Unable to install bundle for VIX 1.10.2...
Hi,I downloaded this on to my linux box. But it does nto install and givens me an error message.Are there any documented steps for this installation? Am I doing something incorrect?...kt...
View ArticleRunProgramInGuest Hangs
Hi, I need help...I have a problem using RunProgramInGuest I run the program inside the VMWare and it works however the problem is if the program runs too long (more 20 minutes) inside the VMWare, my...
View ArticleVestris.VMWareLib.VMWareException: Insufficient permissions in host operating...
Hello, I am unable to execute the host.open(..) command to return a machine object using the VIX API.Code is like this: string pathToVM = "[csmrauto1a] " + name + "/" + name + ".vmx";...
View ArticlePowerOn VM failse with error 3008-Cannot connect to the virtual machine
Hello, (I am sorry about my English) I am using VIX1.11 to start VM on ESXi5.0 host. The PowerOn() has always been failing for me with error "3008 Cannot connect to the virtual machine".However the VM...
View ArticleGetting "VMware Tools are not running in the guest" from VIX, but tools are...
I'm having an issue with a Perl VIX script that I am writing. I am connecting to a VM, I wait for the VMWare tools using VMWaitForToolsInGuest, and then I execute a VBScript. After about 15 minutes, I...
View ArticleTrying to use VIX coupled with BlackBerry 10 simulator
I've got the basics down, I am using .NET managed wrappers around VIX to boot my BlackBerry 10 emulator. However, there's no 'Guest Tools', so I'm very limited in what I can do. Basically, I need to...
View Articlevix-perl installation problems
Hi all, I'm having problems installing the vix-perl packages on Windows XP. The first thing i did was installing the ActivePerl-5.8.8.820-MSWin32-x86-274739.msi. Then I started the command prompt of...
View ArticleThrowing vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled without actually having cancelled a request
I'm running VMware Server 2.0.0, Build 122956, and Vix 1.6.2, Build 127388, on an Ubuntu 8.04.03-LTS system. The setup works reasonably well most of the time - I've been able to do VM management via...
View Articlecopy file from vco to guest failure?
Hi I am running VCO 5.1 appliance in a vsphere 5.1 environment. I am attempting to write a file to a guest machine. I have tried using both Local Administrator and Domain Administrator credentials but...
View ArticleVixError 22002: The specified version was not found.
Greetings, I'm trying to use the latest VMWare Player and VIX tools to build an automated testing framework. However, when I call VixHost_Connect, all I get is: VixError 22002: The specified version...
View ArticleProblem about using JNI to call Vix API?
Hi All, I used JNI to call Vix API base on Fedora 7 OS. Bug I have a problem when running the program. Here is the exception message:"Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError:...
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Intermittent crashes the Vix API
We had been experiencing intermittent crashes the Vix API. We recently switched to launching vmrun.exe in a subprocess instead so the Vix API crashes would not kill our application. We have found...
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VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_WORKSTATION error
Hi, I'm trying to run a script in a 64-bit Windows 7 VM usingthe vmrun command line tool (1.6.0.2073) and the following options: vmrun -T ws -gu user -gp passwordrunProgramInHost "C:\vms\W7.vmx"...
View ArticleVMware server 2.0 - Insufficient permissions in host operating system
Hi all. I have been struggling with this issue for weeks now. It seems apparent that I'm having file permissions issue, but can't seem to pinpoint it. Any help would be greatly appreciated! The issue...
View ArticleCloning vith VIX API
Hi all, with VMware Workstation and the VIX API, I was able to clone a VM.On clone method, I miss a parameter zu enter the VM name. After cloning, the property "VIX.Enums.VIX_PROPERTY.VM_NAME" shows...
View Articlevim-cmd vmsvc/snapshot.removeall command took about 20 mins to finish
Experts, I am using command line tool vim-cmd to control my Vsphere clients' snapshots.Because I can not use vim-cmd to identify one snapshot by name, need to provide Index and Level, which I dont...
View Articlevix-perl installation problems
Hi all, I'm having problems installing the vix-perl packages on Windows XP. The first thing i did was installing the ActivePerl-5.8.8.820-MSWin32-x86-274739.msi. Then I started the command prompt of...
View ArticleVIX Com on 64 bits
It looks to me that Vix Com doesn't work on 64 bits or I'm doing something wrong. What's happening is that the call: VixLibClass myVixLib = new VixLibClass(); job = myVixLib.Connect(1,...
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RuntimeFault: Database temporarily unavailable or has network problems.
RuntimeFault: Database temporarily unavailable or has network problems. I always received that message when creating new Administrator from local users in Linux or adding user permission on a...
View ArticleVMWareTasks: A VIX API C# Library (let's reinvent less wheels)
I posted a CodeProject Article this morning with a VMWareTasks C# library on top of the VIX API. It exposes a better programming model for the 99% of those synchronous VMWare scenarios where you don't...
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