Below is a quick C# method for validating a XenServer API login, give the server name/IP address, username and password using the XenServer .Net SDK.
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| public static bool ValidateServerLogin(string Server, string Username, string Password) | |
| { | |
| bool _returnValue = false; | |
| //build the XenServer session object that will hold a validated/authenticated | |
| //session to the specified xenserver | |
| XenAPI.Session _session = new XenAPI.Session(Server, 80); | |
| try | |
| { | |
| //try to login to the specified xenserver with the | |
| //supplied credentials | |
| _session.login_with_password(Username, Password); | |
| if (_session != null) | |
| { | |
| //logout from the server, since this was only a auth test | |
| _session.logout(); | |
| //set the return value for the function | |
| _returnValue = true; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| catch (Exception e) | |
| { | |
| //an authentication exception happened (which typically means | |
| //that a wrong username/password was specified) | |
| //set the return value of the function to be false | |
| _returnValue = false; | |
| } | |
| //returning the auth status for the function | |
| return _returnValue; | |
| } |