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"""
Python program for listing the vms on an ESX / vCenter host
"""

from optparse import OptionParser, make_option
from pyVim.connect import SmartConnect, Disconnect
from pyVmomi import vmodl

import argparse
import atexit
import getpass
import sys

def GetArgs():
   """
   Supports the command-line arguments listed below.
   """
   parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Process args for retrieving all the Virtual Machines')
   parser.add_argument('-s', '--host', required=True, action='store', help='Remote host to connect to')
   parser.add_argument('-o', '--port', type=int, default=443,   action='store', help='Port to connect on')
   parser.add_argument('-u', '--user', required=True, action='store', help='User name to use when connecting to host')
   parser.add_argument('-p', '--password', required=False, action='store', help='Password to use when connecting to host')
   args = parser.parse_args()
   return args

def PrintVmInfo(vm, depth=1):
   """
   Print information for a particular virtual machine or recurse into a folder with depth protection
   """
   maxdepth = 10

   # if this is a group it will have children. if it does, recurse into them and then return
   if hasattr(vm, 'childEntity'):
      if depth > maxdepth:
         return
      vmList = vm.childEntity
      for c in vmList:
         PrintVmInfo(c, depth+1)
      return

   summary = vm.summary
   print "Name       : ", summary.config.name
   print "Path       : ", summary.config.vmPathName
   print "Guest      : ", summary.config.guestFullName
   annotation = summary.config.annotation
   if annotation != None and annotation != "":
      print "Annotation : ", annotation
   print "State      : ", summary.runtime.powerState
   if summary.guest != None:
      ip = summary.guest.ipAddress
      if ip != None and ip != "":
         print "IP         : ", ip
   if summary.runtime.question != None:
      print "Question  : ", summary.runtime.question.text
   print ""

def main():
   """
   Simple command-line program for listing the virtual machines on a system.
   """

   try:
      si = None
      try:
         si = SmartConnect(host="host.domain",
                user="root",
                pwd="password",
                )
      except IOError, e:
        pass
      if not si:
         print "Could not connect to the specified host using specified username and password"
         return -1

      atexit.register(Disconnect, si)

      content = si.RetrieveContent()
      datacenter = content.rootFolder.childEntity[0]
      vmFolder = datacenter.vmFolder
      vmList = vmFolder.childEntity
      for vm in vmList:
         PrintVmInfo(vm)
   except vmodl.MethodFault, e:
      print "Caught vmodl fault : " + e.msg
      return -1
   except Exception, e:
      print "Caught exception : " + str(e)
      return -1

   return 0

# Start program
if __name__ == "__main__":
   main()