cross-vcenter-clone.vro.js

var transform = null;
if (thinProvisioned == true) {
	transform = VcVirtualMachineRelocateTransformation.sparse;
} else if (thinProvisioned == false) {
	transform = VcVirtualMachineRelocateTransformation.flat;
}

if (datastore == null) {
	datastore = vm.datastore[0];
}
relocateSpec = System.getModule("com.vmware.library.vc.vm.spec").getRelocateSpec(datastore,null,host,pool,transform);

///////////////// Build ServiceLocator for cross-vCenter vMotion -- Begin modifications JG
var vCreds = new VcServiceLocatorNamePassword(); //Future: Use SAML token isntead of user/pass
vCreds.username = vcusername;
vCreds.password = vcpassword;

var vcSL = new VcServiceLocator();
var destVcSdk        = VcPlugin.allSdkConnections[1]; //TODO: Fix this hack
vcSL.instanceUuid    = destVcSdk.about.instanceUuid;
vcSL.url             = destVcSdk.name.toString();
vcSL.sslThumbprint   = destvCenterThumbprint; //Ugly, but vCO doesn't provide a mechanism to query vCenter SSL thumbprint that I can find.
vcSL.credential      = vCreds;
relocateSpec.service = vcSL;  //Add ServiceLocator to relocate spec 

////////////////////  End substantative modifications

cloneSpec = System.getModule("com.vmware.library.vc.vm.spec").getCloneSpec(null,null,relocateSpec,powerOn,template);

var task = vm.cloneVM_Task(vmFolder, name, cloneSpec);

var actionResult = System.getModule("com.vmware.library.vc.basic").vim3WaitTaskEnd(task,true,2);

// If success, actionResult == VC:VirtualMachine object representing the cloned VM, partially.
// The VM ID is correct, but the sdk connection will be against the source vCenter not the destination.
// I use a function to map this vm id and destination sdk connection to a VC:VirtualMachine object to do further operations