Last month, I got an opportunity to share my expertise around vSphere automation as part of VMUG bangalore. I was pumped up to present it since it was my first ever VMUG session. Exciting news is all sessions are recorded and I thought it would be great to share it with you. If you want to get started with vSphere automation or take your understanding to the next level, I am sure you will find this session very useful. I personally felt how cool it would have been if I would have come across such informative but crisp session (just 41 min) when I started my vSphere automation journey.
Agenda :
Why APIs are needed?
Getting started: PowerCLI
PowerCLI cmdlets and beyond
PowerCLI: key noteworthy points
Basics : vSphere SOAP based SDKs
Getting started: vSphere API reference, MOB & pyVmomi
Basics: vSphere REST based SDKs
Getting started: API explorer, python
Useful resources
Your critical comment/feedback is welcome. Besides my session, we had great technical sessions as follows. I would suggest to take a look at it as well.
- Insightful Keynote by Mohit Kataria, Sr. Product Manager, CMBU, VMware.
- vSphere and vRA troubleshooting with use cases by Abhilash & Ravi
- vSAN use cases and troubleshooting by Cedric Rajendran & Hareesh
I would like to thank VMUG bangaluru organizing team and our VMUG leaders Sujith and Sumanth for giving this opportunity.

Vikas Shitole is a Staff engineer 2 at VMware India R&D. He currently focusses on vCenter server in general, vSphere with Tanzu, VCF and partly VMware cloud. He is passionate about VMware customers & automation around VMware technologies. He has been a vExpert since last 9 years (2014-22) in row for his significant community contributions around VMware. He is also part of BU driven vExpert sub-programs i.e. vExpert App modernization, vExpert VMware Cloud on AWS & vExpert PRO as well. He is author of 2 VMware flings & holds multiple technology certifications. He has been speaker at International conferences such as VMworld Europe, VMworld USA & was designated VMworld 2018 blogger as well.
In addition, he is passionate cricketer, bicycle rider & aspiring Ironman 70.3. He also enjoys learning about fitness & nutrition.