vix-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 ArticleVIX API - There was an error in communication
Hi, I cannot execute any VIX API vmrun command once the Virtual Machine is powered on.I can list all virtual machines, and power the machines on, but once the machine is powered on, every vmrun command...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RuntimeFault: Database temporarily unavailable or has network problems.
RuntimeFault: Database temporarily unavailable or has network problems. I always received that message when creating new Administrator from local users in Linux or adding user permission on a...
View ArticleVIX Illegal instruction (core dumped) on Ubuntu using sample code
Hi, I'm trying to learn VIX but can't even get beyond the first connect call.I get a Illegal instruction (core dumped) in SSL_InitEx () Anyone any ideas? Thanks, Jan // c-program #include...
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 ArticleClik here to view.
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 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 ArticleExtention of VMDK file size failed
i would i like to extend the size of vmdk file. as it is very much useful in my project Below is the code which i am using for extenstion of vmdk file code 1: package...
View Articlepreventing multiple clients controlling a vm
I am using the VIX API to do a simple set of operations I open a vm, revert to a snaphsot, then power on the vm and run some commands on it. Finally I close it. I have one difficulty in that the vm can...
View Articlesample code and API for ESX/ESXi kernel mode driver?
Hi, We are new at VMware and I am trying to figure out where is the documentation / sample code / API for the development of a kernel mode driver for a hardware storage solution that we would like to...
View Articlevix api errors
Hello, I wrote this short programme to manage my tiny cloud, which consists of two machines. One is running windows server 2008 with vCenter 5.0 and the second is a ESXi 5.0 host. On the ESXi i have...
View ArticleRemote connection to Workstation 7.1.3
Hi All, My first post here. I am writing a web app that will be able to install software from our TFS drop folder to a users VM, hosted on their local machine. All users are running 7.1.3 (can't...
View ArticleCloning vith VIX API
Hi all, with VMware Workstation and the VIX API, I was able to clone a VM.On clone method, I miss a parameter zu enter the VM name. After cloning, the property "VIX.Enums.VIX_PROPERTY.VM_NAME" shows...
View Articleunable to connect to host using VIX API with Perl
Hi The envrionment we have is Vsphere with VCenter 4.1. I am attemping to make a connectiion to vcenter using VIX API with Perl.(End goal being able to create a vm on a node). I am not successful with...
View ArticleVIX API 1.11 VixCom 64 bit library?
I wanted to make calls from my C# target platform 64bit project using the VIX API and VMWare Workstation 8.0. Is there a VixCom dll I can use that will work on 64bit? I only see a 32 bit dll. If not...
View ArticleBeginRecording Deprecated
Hi guys,I just read through the release notes for VIX 1.11 and noticed the functions BeginRecording, EndRecording, BeginReplay, and EndReplay have been removed. Are there any alternatives (besides...
View ArticleProblem with PowerOff() and PowerState
Hi, I am using VMware VIX 1.11.0.18997 with VMware Server. Sometimes when I try to stop machine by calling method VMWareVirtualMachine.PowerOff() it throw an exception "Timeout has expired" (but at...
View ArticleHow does the Vix_Virtuozo_Suite work with snapshots
I found the Vix_Vurtuozo_Suite and it sounds very cool. My trouble is that I can't find much information pertaining to how it works with snapshots. Does it just save snapshots or is it a full backup...
View ArticleConnection fails with perl VIX but works with C
Hi,I'm new to the VIX SDK, and i'm willing to manage my VM with VIX.I'm more accustomed to perl. Tu get my hands on it i tryed to use the sample host connection program which failed : Unrecognized...
View ArticleVIX_RunProgramInGuest time out
Hi, I am using Veeam B&R which uses this API to run an amount of tasks inside the VMs when performing a backup. One of these tasks is an indexation. In 99% of the cases this runs without a hitch...
View Article