VIX 1.5, GetProperties with VB
Hi! Im using the VIX API 1.5 and Im trying to get some properties like vmPowerState by the function GetProperties. I tried it with that code:.....Dim properties As ObjectErr = CType(vm,...
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...
View ArticleTechnology Exchange Developer Day - VIX API Applications and Scripts for...
Hello, We are happy to announce about our hands-on demo at Technology Exchange Developer Day 2009, VIX API Applications and Scripts for Managing Guest Environments Presenter: Matt Lamantia Demo ID:...
View ArticlePlease help me... I need to obtain CPU and memory usage throw VIX api?
Any Idea... its urgent... Please could you help me? Regards.
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 Articlevix api doesn't recognize my disk
I have two disks as<code>.vmdk</code> </span> <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,'Liberation Sans','DejaVu Sans',sans-serif; line-height: 18px;...
View ArticleListDirectoryInGuest & GetFileInfoInGuest
Is it just me, or is ListDirectoryInGuest missing something? Namely VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FILE_SIZE? ListDirectoryInGuest returns...
View ArticleHow to Interact Trough the VMtools to Host ?
Hello,i am new in Programming to APIs to vmware (or at all) i usuually write scripts in UNIX/Linux or Powershell to vmware/Windows/ i would like to know how can i run an Exe or somthing on a Specified...
View Articlehow to get the vmdk file path for a shutdown VM?
Hi Guys, how to get the vmdk file path for a shutdown VM in ESX Server via VIX API?I try to get it via VixVM_ReadVariable() function. but it seems this function requires the VM is power on.I don't want...
View Articlehow to retrieve path of vmdk files associated to a given VM (name)
How to retrieve list of all the vmdk files and there paths from datastore using any APIs? I know it can be done via VI API which uses web services. But is there any other way?I could not find a way to...
View ArticleIssue calling VIX API from vSphere Client
We are calling the VIX APIs from the vSphere Client Plug-in. I am loading the vSPhere Plug-in with vSPhere Client 4.1. When I call VIXHost_Connet for VMWare WOrkstion 7.1.X, I get the below error....
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 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 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 Articlevmrun insufficient permissions
hello everyonewhen i try to start a vm using the following commandvmrun -t esx -h https://myserver.com/sdk -u domain\user -p ******* start "[datastore1-mydata] vmname/vmname.vmx"i get an error message...
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...
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VMware-VIX versions for Gentoo Linux
While installing VMware Player from the Gentoo Linux repositories, I was advised also to download directly from VMware, specifically, "VMware-VIX-1.11.4-744019.i386.bundle". I was not able to find this...
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 ArticleHow to 'enable folder sharing' from dos?
I have a VM under development targeted for use with VMware Workstation v6.x, hosted in Windows XP. It uses a combination of scripts running in the VM kicked off by a .bat file on the host. The host...
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...
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