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Dump ALL

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I have a lot of hosts and datastores it's very lon to get all object

Describe the solution you'd like

a fonction like dumpall that retreive all.
After I can improve perf as working locally

Describe alternatives you've considered

I've try // by vcenter and by 4 to get esxi data but won 1/3 time :-(

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the pyvmomi APIs used to retrieve hosts and datastores, then clarify the intended dumpall scope, output, and performance target before deciding what done means.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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