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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 ArticleThere was an error in communication
ESX version: 3.5 U4VIX version: latest Command run:C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware VIX>vmrun -T esx -h https://172.17.235.10/sdk -u serveruser -p serverpass -gu administrator -gp guestpass...
View ArticleLoginInGuest() issue with VIX_LOGIN_IN_GUEST_REQUIRE_INTERACTIVE_ENVIRONMENT...
Hi, I'm having problem with the LoginInGuest() function when using the VIX_LOGIN_IN_GUEST_REQUIRE_INTERACTIVE_ENVIRONMENT option. Here's the code written in C#: jobHandle =...
View ArticleVixVM_RunProgramInGuest and VixJob_Wait
Hi, I'm encountering an odd problem. I'm using Windows XP with VM running Windows XP as well (workstation 6). I can successfully open the vm and login. The problem is when I try an run an app on...
View ArticleSnapshot with C#
I want to take snapshots with C#, but I am having trouble finding the API for it The VMCOMLib seem to not have the snapshot functions. The VIX.DLL can not be added as reference to my project (Visual...
View ArticleOT Gemu and XO
I'd love to see someone create a virtual machine containing GEMU so that images of the XO software could be simply loaded and tested .....
View ArticleVMWare Tools Service has encountered a problem and needs to be closed.
Hi, We want to use VMWare server to automate testing of our software on different operating systems and configurations. The main idea is that one or more VM's from a predefined list are started. Each...
View ArticleHelp!- "Unable to connect to the remote host: Error writing to vmware-authd...
Hi all, when I use vmware APT to implement the resume of a VM, I had the following error: " /usr/lib/libvmware-vix.so.0: could not read symbols: File in wrong format collect2: ld returned 1 exit...
View Articlevmx file looking at wrong vmdk file
Hello I have been using Vmware Workstation 6 for a couple of months and a problem has just started to happen. We have a python wrapper around VIX to revert snapshot, power on and power off I can...
View Articlecreation of account on VMserver using APIs and then aloowing images to them ?
HI all, Is it possible to create account on vm server directly and then granting rights to newly created user to any of the images on vmware server? Is there any api available for such...
View ArticlePowerOn.html missing from VMware-vix-1.1.4-93057\doc\lang\com\functions
Hi. PowerOn.html is missing from VMware-vix-1.1.4-93057.exe (.\doc\lang\com\functions) However, it is available online here:...
View ArticleDoes VIX APIs support ESX server
I am using VIX sample program (running on my machine where no VMWare product is installed) to connect to ESX server and take snapshot of virtual machine. But VixHost_Connect APIs it self fails to...
View ArticleI need an API for managing my ESXi 4.0 host - is VIX for that?
Hello all, I'm basically trying to write a web panel for managing a virtual machine that is being run on an ESXi host. I'm trying to write something that could allow customers to manager their own...
View ArticleUser Names and Passwords with Server 2.0
I have written an application on Windows and have found that the Connect function requires an administrative user name and password to connect with VMware Server 2.0. My app is a Windows service and...
View Articleslow performance running CopyFileFromHostToGuest()
Is there any update on the speed issues with using CopyFileFromHostToGuest()? Using vmrun on a linux (Fedora release 10) server I have found that copying ~70MB files to machines can take nearly an...
View ArticleStrange error in /glib/ghash.c &/lib/gvmomi/gvmomiMOMgr.c
I get the following error when I run a program( by C#) I wrote using the VIX API in my program, I used 2 threads to control 2 different virtual machines. The operation on vm is finished successfully,...
View ArticleCan we redistribute VixCOM.dll
Hi, I am wrting wrapper to VixCOM.dll. What is license requirement to redistribute VixCOMM with our Product?
View ArticleVixVM_RunProgramInGuest doesn't start right after the vmware is powered up
I have a vix program with common tasks including start the vmware, wait for vmware tool, then run a program in guest. The problem that I encounter is that my program in guest never get started right...
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Getting Error Message while Execute Vix API code in C on Windows Platform
Hi Friends, I have getting the VIX Code and install VMware-vix-1.6.2-127388.exe library. i have compiled it in Visual Studio 2005 and It is compiled. But once i have debug it then i have got the...
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...
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