connect

Establishes a session with the vCenter Server or ESX/ESXi Web service by using the token provided in a previously saved session file, or by using the user name and password provided using the command line, environment variables, or a configuration file.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
user_name	User account on the ESX/ESXi or vCenter Server system.
password	Password for the user account.
session_file	Full path and filename for the token saved from a previous successful connection. Use session_file (instead of user_name and password) to reestablish a session to the same server or to establish a new connection to a different server.

Returns

Returns nothing.