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VixJob_Wait returns immediately before progress 100%
Hi, I'm using vix api to automatically revert to some snapshots. Firstly, I use VB + VixCOM to do this task.But when the vm.RevertToSnapshot() is called and I always got a "overflow" error at...
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VixVM_Open() doesn't find a virtual machine
Hello guys, I'm trying to execute the samples PowerOn.c code found in the VIX folder, it is able to connect to vmware server 2.0 but when it try to open a virtual machine the code break. So I insert a...
View Articlemanagement of cpu (%) allocation...
So far, I've not found any param on the VIX to manage the CPU allocation... I dont know if thats even viable in vmware (xen is), or it must be specified somewhere in the VMX... is there a way to...
View ArticleVixCOM, Constant Value to Constant Name
Hi! Is there any possibility in VB/C# to get the name of a constant by the value? For example I get the value 8 by using the GetProperties regarding the power state.And now I want to write the meaning...
View Articlecopying folders via copyfilefromhosttoguest & guesttohost
Does the vix api's CopyFileFromHostToGuest & CopyFileFromGuestToHost actually copy folders as the documentation states. The example only show a file copy. I implemented in the past when wanting...
View Articlevix_e_file_access_error CopyFileFromHostToGuest
My previous post asked how to copy folders via the api CopyFileFromHostToGuest, no matter what folder I tried to copy I am getting the VIX_E_FILE_ACCESS_ERROR. Any ideas anyone? Thanks, Rod
View Articlemapped drives when launching from vix
Hi all, I'm using the VIX COM api to start up a vmware workstation 6.0.3 image and revert it to a named snapshot and log in. The snapshot has a mapped drive pointing to a folder on the host OS....
View ArticleAddSharedFolder
I'm trying to add a shared folder to the VM (.vmx) after reverting to a snapshot. I used to do this via directly editing the .vmx file and mapping via "net use," on the guest through script. This...
View Articlecan not launch notepad.exe on a VISTA VM GuestSystem
Hello everybody, I'm currently working on a automated SmokeTest for one of our products within a VM VISTA environment. I want simply to launch the Setup of your SW product programmatically from outside...
View ArticleCopyFileFromHostToGuest places an empty file on my guest
VMWare Server 2.0 Beta VixCom 1.5 Intermittently the CopyFileFromHostToGuest will not copy the file from my host to my guest accurately. The resulting file on the guest side is the correct size,...
View ArticleVixCOM API question: List info for all snapshots in a VM
(reposted from the Management APIs forum since that was apparently the wrong place for the COM APIs) Hi all, I'm pretty new at the VMWare APIs so excuse me if the answer to this is obvious. I've...
View ArticleVMDK mount automation using vixDiskMountServer
It is possible to mount a VMDK disk by right-clicking on it with VMware Workstation 6.5. It uses vixDiskMountServer.exe. Unfortunately, there is no documentation on how to do it automatically. My...
View ArticleMinimum requirements for Running VIX Scripts (in VMWare Workstation 7.0)
Hi Everyone , I am new to VMware VIX API (in VMware Workstation7.0) . I want to Run the perl scripts that are developed using VIX . What are the minimum requisites that i should have to successfully...
View ArticleProblem with Vix API library?
Hi,I have started a C++ programusing Vix Api. I compiled that code on Windows With Wrapper Library VixAllProducts.lib. Im using Visual Studio2003 for this. When i compilethe code its giving lot of link...
View ArticleLogging into guest VM failing with error 3015
The VIX API call LoginInGuest fails with error code 3015 (<![endif]><![if gte mso 9]><![endif]><![if gte mso 10]>/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable...
View Articlehow to unlock vmdk files?
Hi, Im using vix api to create a snapshot of guest os. After creating snapshot i try to download the snapshot files to remote machine without power off the guest os . But the problem is...
View ArticleVixVM_LoginInGuest failure
I tried to connect to my VM guest with the VIX API. Unfortunately, it fails every time. I get the following error message : Authentication failure or insufficient permissions in guest operating...
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Vmware-vix 64 bit installation prob - bad interpreter: Permission denied error
Hi, I'm trying to install vmware-vix 1.10 on Centos 5.4 64bit. I su and validated i'm logged in as root, then launched the installer: sh ./VMware-VIX-1.10.1-266898.x86_64.bundle Everytime I get the...
View ArticleVIX_E_CANNOT_READ_VM_CONFIG
Hi!! I try to open a virtual machine on vmware workstation 7.1 installed over ubuntu and it returns 4002 error: VIX_E_CANNOT_READ_VM_CONFIG What can I do????????' Thanks!!!
View ArticleESX 3.5 and the VIX API
I'm getting this error when I run "vmrun" on my ESX 3.5 system. What library am I missing specifically? Is this a linux library I need to download or is it a VIX API library? Dec 07 10:38:58.223:...
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