Working with the vCenter API (to change a VM's HA settings)
This recipe will showcase how to derive a function for a more complicated feature. We will be configuring the HA setting for a single VM. Here, we will primarily be focusing on how to work with the vCenter API.
Getting ready
For this recipe, we will need a vCenter cluster that is configured for VMware High Availability (HA), as well as a VM which has an HA restart priority that we can change.
To do this, you should have an understanding of the introduction to Chapter 6, Advanced Programming, as well as the recipes Working with the API and JavaScript complex variables in the same chapter.
How to do it...
We will use the API and find out how to set VM's HA restart priority. This recipe requires you to take a close look at each of the objects that we will visit and read its properties and external documentation.
It is best to follow this step by step using the API browser:
- Create a new workflow and create the following variables...
