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                     VMware Infrastructure Perl Toolkit 
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The VMware Infrastructure (VI) Perl Toolkit is a set of Perl modules that provides a simple 
access to the VirtualCenter server or an ESX Server host. The main 
focus of the toolkit is to provide classes that enable you to automate 
certain activities of the server, and generate reports about the state 
or performance of the server.
 


PREREQUISITES

To install and use this package, you will need Perl version 5.8 
(or later).  Some modules within this package depend on other packages that 
are distributed separately.  We recommend that you have the following 
packages installed before you install the VI Perl Toolkit:

  Crypt-SSLeay (0.51) 
  Data-Dumper  (2.102)
  MethodMaker  (2.0.8)   
  XML-LibXML   (1.60)  
  libwww-perl  (5.805)

These packages should be available from the Comprehensive Perl 
Archive Network (CPAN).  Visit <URL:http://www.perl.com/CPAN/> to find 
a CPAN site near you.


INSTALLATION

1. Perl Makefile.pl
2. make
3. make install



DOCUMENTATION


See ./doc/perl_toolkit_alpha_guide.html for information about installing and using the VI Perl Toolkit.

SUPPORT

Questions about how to use this library should be directed to 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/viperltoolkit

Bug reports and suggestions for improvements can be sent to 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/viperltoolkit
 
You can join the mailing list by sending a message to 
http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=176787



AVAILABILITY

The latest version of the VI Perl Toolkit should always be available from:

     http://sourceforge.net/projects/viperltoolkit/
     
     

LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT

The Original Software is licensed under the CDDL v. 1.0 only and cannot 
be distributed or otherwise made available under any subsequent version 
of the license.  This License hall be governed by and construed in 
accordance with the laws of the State of California, excluding its 
conflict-of-law provisions.  Any litigation relating to this License 
will be brought solely in the federal court in the Northern District 
of California or the state court in the County of Santa Clara.  

A copy of the CDDL license is included in this distribution.


Copyright © 2006, 2007, VMware, Inc.  All rights not expressly granted herein 
are reserved.