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Overview
XenServer
includes a XML-RPC based API, providing programmatic
access to the extensive set of XenServer management features and tools.
The XenServer API can be called from a remote system as well as local
to the XenServer host. Remote calls are generally made securely over
HTTPS, using port 443.
There are five
SDKs available, one for each of C, C#, Java,
PowerShell, and Python. These are provided under an open-source license
(LGPL or GPL with the common linking exception). This allows use
(unmodified) in both closed-and open-source applications.
There are also
several example code samples also provided for
download. Some of the code samples demonstrate creating a VM, running
VM power operations, and watching for events.
The XenServer
5.0 SDKs are suitable not just for 5.0, but for use
with XenServer 4.0 and 4.1 servers too, making it possible to address
multiple XenServer versions with a single binary. There are, of course,
features missing on the older versions, and client programs are
expected to check host.software_version["product_version"] to
gracefully fall back when appropriate.
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XenServer.NET: The XenServer SDK for C#.NET
Download
XenServer.NET binaries
Download
XenServer.NET samples
Download
XenServer.NET source
XenServerJava: The XenServer SDK for Java
Download
XenServerJava binaries
Download
XenServerJava samples
Download
XenServerJava source
libxenserver: The XenServer SDK for C
Download
libxenserver binaries
Download
libxenserver samples and source
XenServerPSSnapIn: The XenServer SDK for
PowerShell
Download
XS-PS Windows installer
Download
XS-PS source
XenAPI.py: The XenServer Python module
Download
XenAPI.py
Browse XenServer API examples
using Python
API Reference
PDF
Javadoc
(zip)
We also publish an
appliance-style virtual machine, ready to be
imported into a XenServer host. This contains the SDKs above, plus a
complete Linux-based development environment.
Download
SDK VM: Version 5.0.0 Update 3. Around 300 MB.
XenServer
SDK Forum
Browse
and Share Scripts and Samples on the CDN Script Exchange
Note that the
XenServer 5.0 SDKs are also suitable for use with
XenServer 4.0 and 4.1 servers. These older releases are here for
historical purposes only.
XenServer 4.1
API
Reference
Download
.NET Xen Server API Client Examples
Java
bindings and examples (javadoc)
XenServer 4.0
API
Reference
Download
.NET Xen Server API Client Examples
