Comments on: Andrew Kutz Upgrades VMware Infrastructure Plug-in SVmotion http://virtualization.com/news/2008/06/16/andrew-kutz-upgrades-vmware-infrastructure-plug-in-svmotion/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:51:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fletch http://virtualization.com/news/2008/06/16/andrew-kutz-upgrades-vmware-infrastructure-plug-in-svmotion/comment-page-1/#comment-42756 Fletch Thu, 28 May 2009 23:52:48 +0000 http://virtualization.com/?p=827#comment-42756 Is the SVMotion plugin opensource? I have a whole bunch of misaligned VMs and the Netapp tool requires shutting then all down to align them. Why not make a SVMotion plugin with the option to properly align on the destination volume? thanks! Is the SVMotion plugin opensource?
I have a whole bunch of misaligned VMs and the Netapp tool requires shutting then all down to align them.
Why not make a SVMotion plugin with the option to properly align on the destination volume?

thanks!

]]> By: eric a. schulman http://virtualization.com/news/2008/06/16/andrew-kutz-upgrades-vmware-infrastructure-plug-in-svmotion/comment-page-1/#comment-6863 eric a. schulman Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:28:27 +0000 http://virtualization.com/?p=827#comment-6863 motion rules. motion rules.

]]> By: Schley Andrew Kutz http://virtualization.com/news/2008/06/16/andrew-kutz-upgrades-vmware-infrastructure-plug-in-svmotion/comment-page-1/#comment-2738 Schley Andrew Kutz Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:09:36 +0000 http://virtualization.com/?p=827#comment-2738 Thanks for the note! On another one, I wanted to make sure that everyone knew of one aspect of this new version of the plug-in. One of the most annoying aspects of developing applications for VMware Infrastructure (VI) is that VI servers are needed in order to test the applications. And even if there is a spare VI server laying around for testing, is it guaranteed to be in the perfect state for testing -- every single time? It would be ideal then if there were some way to develop and test application code for VI without depending upon a VI server for testing. Now there is. The latest release of the VI Toolkit for .NET (0.2) supports mocking VI. Now, that is not to say that there is a method called MakeFunOfESX(), but rather the toolkit has been reshaped to be 100% mockable. Mock object frameworks for .NET have been around for a while, long enough that several have emerged, Rhino Mocks being one of the better ones. Leveraging the power of the Rhino Mocks framework has enabled the creation of an entirely mockable VI inventory. For example, it is possible to create an entire VI inventory via mock objects, enabling programmers to write code without needing access to ESX servers during the development process. To read more about how to test application code written against the VI API using mock objects, please the the following URL, <a href="http://vitfordotnet.wiki.sourceforge.net/#SimplifiedTesting" rel="nofollow">http://vitfordotnet.wiki.sourceforge.net/#SimplifiedTesting</a>. Thanks for the note! On another one, I wanted to make sure that everyone knew of one aspect of this new version of the plug-in.

One of the most annoying aspects of developing applications for VMware Infrastructure (VI) is that VI servers are needed in order to test the applications. And even if there is a spare VI server laying around for testing, is it guaranteed to be in the perfect state for testing — every single time?

It would be ideal then if there were some way to develop and test application code for VI without depending upon a VI server for testing. Now there is. The latest release of the VI Toolkit for .NET (0.2) supports mocking VI. Now, that is not to say that there is a method called MakeFunOfESX(), but rather the toolkit has been reshaped to be 100% mockable.

Mock object frameworks for .NET have been around for a while, long enough that several have emerged, Rhino Mocks being one of the better ones. Leveraging the power of the Rhino Mocks framework has enabled the creation of an entirely mockable VI inventory. For example, it is possible to create an entire VI inventory via mock objects, enabling programmers to write code without needing access to ESX servers during the development process.

To read more about how to test application code written against the VI API using mock objects, please the the following URL, http://vitfordotnet.wiki.sourceforge.net/#SimplifiedTesting.

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