vmrun runProgramInGuest with Ubuntu guest doesn't work
I'm new to VMWare and the VIX API in general. As part of a project, I need to move some files to the guest os, perform some computation on them and retrieve them to the host OS. To test vmrun, I wrote...
View ArticlerunScriptInGuest causes seg fault when calling through vCenter
Greetings, I'm using the VIX C bindings to call runScriptInGuest. When I make the call when connected to vCenter, I get a seg fault, but when I connect directly to the ESX system, it works fine. Is...
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vmrun fails on ESXi 4.1
I need to use only one simple command, but it unfortunately ends up with error on ESXi 4.1. The command is: vmrun -T esx -h "https://x.x.x.x/sdk" -u root -p ****** stop "[Datastore] New Virtual...
View ArticleAutomate virtual machines with VIX api
Hi: I´m automating virtual machines on a ESXi host using the vix api. I try to power on and the virtual machine do it, but the script returns 3008 error:VIX_E_CANNOT_CONNECT_TO_VM What ´s the problem??...
View Article[Urgent] Please help me out - Invalid user name or password on Guest Ubuntu
Hi, Ater searching on Google for 1 week, I have finally came here. please help me out. I have Windows 7 host OS and Ubuntu 11.04 for the Guest OS on running VMWare Workstation 6.5 I have any problem to...
View ArticleC# api to do: vmrun copyFileFromHostToGuest - not working.
Hi All, We are trying to run a simple call to copyFileFromHostToGuest - to a Windows 2008 Server. We hit a snag where we are probably populationg the wrong values in the command-line: E:\Program...
View ArticleUnable to get OS from VIX API
I am trying to get OS Name by using VIX API in Java. Syntax :osName = vixVmHandle.readVariable("GuestOS", VixConstants.VIX_VM_CONFIG_RUNTIME_ONLY); in above command I am getting null value in One ESX...
View Articlesample code and API for ESX/ESXi kernel mode driver?
Hi, We are new at VMware and I am trying to figure out where is the documentation / sample code / API for the development of a kernel mode driver for a hardware storage solution that we would like to...
View ArticleRunProgramInGuest only works if user is already logged in interactively?
I am at a loss on how to use the VIX api or vmrun.exe to run programs in the guest OS. I see proofs of concepts, but never have seen any signifcant, real-life, business case example of this working. I...
View ArticleObjective-C-friendly wrapper around VIX API
First of all I'd like to thank the developers for finally bringing VIX API to Mac OS X. That's a great wrok. I've started a project for packing pure-C VIX API withing ObjC objects, so it can be used in...
View Articlevifs --get internal error
Hi, I'm getting an internal error 500 from # vifs --server srv2 --username root --password *** -g "[SATA-RAID5] ISO/CentOS-6.2-x86_64-minimal.iso" ./xGET...
View ArticleRun Program in Guest as an Administrator
I'm attempting to automate some machine set-up tasks using the VIX API with VMware Workstation v9 using VBS. I have hit a blocker when attempting to use the "RunProgramInGuest" option on Windows 8, the...
View ArticleWhere and what is the folder d:\build\ob\bora-xxxxx\
Dear Colleagues, This may be a stupid question but I am unable to find a clear and straight answer anywhere. Can someone tell me where I can find this following folder "d:\build\ob\bora-xxxxx\" What is...
View ArticleVMWare API: Create a Web for see my VMMachines status,info...
Hi all, I'm new in the VMWARE API World. I wish to create a web that let users check their VMMachine Info, status and also Reboot,Start or Shutdown. I've been looking for some info but I'm becoming...
View ArticleVIX API 1.11.0 / 1.12.0 vmrun.exe Crashes
Any Success here ? See https://communities.vmware.com/thread/281234 CheersDirk
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 PERL issues ( C RUNTIME library )
I havent been able to use the Simple perl API . I am having the linking issues with runtime libraries . ************SAMPLE code from the SPI programmer guide*******use VMWare::Vix::Simple;use...
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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"...
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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...
View ArticleError: The specified service provider was not found
hi all, I just installed vix 1.6.2 and ran the vmrun which gave me the error "Error: The specified service provider was not found" details:vmware workstation 6.5.1trying to connect to workstation...
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