VMware-AIops

List all virtual machines with name, power state, CPU, memory, guest OS, and IP.

Args: target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config. Uses default if omitted.

List all ESXi hosts with CPU cores, memory, version, VM count, and uptime.

Args: target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config. Uses default if omitted.

List all datastores with capacity, free space, type, and VM count.

Args: target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config. Uses default if omitted.

List all clusters with host count, DRS/HA status, and resource totals.

Args: target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config. Uses default if omitted.

Get all active/triggered alarms across the VMware inventory.

Args: target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config. Uses default if omitted.

Get recent vCenter/ESXi events filtered by severity.

Args: hours: How many hours back to query (default 24). severity: Minimum severity level: "critical", "warning", or "info". target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config. Uses default if omitted.

Get detailed information about a specific VM (CPU, memory, disks, NICs, snapshots).

Args: vm_name: Exact name of the virtual machine. target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config. Uses default if omitted.

Power on a virtual machine.

Args: vm_name: Exact name of the virtual machine. target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config. Uses default if omitted.

Power off a virtual machine. Graceful shutdown by default, force if specified.

Args: vm_name: Exact name of the virtual machine. force: If True, hard power off. If False, graceful guest shutdown. target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config. Uses default if omitted.

Browse files in a vSphere datastore directory.

Use this to discover OVA, ISO, VMDK, and other files on datastores before deploying VMs.

Args: datastore_name: Name of the datastore to browse. path: Subdirectory path (empty string for root). pattern: Glob pattern to filter files (e.g. ".ova", ".iso", "*"). target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config.

Scan all accessible datastores for deployable images (OVA/ISO/OVF/VMDK).

Results are cached locally in ~/.vmware-aiops/image_registry.json for fast lookup via list_cached_images. Run this to refresh the cache.

Args: target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config.

List deployable images from the local registry cache.

Run scan_datastore_images first to populate the cache.

Args: image_type: Filter by extension: "ova", "iso", "ovf", or "vmdk". datastore: Filter by datastore name.

Deploy a VM from a local OVA file.

Parses the OVF descriptor, creates import spec, uploads VMDKs via HTTP NFC lease. Optionally powers on and creates a baseline snapshot.

Args: ova_path: Local file path to the .ova file. vm_name: Desired name for the new VM. datastore_name: Target datastore for the VM. network_name: Network to attach (default "VM Network"). folder_path: VM folder path in vCenter (optional). power_on: Power on after deployment. snapshot_name: Create a baseline snapshot with this name (optional). target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config.

Deploy a new VM by cloning from a vSphere template.

Args: template_name: Name of the source vSphere template. new_name: Name for the new VM. datastore_name: Target datastore (uses template's datastore if omitted). cpu: Override CPU count (optional). memory_mb: Override memory in MB (optional). power_on: Power on after deployment. snapshot_name: Create a baseline snapshot with this name (optional). target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config.

Create a linked clone from a VM snapshot (near-instant, minimal disk).

Linked clones share the source disk and use copy-on-write delta disks. This is the fastest provisioning method.

Args: source_vm_name: Source VM to clone from. snapshot_name: Snapshot on the source VM to use as clone base. new_name: Name for the new linked clone. cpu: Override CPU count (optional). memory_mb: Override memory in MB (optional). power_on: Power on after creation. baseline_snapshot: Create a new snapshot on the clone (optional). target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config.

Attach an ISO from a datastore to a VM's CD-ROM drive.

Args: vm_name: Target VM name. iso_ds_path: Datastore path, e.g. "[datastore1] iso/ubuntu.iso". target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config.

Convert a powered-off VM to a vSphere template.

After conversion the VM cannot be powered on — it serves as a clone source for deploy_vm_from_template.

Args: vm_name: Name of the VM to convert (must be powered off). target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config.

Batch clone multiple VMs from a source VM (gold image).

Each clone: full copy → optional reconfigure → optional snapshot → optional power on.

Args: source_vm_name: Source VM to clone from. vm_names: List of names for the new VMs. cpu: Override CPU count for all clones (optional). memory_mb: Override memory for all clones (optional). snapshot_name: Create a baseline snapshot on each clone (optional). power_on: Power on each clone after creation. target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config.

Batch create linked clones from a VM snapshot (fastest batch provisioning).

Each clone shares the source disk via copy-on-write.

Args: source_vm_name: Source VM to clone from. snapshot_name: Snapshot to use as clone base. vm_names: List of names for the new linked clones. cpu: Override CPU count (optional). memory_mb: Override memory (optional). power_on: Power on each clone. baseline_snapshot: Create a new snapshot on each clone (optional). target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config.

Batch deploy VMs from a YAML specification file.

The YAML spec supports all provisioning channels:

• source: clone from a VM

• template: clone from a vSphere template

• linked_clone: instant clone from a snapshot

• Per-VM ova: deploy from OVA file

• Fallback: create empty VMs (optionally with ISO)

Args: spec_path: Path to the deploy.yaml specification file. target: Optional vCenter/ESXi target name from config.