how to unlock vmdk files?
Hi, Im using vix api to create a snapshot of guest os. After creating snapshot i try to download the snapshot files to remote machine without power off the guest os . But the problem is...
View ArticleVIX API Locale for non-Unicode programs Error
Hi All, I use the VIX API 1.11 on the Windows OS and I have a problem with locale for non-Unicode programs.When I try to call the VixHost_Connect() function to connect to VmWare Workstation Hypervisor,...
View Articlecopy file from vco to guest failure?
Hi I am running VCO 5.1 appliance in a vsphere 5.1 environment. I am attempting to write a file to a guest machine. I have tried using both Local Administrator and Domain Administrator credentials but...
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 ArticleRun Program in Guest as an Administrator
I'm attempting to automate some machine set-up tasks using the VIX API with VMware Workstation v9 using VBS. I have hit a blocker when attempting to use the "RunProgramInGuest" option on Windows 8, the...
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VMware-VIX versions for Gentoo Linux
While installing VMware Player from the Gentoo Linux repositories, I was advised also to download directly from VMware, specifically, "VMware-VIX-1.11.4-744019.i386.bundle". I was not able to find this...
View ArticleVMWare API: Create a Web for see my VMMachines status,info...
Hi all, I'm new in the VMWARE API World. I wish to create a web that let users check their VMMachine Info, status and also Reboot,Start or Shutdown. I've been looking for some info but I'm becoming...
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VMware Server 2.0 Backups (VIX 1.6.2 only)
Vix_Virtuozo_Suite enables domain-wide cold and hot backups of your guests. Windows and Linux (SAMBA required) Server 2.0.x host OSs are supported. Linked is the current build of Vix_Virtuozo_Suite...
View ArticleApi to kill a process running in vmware
Hi, I am launching a process in the vmware machine by using the api VixVM_RunProgramInGuest, so how can i kill the process once it has completed the job. API VixVM_KillProcessInGuest is availabe...
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 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 ArticleVIX Perl, VMRunProgramInGuest and reading exitcode
Hello all,is there posibility to read exitcode that program executed via VMRunProgramInGuest returns? I mean in Perl.I found that there is a VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_GUEST_PROGRAM_EXIT_CODE but this is...
View ArticlePossible 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...
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