Possible to list snapshots using VIX?
Is it possible to use just VIX 1.7 within a C# app to list a VM's snapshots by name? I've been looking over the VIX API Reference Documentation and haven't been able to find a function that will list...
View ArticleVmrun.exe and UNC Paths
Greetings, Are UNC paths to .vmx fully supported by vmrun (version 1.8.1)? vmrun list will returns 0 running vms if they were loaded and launched using the UNC path to the vmx config file. Thank...
View ArticleGuest operations are not allowed for the anonymous user on this virtual machine
Hi, After a lot of trying i've finally managed to connect to a VM in the VMware Server 2.0.2 However i get the error "Guest operations are not allowed for the anonymous user on this virtual machine"...
View ArticleBug? RevertToSnapshot fails with "file already in use"
We've had a VMWareTasks thread on this. Maybe it's a bug in VixCOM: RevertToSnapshot will fail with "file already in use" on VMWare workstation (both 6.x and 7.x) when you pass VIX_VMPOWEROP_NORMAL...
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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 Articlehow to config the function RemoteDisplay throuth vnc by vmrun?
i'd like to remotely control the virtual machine by vmrun. but i can't make it work the RemoteDisplay throuth vnc all the time with vmrun command. here is my cmdline: vmrun -T ws...
View Articlehelp with RunScriptInGuest()
Hi,I'm trying to implement the function RunScriptInGuest in c#.Here is the code: public void RunScriptInGuest(string interpreter, string scriptText, int options){ VMWareJobCallback callback = new...
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 Articlevix api doesn't recognize my disk
I have two disks as<code>.vmdk</code> </span> <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,'Liberation Sans','DejaVu Sans',sans-serif; line-height: 18px;...
View ArticleGetting error with FindByIp "The object has already been deleted..."
I am using axis2c to access VM web services. I can successfully retrieve a ServiceInstance a Login. I then try to find a VM by sending the following: <soapenv:Envelope...
View ArticlePossibility to quiesce a snapshot via VixVM_CreateSnapshot?
I've taken a look at VIX API 1.8.1 and also 1.10 beta. I'm wondering, if it is possible to create a quiesced snapshot via VixVM_CreateSnapshot as the only predefined option seems to be...
View ArticleVmPoweredOnEvent()
Hello, Is there a VM powerOn/Off event handle in C VIX API library?(Or may be in the other API) I know there is a VmPoweredOnEvent() in java API, and I need the same function in any of C API. Best...
View ArticleVixCOM and C++
Is anyone trying to use VixCOM from C++? I cannot use the C API because it is a library built with incompatible compiler settings (I am trying to add this code to an existing DLL). I am stuck on how to...
View ArticlepowerOn 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 ArticleGetting err: failed to connect to host (22002 The specified version was not...
I'm getting this error when I run the sample script "guestOps". What does it mean the specificed version was not found? I thnk it is referring to the VIX_API_VERSION in the VixHost_Connect()...
View ArticleVixJob_Wait API problems after VixVM_Open API
I have encountered two problems at VixJobWait API after issuing VixVM_Open API. My C++ program monitors properties of VMs such as POWER_STATE, VMX_PATHNAME, REPLAYING and RUNNING from remote work...
View ArticleAre there any static versions of the libvixAllProduct.so shared library?
Are there any static versions of the libvixAllProducts.so shared library? These would be .a files. thanks, h.h.
View ArticleWhat is libgvmomi.so?
What is What is libgvmomi.so? Does it belong to glib? I was wondering what license it goes with in the VIX API open source license file. thanks! holly
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...
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