VMware 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 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 ArticleCopyFileFromHostToGuest - INTERNAL ERROR: A file was not found
Hey, I am trying to Copy files into a VMWare image hosted in ESX using VIX (C# Wrapper around the COM API), but I can't quite get it right. Conceptual Something like: IVMWareVirtualHost host = new...
View ArticleVIX and ESXi 4.1 - license issue ?
Hi, I am new with VIX and try to use it for a proto infrastructure.When I try to start a VM with VIX (from a VM of the same host) here is what I get : vmrun -T esx -h...
View ArticleSample Code to test VIX install
#include "vix.h"#include <stdlib.h>#include <stdio.h>VixHandle hostHandle = VIX_API_VERSION;VixHandle jobHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE;VixError err;jobHandle =...
View ArticleCannot execute VIX API command on a Powered On Virtual Machine - vCenter
I cannot execute any VIX API vmrun command once the Virtual Machine is powered on. The setup is a vCenter server with a number of esx hosts. I can list all virtual machines, and power the machines...
View ArticleHow to get performance data of average CPU, MEM and NET.
Hi all, I am trying to get the details of performance data CPU, MEM and NET, my code output is as below Thu Jul 18 15:00:00 IST 2013 cpu.usage.average :: 3080Thu Jul 18 15:05:00 IST 2013...
View ArticleC link problems (undefined reference)
Hello, any idea why I get this error? gcc -L/usr/lib/vmware-vix/lib/ -lvix test.c/usr/lib/vmware-vix/lib//libvix.so: undefined reference to `deskey'/usr/lib/vmware-vix/lib//libvix.so:...
View ArticleRunScriptInGuest fails to execute VBScript in Guest
Hello, I am using VMWare Workstation v6.02 with 1.04 VIX API . Trying to execute some VBScript on Guest OS (my script is below, basic VBScript that creates folder on drive C) it runs through w/o...
View Articleperl api does not install correctly
I've downloaded and installed vmware vix 1.1.5 build 109488 on centos 4.6, and then tried to run a simple perl script to connect to the server: Can't load...
View ArticleServer 2.0 & vix connection always fails with error 1
Here is the exact code in a test program. This is a default install for server 2.0 and this is run locally on this box. I've tried https://localhost:8222/sdk, https://localhost:8333/sdk, leaving...
View ArticleTrouble trying to connect to local host with connect() and wait() using VixCOM
I have been trying to connect to the local host to do some automated testing using VMWare. However, whenever I try to connect to the Local Host as the Current User I get the "The handle is not a valid...
View ArticleWhere to download VIX API 1.6.1 ?
Hi, i've read about the release of the new VIX API 1.6.0 and 1.6.1 but where to download the new release ?I did not find the release in the usual download loaction. Regards, Christian Prochnow
View ArticleCan I use VIX api for make a simple VM backup application?
Hello, I want to know if it is possible to make a very simple application that connect to a ESX 3.5 host,show me the VM inside the host, and them backup it. But .. I am not sure if I can do it with...
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VMRun to obtain Guest hostname or IP address
Hello, I'm using VMRun to start some virtual machines, however it would be really useful if I could execute a command to obtain their hostname and\or IP address. The guest machine is an ubuntu box. I...
View ArticleConnecting to remote host via VIXCOM API
Trying to connect to remote host running VMware server v1.04 running on Windows 2003 SP and job.Wait doesn't seem to return any values, there for Set host = results(0) throws a general VBScript...
View Article"One of the parameters was invalid" while performing guest operations
I have an application that copies files to a VM Image, runs and applications, and then copies the result files back. The application loops through several configurations, at the begining of the loop...
View ArticleVIX 1.6.0 and VBScript
Hello, I am trying to use VIX API 1.6.0 (downloaded with VMWare Server 2.0) with VBScript.Regarding the function Connect the documentation states "To specify the local host (where the API client...
View ArticleVix 1.0 | Vmware Server | Multithreading
Hey guys. to controle my machines i use vix 1.0 with vmware-server. in sme documents i've read, that this version should be thread safe, but my application c/c++ crashes each time, when i call a vix...
View ArticleDirectoryExistsInGuest and CreateDirectoryInGuest
I am getting a VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED error when I try calling either DirectoryExistsInGuest or CreateDirectoryInGuest with in my applications. I basicly want to check for the existance of a directory...
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