You can automate the management of VMware products associated with vCenter Server by using the API.

This procedure includes the operations that you can use to manage the product catalog and associated products.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have an active authenticated session with vCenter Server.

Procedure

  1. Create a stub configuration.
  2. Retrieve the product catalog.
  3. Retrieve a list of VMware products associated with vCenter Server.
  4. Associate a VMware product with vCenter Server.
  5. Update a VMware product associated with vCenter Server.
  6. Delete a product form the list of VMware products associated with vCenter Server.