gistfile1.py

def get_subs(thething, level=0):
    if level == 0:
        _all_objects.clear()
        #print "cleared all objects"
    if type(thething).__name__ not in _all_objects.keys():
        _all_objects[type(thething).__name__] = []
        #print "added key " + type(thething).__name__

    # if we have a datacenter object, there are specific subobjects
    if type(thething) is pyVmomi.types.vim.Datacenter:
        #print "added datacenter"
        _all_objects[type(thething).__name__].append(thething)
        for sub in [thething.hostFolder, thething.networkFolder, thething.vmFolder]:
            get_subs(sub, level=level + 1)

    #If we have any kind of object that can contain others (Folders and ResourcePools), lets recurse on ourseves.
    elif type(thething) in [pyVmomi.types.vim.Folder, pyVmomi.types.vim.ResourcePool]:
        #print "added folder or RP " + thething.name
        _all_objects[type(thething).__name__].append(thething)
        for sub in thething.childEntity:
            get_subs(sub, level=level + 1)
    #If we have a compute resource (either a DRS cluster or a single host), lets get its bits:
    elif type(thething) in [pyVmomi.types.vim.ComputeResource, pyVmomi.types.vim.ClusterComputeResource]:
        #print "added cluster or host " + thething.name
        _all_objects[type(thething).__name__].append(thething)
        for elem in chain.from_iterable([thething.host, thething.network, thething.datastore]):
            get_subs(elem, level=level + 1)

    elif type(thething) in [pyVmomi.types.vim.ResourcePool]:
        #print "added RP " + thething.name
        _all_objects[type(thething).__name__].append(thething)
        for elem in chain.from_iterable([thething.resourcePool, thething.vm]):
            get_subs(elem, level=level + 1)

    else:
        #print "added entity " + thething.name
        _all_objects[type(thething).__name__].append(thething)

    return _all_objects