Vestris.VMWareLib.VMWareException: Insufficient permissions in host operating...
Hello, I am unable to execute the host.open(..) command to return a machine object using the VIX API.Code is like this: string pathToVM = "[csmrauto1a] " + name + "/" + name + ".vmx";...
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In my ESX Server, there are number of VM’s, I am trying to get the Name of OS from each VM’s using VIX API in Java. Syntax: osName =...
View ArticleUnable to get OS from VIX API
I am trying to get OS Name by using VIX API in Java. Syntax :osName = vixVmHandle.readVariable("GuestOS", VixConstants.VIX_VM_CONFIG_RUNTIME_ONLY); in above command I am getting null value in One ESX...
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 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...
View Articlevifs --get internal error
Hi, I'm getting an internal error 500 from # vifs --server srv2 --username root --password *** -g "[SATA-RAID5] ISO/CentOS-6.2-x86_64-minimal.iso" ./xGET...
View ArticleVixError 22002: The specified version was not found.
Greetings, I'm trying to use the latest VMWare Player and VIX tools to build an automated testing framework. However, when I call VixHost_Connect, all I get is: VixError 22002: The specified version...
View Article"Reg.exe Restore" inside guest VM
Hello, I've got a batch file that saves registry keys via reg.exe to a hive file on the host, then I copy the hive and another batch file that "adds," the new registry key, changes the permissions on...
View ArticleBest Approach to the Problem
Hi, I was hoping to get some feedback on the best approach to this problem so than I can worry about the code. I wrote a program that is intended to run inside a VM Guest. If it detects a certain...
View ArticleSOLVED: Insufficient permissions in host OS
I'm trying to use VIX to open a VM on a Server 2.0. If I set the user as an admin on the server I'm able to open the machine just fine. However if I remove the user from the admin group I get the...
View Articleparse 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 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'...
View ArticleUSB connect/disconnect
Hello! I'm not sure if this belongs in the VIX section of the forums. If it doesn't please show me where in the forums to post instead. What I want to do is simple: I want to be able to connect a USB...
View ArticleVIX 1.6.2 Bug Report: recv error 10054
I have found that running the snapshot.c sample code against a VMware Server 2 host produces the following error on the host when the program is closed: SOCKET 3 (1848) recv error 10054: An existing...
View ArticleCopyDatastoreFile_Task strange behaviour
Hello, I need to copy virtual disks (or files) between datastors in VI. I am using VMware Infrastructure (VI) API from perl. Initialy I tried to use CopyVirtualDisk_Task, but it apeared that it works...
View ArticleThrowing vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled without actually having cancelled a request
I'm running VMware Server 2.0.0, Build 122956, and Vix 1.6.2, Build 127388, on an Ubuntu 8.04.03-LTS system. The setup works reasonably well most of the time - I've been able to do VM management via...
View ArticleCan removable devices connect or disconnect with VIX API?
Hi, I want to be able to connect a USB device (currently being connected to the host) to the guest with command-line or program. Is this possible in some way? Menu -> VM -> Removable...
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VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_WORKSTATION error
Hi, I'm trying to run a script in a 64-bit Windows 7 VM usingthe vmrun command line tool (1.6.0.2073) and the following options: vmrun -T ws -gu user -gp passwordrunProgramInHost "C:\vms\W7.vmx"...
View Articlentdll crash
Anybody had ntdll.dll problems while using VIX C API? I don't know for sure my problem is caused by VIX. I have a java application that uses the VIX API through JNI. A few times, while it was running a...
View Articlevmrun clone: "The Operation is not supported"?
Hi, I am trying to clone a VM using vmrun with vSphere/ESX4 using the following command line: "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VIX\vmrun.exe" -T esx -h https://44.1.1.122/sdk -u root -p password...
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