The vSphere SDK for Perl runtime maps server-side operations to client-side Perl view object methods. For each operation defined on a server
managed object, the vSphere SDK for Perl creates a corresponding view method when it creates the view object.
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Non-Blocking and Blocking Methods All server-side operations available in the vSphere API are non-blocking operations listed in the vSphere API Reference Guide . The vSphere SDK for Perl provides a non-blocking method corresponding to the server-side operation, and also provides a blocking (synchronous) method (<opname>()
method).
Examples of Operations The following table lists some of the operations available for a VirtualMachine
managed object.
Calling Methods After you have retrieved the view object that corresponds to a managed object, you can run methods on that view to make use of the managed object’s services.
Omitting Optional Arguments in Method Calls When you call a vSphere API method by using vSphere SDK for Perl, and want to omit an optional argument, you can do one of two things.