parse error while running vmrun.exe
Hi, I have installed Vmware Server 2.0 in Windows server 2008. Im trying to connect the host machine using the vix api. it gives the following errors. Previously its working fine. What i have done...
View Articleis it possible to find the absolute path of vmx using vix api?
Hi, I want to know where the vmware machine is installed and the configuration files available. using the vix api I can easily found the vmx file path but its giving the path name like...
View ArticleESXi the cheapest licence to have api command to revert to snapshot?
I searched but still not sure. If I buy the cheapest license http://www.vmware.com/landing_pages/vSphere_Essentials_Promo_2010.html Will it be possible to peform such operation as Revert to...
View ArticleQuestions regarding VIX and VIX and ANT.
Hello, I'm curious to know if anyone out there has had experience using VIX to control ANT scripts inside of a Windows XP VM running under VMware Workstation? I'm trying to figure out the right...
View ArticleC# wrapper not able to connect to VMWorkstation error 22002
Hello, my problem is that I can't connect to my VMWorkstation with the following code using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Text;using VixCOM; namespace VIXTest{class...
View ArticleLoginInGuest() operation times out
I am using C# to write a code that monitors user activity.While a user is idle the VM is set up to turn on and login so that it canprocess Condor jobs. I am running into an error when I attempt to log...
View ArticleRuntime Error only on new VIX API Version (1.0 running) where to get old API...
Hello In my previous thread http://communities.vmware.com/thread/270479 I wrote about a runntime error which occures if I call the methode ListDirectoryInGuest multiple times, there was no reply to...
View ArticleVMRUN error - unable to execute VMRUN commands
Hello all, I recently just downloaded and installed a copy of VMWARE Workstation V.6.5.1 and quite new at using it. I encountered a problem when trying to run a VMWARE instance using the DOS command...
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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 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 ArticleVix Api without install, .NET
Hi!I want to deploy my application providing/using Vix Api without installing Vix API on the target host:- windows .NET app- vixcom.dll is included in Visual Studio project Does any of you have...
View ArticleVIX for MAC VMware fusion
Hi, I am unable to get VIX library for MAC VMware fusion. Can anyone guide me to get VIX libraries to run vmrun utility? Regards,akash
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 ArticleEasiest Way to Use VIX from PowerShell?
I need to write a Windows PowerShell script to deploy a Linux VM from a template, assign the network adapters to particular networks, start the VM, copy some files to the VM, execute a script on the...
View ArticleEditing .VMX file through code
Hi, I am not sure VIX API is the right forum to ask this question. Since VIX API helps to do most of guest operations, I dare to ask here. I work with VMware Workstation and I am looking for a...
View ArticlelibvixAllProducts.so: cannot open shared object file
on ubuntu 9.10 with VMware-server-2.0.2-203138. compiling is fine but when I try to run the program, I got the following error: error while loading shared libraries: libvixAllProducts.so: cannot open...
View Article[Urgent] Please help me out - Invalid user name or password on Guest Ubuntu
Hi, Ater searching on Google for 1 week, I have finally came here. please help me out. I have Windows 7 host OS and Ubuntu 11.04 for the Guest OS on running VMWare Workstation 6.5 I have any problem to...
View ArticleDoes the VIX API being integrated into the core API break compatibility?
I've been doing some testing and as far as I can tell the change in vSphere v5 to integrate VIX functionality into the core API has broken backwards compatibility. Is this intentional and is there any...
View ArticleC# api to do: vmrun copyFileFromHostToGuest - not working.
Hi All, We are trying to run a simple call to copyFileFromHostToGuest - to a Windows 2008 Server. We hit a snag where we are probably populationg the wrong values in the command-line: E:\Program...
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