download by customizing
the download menu on the Login page of the VMware Management Interface. For
more information, see
Customizing the Download Menu on page 112 .
You have a choice of installing either the VmCOM or the VmPerl API, or both.
1. Choose Start > Run and browse to the directory where you saved the
downloaded installer file (the name is similar to
VMware-VmPerlAPI-
<xxxx>.exe
or
VMware-VmCOMAPI-<xxxx>.exe
, where
<xxxx>
is a
series of numbers representing the version and build numbers).
2. The installer starts. Click Next .