Yes, I get a reference object that I am unsure how to access. If I use Orchestrator to access the object via Orchestrator Script, It comes up as a VclReference. I am unable to extract the name or id from this object (the fields in the VclReference object return null).
I will roughly how far I can get below by printing out the toXML's right before I have no idea what to do.
Converting the Storage Profile Object (found by going to each vm in the vTemplate object, calling getStorageProfileReference(), then using toXml() gives me:
<ns6:Link xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/versions" xmlns:ns2="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:ns3="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_VirtualSystemSettingData" xmlns:ns4="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/common" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData" xmlns:ns6="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5" xmlns:ns7="http://www.vmware.com/schema/ovf" xmlns:ns8="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/environment/1" xmlns:ns9="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1.5" rel="storageProfile" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vdcStorageProfile+xml" href="https://usyp-vcd.testlab.corp/api/vdcStorageProfile/9cb95fe1-b76d-4745-8389-a3e53f1d7a7a"/>
The Template toXml() looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<ns6:VAppTemplate xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/versions" xmlns:ns2="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:ns3="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_VirtualSystemSettingData" xmlns:ns4="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/common" xmlns:ns5="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData" xmlns:ns6="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5" xmlns:ns7="http://www.vmware.com/schema/ovf" xmlns:ns8="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/environment/1" xmlns:ns9="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1.5" ovfDescriptorUploaded="true" goldMaster="true" status="8" name="win2012_vAPP" id="urn:vcloud:vapptemplate:e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vAppTemplate+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342">
<ns6:Link rel="up" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vdc+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vdc/6042c8a2-8cd7-49df-8e7e-376b371ae4e0"/>
<ns6:Link rel="catalogItem" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.catalogItem+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/catalogItem/d7f2bb69-f33d-48d2-bb2b-6018c315bc1b"/>
<ns6:Link rel="remove" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342"/>
<ns6:Link rel="edit" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vAppTemplate+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342"/>
<ns6:Link rel="enable" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342/action/enableDownload"/>
<ns6:Link rel="disable" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342/action/disableDownload"/>
<ns6:Link rel="ovf" type="text/xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342/ovf"/>
<ns6:Link rel="storageProfile" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vdcStorageProfile+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vdcStorageProfile/9cb95fe1-b76d-4745-8389-a3e53f1d7a7a"/>
<ns6:Link rel="down" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.owner+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342/owner"/>
<ns6:Link rel="down" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.metadata+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342/metadata"/>
<ns6:Link rel="down" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.productSections+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342/productSections/"/>
<ns6:Description></ns6:Description>
<ns6:Owner type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.owner+xml">
<ns6:User type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.user+xml" name="system" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/admin/user/1077b17f-2624-4ed4-b813-4e8f6e11eff9"/>
</ns6:Owner>
<ns6:Children>
<ns6:Vm goldMaster="true" name="vwin2012" id="urn:vcloud:vm:5375f03c-8322-45e9-89d0-4cf206ffd717" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vm+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vm-5375f03c-8322-45e9-89d0-4cf206ffd717">
<ns6:VCloudExtension required="false">
<ns9:VmVimInfo>
<ns9:VmVimObjectRef>
<ns9:VimServerRef type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwvirtualcenter+xml" name="vcdCenter" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/admin/extension/vimServer/ec647564-ae7b-4759-9e8a-4148764cfd11"/>
<ns9:MoRef>vm-271</ns9:MoRef>
<ns9:VimObjectType>VIRTUAL_MACHINE</ns9:VimObjectType>
</ns9:VmVimObjectRef>
<ns9:DatastoreVimObjectRef>
<ns9:VimServerRef type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwvirtualcenter+xml" name="vcdCenter" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/admin/extension/vimServer/ec647564-ae7b-4759-9e8a-4148764cfd11"/>
<ns9:MoRef>datastore-63</ns9:MoRef>
<ns9:VimObjectType>DATASTORE</ns9:VimObjectType>
</ns9:DatastoreVimObjectRef>
<ns9:HostVimObjectRef>
<ns9:VimServerRef type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwvirtualcenter+xml" name="vcdCenter" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/admin/extension/vimServer/ec647564-ae7b-4759-9e8a-4148764cfd11"/>
<ns9:MoRef>host-62</ns9:MoRef>
<ns9:VimObjectType>HOST</ns9:VimObjectType>
</ns9:HostVimObjectRef>
<ns9:VirtualDisksMaxChainLength>3</ns9:VirtualDisksMaxChainLength>
</ns9:VmVimInfo>
</ns6:VCloudExtension>
<ns6:Link rel="up" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vAppTemplate+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342"/>
<ns6:Link rel="storageProfile" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vdcStorageProfile+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vdcStorageProfile/9cb95fe1-b76d-4745-8389-a3e53f1d7a7a"/>
<ns6:Link rel="relocate" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.relocateVmParams+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vm-5375f03c-8322-45e9-89d0-4cf206ffd717/action/relocate"/>
<ns6:Link rel="consolidate" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vm-5375f03c-8322-45e9-89d0-4cf206ffd717/action/consolidate"/>
<ns6:Link rel="shadowVms" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.shadowVms+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vm-5375f03c-8322-45e9-89d0-4cf206ffd717/shadowVms"/>
<ns6:Link rel="down" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.metadata+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vm-5375f03c-8322-45e9-89d0-4cf206ffd717/metadata"/>
<ns6:Link rel="down" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.productSections+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vm-5375f03c-8322-45e9-89d0-4cf206ffd717/productSections/"/>
<ns6:Description>Windows 2012 server template</ns6:Description>
<ns6:NetworkConnectionSection type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.networkConnectionSection+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vm-5375f03c-8322-45e9-89d0-4cf206ffd717/networkConnectionSection/" ns2:required="false">
<ns2:Info>Specifies the available VM network connections</ns2:Info>
<ns6:PrimaryNetworkConnectionIndex>0</ns6:PrimaryNetworkConnectionIndex>
<ns6:NetworkConnection network="AdminOrg-vDCInterNet" needsCustomization="true">
<ns6:NetworkConnectionIndex>0</ns6:NetworkConnectionIndex>
<ns6:IsConnected>true</ns6:IsConnected>
<ns6:MACAddress>00:50:56:01:01:09</ns6:MACAddress>
<ns6:IpAddressAllocationMode>DHCP</ns6:IpAddressAllocationMode>
</ns6:NetworkConnection>
</ns6:NetworkConnectionSection>
<ns6:GuestCustomizationSection type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.guestCustomizationSection+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vm-5375f03c-8322-45e9-89d0-4cf206ffd717/guestCustomizationSection/" ns2:required="false">
<ns2:Info>Specifies Guest OS Customization Settings</ns2:Info>
<ns6:Enabled>true</ns6:Enabled>
<ns6:ChangeSid>false</ns6:ChangeSid>
<ns6:VirtualMachineId>5375f03c-8322-45e9-89d0-4cf206ffd717</ns6:VirtualMachineId>
<ns6:JoinDomainEnabled>false</ns6:JoinDomainEnabled>
<ns6:UseOrgSettings>false</ns6:UseOrgSettings>
<ns6:AdminPasswordEnabled>false</ns6:AdminPasswordEnabled>
<ns6:AdminPasswordAuto>false</ns6:AdminPasswordAuto>
<ns6:AdminPassword>P@ss-w0rd</ns6:AdminPassword>
<ns6:ResetPasswordRequired>false</ns6:ResetPasswordRequired>
<ns6:ComputerName>vwin2012</ns6:ComputerName>
</ns6:GuestCustomizationSection>
<ns6:VAppScopedLocalId>d81713ca-5648-45e8-87ec-f7bcafdc91e1</ns6:VAppScopedLocalId>
<ns6:DateCreated>2013-03-29T13:19:12.676-07:00</ns6:DateCreated>
</ns6:Vm>
</ns6:Children>
<ns2:NetworkSection ns6:href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342/networkSection/" ns6:type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.networkSection+xml">
<ns2:Info>The list of logical networks</ns2:Info>
<ns2:Network ns2:name="AdminOrg-vDCInterNet">
<ns2:Description></ns2:Description>
</ns2:Network>
</ns2:NetworkSection>
<ns6:NetworkConfigSection type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.networkConfigSection+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342/networkConfigSection/" ns2:required="false">
<ns2:Info>The configuration parameters for logical networks</ns2:Info>
<ns6:NetworkConfig networkName="AdminOrg-vDCInterNet">
<ns6:Description></ns6:Description>
<ns6:Configuration>
<ns6:IpScopes>
<ns6:IpScope>
<ns6:IsInherited>true</ns6:IsInherited>
<ns6:Gateway>10.15.16.254</ns6:Gateway>
<ns6:Netmask>255.255.255.0</ns6:Netmask>
<ns6:Dns1>10.15.16.10</ns6:Dns1>
<ns6:DnsSuffix>test.vlab</ns6:DnsSuffix>
<ns6:IsEnabled>true</ns6:IsEnabled>
<ns6:IpRanges>
<ns6:IpRange>
<ns6:StartAddress>10.15.16.192</ns6:StartAddress>
<ns6:EndAddress>10.15.16.223</ns6:EndAddress>
</ns6:IpRange>
</ns6:IpRanges>
</ns6:IpScope>
</ns6:IpScopes>
<ns6:ParentNetwork name="AdminOrg-vDCInterNet" href=""/>
<ns6:FenceMode>bridged</ns6:FenceMode>
<ns6:RetainNetInfoAcrossDeployments>false</ns6:RetainNetInfoAcrossDeployments>
</ns6:Configuration>
<ns6:IsDeployed>false</ns6:IsDeployed>
</ns6:NetworkConfig>
</ns6:NetworkConfigSection>
<ns6:LeaseSettingsSection type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.leaseSettingsSection+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342/leaseSettingsSection/" ns2:required="false">
<ns2:Info>Lease settings section</ns2:Info>
<ns6:Link rel="edit" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.leaseSettingsSection+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342/leaseSettingsSection/"/>
<ns6:StorageLeaseInSeconds>2592000</ns6:StorageLeaseInSeconds>
<ns6:StorageLeaseExpiration>2013-05-30T14:12:05.379-07:00</ns6:StorageLeaseExpiration>
</ns6:LeaseSettingsSection>
<ns6:CustomizationSection type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.customizationSection+xml" href="https://vcd.testlab.corp/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-e01754e4-4085-4564-b8a0-e7fdee131342/customizationSection/" goldMaster="true" ns2:required="false">
<ns2:Info>VApp template customization section</ns2:Info>
<ns6:CustomizeOnInstantiate>true</ns6:CustomizeOnInstantiate>
</ns6:CustomizationSection>
<ns6:DateCreated>2013-03-29T13:19:12.676-07:00</ns6:DateCreated>
</ns6:VAppTemplate>
Two more questions:
If a user modifies the storage profile during vApp Template Instantiation, will it be reflected here?
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