[libvirt] [PATCH] esx: Add vpx:// scheme to allow direct connection to a vCenter

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 01:26:10AM +0200, Matthias Bolte wrote:
> Add a pointer to the primary context of a connection and use it in all
> driver functions that don't dependent on the context type. This includes
> almost all functions that deal with a virDomianPtr. Therefore, using
> a vpx:// connection allows you to perform all the usual domain related
> actions like start, destroy, suspend, resume, dumpxml etc.
> 
> Some functions that require an explicitly specified ESX server don't work
> yet. This includes the host UUID, the hostname, the general node info, the
> max vCPU count and the free memory. Also not working yet are migration and
> defining new domains.


If you're connecting to vpx://example-vcenter.com  how does the driver
know which host you're asking for data on ? IIUC a vcenter reports on all
hosts in a data center. Does new mode still guarentee that every domain
has a unique name & ID, as well as UUID ?

Daniel
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