Overview

The VMware Smart Assurance Network Configuration Manager Application Program Interface (API) Javadoc Reference Guide is the “what”--and, this VMware Smart Assurance Network Configuration Manager Application Program Interface (API) Programmer’s Guide is the “how”.

Use this guide to determine how to get those first few operations completed. After getting a feel for programming with the API, the VMware Smart Assurance Network Configuration Manager Application Program Interface (API) Javadoc Reference Guide will be more easily understood and usable.

There are two API interfaces available. One is a J2EE version, and the other is a Web Services version. Which one you use depends on your specific situation. Both have the same functionality.

• The J2EE version requires the client be written in Java.

• The Web Services version is required for cross-language support. It allows for Perl, C++, PHP, (and Java) clients to use the API by programming against the WSDL interface. All the code samples listed in this document use the Web Services interface.