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  • September 9, 2025
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Hello, i was trying to install a version of some 23.10 centreon packages and i realized that the package perl-vmware-vsphere is not available anymore on the yum repository of Centreon based on Artifactory.

I looked specifically at


After looking at the UI at https://packages.centreon.com/ui i wasn’t able to find it anymore. Did it get removed, and am i the only one having this issue ?

Best answer by christophe.niel

it is a licensing issue from broadcom, third parties like centreon cannot host the package with the binaries on their own repository like it was before,

you need to download it from broadcom for free and unpack it then run the install script, which will install the perl libs

 

i’m watching the new vcenter 8 api plugin from centreon, but haven’t been able to test it yet, but it would replace the need for that pakage

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I know that this perl module ie deprecated since a while, but this is still surprising as the license file is still present.

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  • sdestek
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  • September 9, 2025

Hi,

The perl-VMware-vSphere package appears as below on my centreon 24.10 (rhel 8).
 

# dnf info perl-VMware-vSphere
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Last metadata expiration check: 0:34:25 ago on Tue 09 Sep 2025 03:06:52 PM +03.
Installed Packages
Name         : perl-VMware-vSphere
Version      : 7.0.1
Release      : 17698549.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size         : 6.6 M
Source       : perl-VMware-vSphere-7.0.1-17698549.el8.src.rpm
Repository   : @System
From repo    : centreon-plugins-23.04-stable
Summary      : The vSphere SDK for Perl is a client-side Perl framework that provides an easy-to-use scripting interface to the vSphere API.
URL          : https://vmware.com
License      : GPLv2+
Description  : The vSphere SDK for Perl is a client-side Perl framework that provides an easy-to-use scripting interface to the vSphere API.
             : Administrators and developers who are familiar with Perl can use the vSphere SDK for Perl to automate a wide variety of administrative, provisioning, and monitoring tasks in
             : the vSphere environment. The vSphere SDK for Perl includes ready-to-use utility applications, which you can immediately put to use in your virtual datacenter.
             : The vSphere SDK for Perl installation includes the WS-Management Perl Library, which allows you to write scripts that retrieve CIM data from the ESX host using CIMOM, a
             : service that provides standard CIM management functions over a WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise Management). You can use the SDK to manage ESX 3.0.x, ESX/ESXi 3.5, ESX/ESXi 4.0,
             : ESX/ESXi 4.1, ESXi 5.0, vCenter Server 2.5, vCenter Server 4.0, vCenter Server 4.1, and vCenter Server 5.0. Commit: 47919d3608c5bd9aef1d2f1230fb0b3e2c21d754

Regards

ponchoh
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  • ponchoh
  • Centreonian
  • September 9, 2025

Like this?

https://docs.centreon.com/pp/integrations/plugin-packs/procedures/virtualization-vmware2-vcenter-generic/#vmware-perl-sdk

 

VMware Perl SDK

To make the connector work, you will need the Perl VMware SDK. To download it, you'll need a (free of charge) account at Broadcom's. At the time of writing, it can be downloaded from this page. Download the latest version (the archive that has f9ef0fc7a4e4983cf0ca6aea08d9a778 as MD5 checksum).

If you have vSAN clusters to monitor, you'll also need to download another archive from this page.

Copy the downloaded files in a /tmp/ directory on all the servers where this program must run (usually pollers).

 

https://developer.broadcom.com/sdks/vsphere-perl-sdk/latest/

 

🤔🤞

 

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    I see, so now we are expected to build the sdk ourselves, that’s more annoying, but i see.

     

    I’ll keep this opened for a bit to get confirmation if that’s intended, but i’ll follow your procedure. Thank you ​a lot @ponchoh 

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      • christophe.niel
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      • September 10, 2025

      it is a licensing issue from broadcom, third parties like centreon cannot host the package with the binaries on their own repository like it was before,

      you need to download it from broadcom for free and unpack it then run the install script, which will install the perl libs

       

      i’m watching the new vcenter 8 api plugin from centreon, but haven’t been able to test it yet, but it would replace the need for that pakage

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        • benoitp
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        • January 13, 2026

        Hello,

        Someone can share the .specfile of the RPM ?

        I would like to build my own package

        Thanks.

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        Hello,

        Someone can share the .specfile of the RPM ?

        I would like to build my own package

        Thanks.

        You can ask broadcom nicely if they can give it to you, but it is unlikely.
        Sorry, the specfile isn’t public from what i know, not even sure the license would allow you to do it.

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