• Welcome back to our series on Automating vSphere Configuration Profile (VCP). • In Part 1, we broke down the core VCP APIs and how they maintain the “desired state” of vSphere clusters. • Now, it’s time to get hands-on with the code. • This blog post explains how to consume these APIs using the tools most familiar to VI admins and developers: PowerCLI and Python. • Consuming VCP APIs Using PowerCLI SDK If you are already living in a PowerShell world, the PowerCLI SDK is your best friend. • It provides direct, low-level access to the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and vSphere Automation APIs, making it a natural fit for existing automation pipelines.

Article Summaries:

  • The second installment of VMware’s “Automating vSphere Configuration Profile (VCP)” series focuses on practical implementation using PowerCLI and Python. After outlining core VCP APIs in Part 1, the post demonstrates how to consume these APIs via the VCF PowerCLI 9.0 SDK, highlighting the Get‑vSphereOperation cmdlet as a bridge between REST endpoints and PowerShell commands. Sample code walks readers through enabling VCP on a cluster: checking current enablement, running an eligibility check, importing a configuration profile from a reference host, and validating the cluster configuration. The article serves as a hands‑on guide for VI administrators to integrate VCP automation into existing pipelines.

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