Establishes a session with the Web service running on the vCenter Server or ESX/ESXi system using the user name and password credentials provided using the command-line, environment variables, or configuration file.
Note: In most cases, you use
Util::connect() instead to establish a connection.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| service_url | URL of the server to which the client connects. |
| user_name | User account on the ESX/ESXi or vCenter Server system. |
| password | Password for the user account. |
Returns
Returns the vSphere object instance.
