Testing Efforts

Limitations of VCSIM

Following section discusses about various limitations of VCSIM (VMware vCenter Simulator)

Unresolved issues

• vmware_host - destroy hostsystem fails - #1039

• Unable to reboot/shutdown - #1040

• vmware_guest - DVPG fails on vcsim - #979

• vmware_cfg_backup - Config backup fails - #866

Resolved issues

• vmware_maintenancemode - Entering hostsystem in maintenance mode raises following error : #820

  HostSystem:hostsystem-88 does not implement: EnterMaintenanceMode_Task
  

• vcenter_license - adding a license raises an error, using govc: #818

  govc: ServerFaultCode: LicenseManager:LicenseManager does not implement: AddLicense
  

• vmware_portgroup - addition of Portgroup raises following error : #819

  HostNetworkSystem:hostnetworksystem-85 does not implement: UpdateNetworkConfig
  

• vmware_local_user_manager - Adding new user raises following error : #821

  managed object not found: UserDirectory:UserDirectory
  

• vmware/govmomi issue : #947

• vmware_guest - unable to set bootOrder : #970

• vmware_guest_snapshot - Failed to get snapshot : #968

• vmware_guest - Mark Template raises following error : #965

  2017/12/14 19:05:29 VirtualMachine:vm-61 does not implement: MarkAsTemplate
  

• vmware_vmkernel - Adding new vmkernel raises following error : #822

  HostNetworkSystem:hostnetworksystem-85 does not implement: UpdateNetworkConfig