VMware, Inc.
5
This
book,
the
vCloud
SDK
for
Java
Developer’s
Guide,
provides
information
about
using
the
VMware
®
vCloud
SDK
for
Java.
VMware
provides
several
different
APIs
and
SDKs
for
various
applications
and
goals.
This
book
provides
information
about
using
the
vCloud
SDK
for
Java
for
developers
that
are
interested
in
creating
client
applications
for
managing
VMware
vCloud
components
available
on
VMware
ESX,
VMware
ESXi,
and
VMware
vCenter
Server
systems.
To
view
the
current
version
of
this
book
as
well
as
all
VMware
API
and
SDK
documentation,
go
to
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/sdk_pubs.html
.
Revision History
This
guide
is
revised
with
each
release
of
the
product
or
when
necessary.
A
revised
version
can
contain
minor
or
major
changes.
Table 1
summarizes
the
significant
changes
in
each
version
of
this
guide.
Intended Audience
This
guide
is
intended
for
software
developers
who
are
building
vCloud
API
applications,
including
interactive
clients
of
VMware
Cloud
Director.
This
guide
assumes
you
are
familiar
with
the
Java
programming
language,
Representational
State
Transfer
(REST)
and
RESTful
programming
conventions,
the
Open
Virtualization
Format
Specification,
and
VMware
Virtual
machine
technology.
Familiarity
with
other
widely
‐
deployed
technologies
such
as
XML,
HTTP,
and
the
Windows
or
Linux
operating
systems
is
also
assumed.
VMware Technical Publications Glossary
VMware
Technical
Publications
provides
a
glossary
of
terms
that
might
be
unfamiliar
to
you.
For
definitions
of
terms
as
they
are
used
in
VMware
technical
documentation
go
to
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs
.
Document Feedback
VMware
welcomes
your
suggestions
for
improving
our
documentation.
Send
your
feedback
to
.
Technical Support and Education Resources
The
following
sections
describe
the
technical
support
resources
available
to
you.
To
access
the
current
versions
of
other
VMware
books,
go
to
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs
.
About This Book
Table 1.
Revision History
Revision
Description
30AUG10
Version
1.0
