from pyVim import connect
from pyVmomi import vim
import ssl
host = 'vc.lab.local'
user = 'administrator'
pwd = 'VMware1!'
context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
server_instance = connect.SmartConnect(host=host, user=user, pwd=pwd, sslContext=context)
perfManager = server_instance.content.perfManager
metadata = {}
for c in perfManager.perfCounter: metadata[c.key] = dict(name="{0}.{1}".format(c.groupInfo.key, c.nameInfo.key), unit=c.unitInfo.key, instance_tag='instance')
root_folder = server_instance.content.rootFolder
datacenters = []
for dc in root_folder.childEntity: datacenters.append(dc)
dc = datacenters[0]
compute_resources = []
for cr in obj.hostFolder.childEntity: compute_resources.append(cr)
cr = compute_resources[0]
hosts = []
for h in cr.host: hosts.append(h)
h = hosts[0]
vms = []
for vm in h.vm: vms.append(vm)