def get_placement_solver(service_instance):
    '''
    Returns a placement solver

    service_instance
        Service instance to the host or vCenter
    '''
    stub = salt.utils.vmware.get_new_service_instance_stub(
        service_instance, ns='pbm/2.0', path='/pbm/sdk')
    pbm_si = pbm.ServiceInstance('ServiceInstance', stub)
    try:
        profile_manager = pbm_si.RetrieveContent().placementSolver
    except vim.fault.NoPermission as exc:
        log.exception(exc)
        raise VMwareApiError('Not enough permissions. Required privilege: '
                             '{0}'.format(exc.privilegeId))
    except vim.fault.VimFault as exc:
        log.exception(exc)
        raise VMwareApiError(exc.msg)
    except vmodl.RuntimeFault as exc:
        log.exception(exc)
        raise VMwareRuntimeError(exc.msg)
    return profile_manager
Returns a placement solver

    service_instance
        Service instance to the host or vCenter