powerOn sample script won't run on Linux machine
I compiled the "powerOn" script on one of my SLES 11 64-bit machines and I copied the binary "powerOn" to another SLES 11 machine (that doesn't have the VIX API installed.) It won't run so I copied...
View ArticleWhich API for enumerating datacenters/clusters/hosts/vms in VC?
Hi, I'm new to the APIs so this may be the wrong place for this discussion. I was thinking about using VIX to automate some tasks but i think first i'd like to be able to connect to virtual center 4...
View ArticleWin7 64Bit VMrun problem
Hi I have installed the last Vix API on a Win7 64Bit machine and when i try to connect to ESX or Workstation i got following error : Unable to connect to host.Error: The specified version was not...
View Article"Unable to connect to host. Error: The specified version was not found "
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/ba/My%20Documents/Soulseek%20Chat%20Logs/Private/eureka.txt here is my situtation: workstation 7.0 installed------> vmrun runs pretty well...
View Articlemultiply defined symbols when linking to VixAllProducts.lib
Does anybody else get a lot of:warning LNK4006: x already defined in VixAllProducts.lib(y.obj); second definition ignoredwhen you #include vix.h and link with VixAllProducts.lib?I'm using:VMWare Server...
View ArticleProgramming VIX in Python
Hello: I need to program some funtions with VIX API but I need do it in python. For this purpose I need to import dll, etc to python... and call vix functions from a python script... someone can helps...
View ArticleDoes Vix 1.10.1 supports making clones for vCenter 4.1?
Iamw mentioned in a previous post (http://communities.vmware.com/message/1508900) that "Though with the VIX API and/or vmrun, cloning is NOT supported, even if you connect to vCenter. It's only...
View ArticleUnable to connect to host. Error: The specified version was not found
vmrun -T esx -h https://192.168.1.123/sdk -u root -p mypassword list Unable to connect to host.Error: The specified version was not found Any ideas why this is not working? It's being executed on a...
View ArticleVIX API aborts during call to VixJob_Wait()
We are using the following code fragment to copy files to and from a guest OS. The code is being run on Ubuntu 8.04. -jobHandle =...
View ArticleCall to Reset(VIX_VMPOWEROP_FROM_GUEST) hangs at some guests
Hello, calling Reset with the option VIX_VMPOWEROP_FROM_GUEST and then calling Wait hangs at some guests waiting forever for the operation to complete (even when the guest SO restarted ok). Currently I...
View ArticleWhere's VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_PLAYER in 1.10.2?
Greetings, I do not see VixCOM.Constants.VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_PLAYER in my Interop.VixCOM.dll built from the 1.10.2.15207 build of VixCOM.dll. The VIX API reference for 1.10 indicates that it...
View ArticleHow to check for directory existence with vmrun?
Hello, I'm porting an existing VIX interface to use vmrun and I cannot find the way to use the DirectoryExistsInGuest with vmrun. Could be that VMware developers forgot it? Is there a workaround?...
View ArticleRunScriptInGuest & Admin Privileges
Hello, I am attempting to use the VIX Java extensions to run scripts in some of my VMs. I can talk, push files, and call scripts, but I've run into an issue. Some of the scripts I wish to run require...
View ArticleVIX API - Wait after Reset
Hi, I'm using VIX API to automate some deployment tests.I'm using VMware Server, with some virtual machines. All virtual machines are with the independent-nonpersistent mode.The problem i'm facing is...
View ArticleDeveloping code using VIX API without installing it
Hello, I know this issue was raised some time before (maybe a year or so ago). I would like to know if this was addressed in the latest version(s) of VIX API -- can i create portable code now and use...
View ArticleI need to know status of the process that was started on guest machine...
I start some application on the guest OS through the library. How can I get status of the application? I mean that I need to know, was my application started correctly or not.And ... Can I get...
View ArticleExecuting "vmrun runScriptInGuest" on FreeBSD 8.2 guest
Hello, I would like to use VIX API to run some custom scripts on FreeBSD system. For that purpose I installed VMware Player 4.0 on my Windows 7 x32 host system, and then installed FreeBSD 8.2 guest...
View ArticleProblem with PowerOff() and PowerState
Hi, I am using VMware VIX 1.11.0.18997 with VMware Server. Sometimes when I try to stop machine by calling method VMWareVirtualMachine.PowerOff() it throw an exception "Timeout has expired" (but at...
View ArticleMemory leak when using the wrapper library?
When compiling the following code against the windows wrapper library, I seem to have an memory leak. After ~1500 reverts is has consumed about 170 MB of RAM. It starts as about ~7MB. After ~50 the...
View Articlevix-perl installation problem
Hi,I'm trying to install vix-perl module on a Windows server with cygwin as build environment.I have unzipped the vix-perl tar in a directory and succesfully executed the 'perl Makefile.PL'...
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