Modifying built-in VNC server configuration
I am experimenting with some code where I want to switch on the VNC server inside Workstation 7.1.2 via the VIX API by writing to runtime configuration variables. At the moment just using vmrun to do...
View ArticleConfiguring Output from vmrun runProgramInGuest
Hello, I am using vmrun to run an MSDOS batch file inside a Windows vm as follows: vmrun -T vc -h https://<vcenterservername>:443/sdk -u username -p password -gu Administrator -gp...
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 Articlevmrun and Debian
Is vmrun supported on Debian? I ask because I can't seem to make a connection to my VM (which is running the latest VMware Tools on ESX 4.1) When I run vmrun to copy a file, it says "can't connect...
View Article64-bits VIX API does not include implementation of libvix.so for vmware...
I've just installed the newest VIX API on SLES 10 64 bits and realized that it does not support vmware server 1.x. there is no /usr/lib/vmware-vix/server-1.0.9/64bit/libvix.so or...
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Manage VMWARE by python
Good morning to everybody,I'm working to write a script python to manage a virtual machine, I choose, for example, VMware. To realize this script I need vmware's API and a library, called libvirt....
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 ArticleObjective-C-friendly wrapper around VIX API
First of all I'd like to thank the developers for finally bringing VIX API to Mac OS X. That's a great wrok. I've started a project for packing pure-C VIX API withing ObjC objects, so it can be used in...
View ArticleCannot execute VIX API command on a Powered On Virtual Machine - vCenter
I cannot execute any VIX API vmrun command once the Virtual Machine is powered on. The setup is a vCenter server with a number of esx hosts. I can list all virtual machines, and power the machines...
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 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 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 ArticleC# and VIX API
I'm new to using vmware automation at least and I have VMWare server 1.0 installed. I'd like to use the VIX Api in C#, but I haven't been able to load the vix.dll as a reference. I've tried to find a...
View Articleshared folders
I have this same message posted earlier, but no one took a look to even view it, so I was wondering if the title was to vague...so here is what I posted earleir. Hi, I am mapping a shared/enabled...
View ArticleReading Environment variables problem
Hi, I am using ReadVariable with the option VIX_GUEST_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE and I am getting blank values. I am logged in as the Administrator. Note, the two environment variables I can retrieve...
View Articlepython vix
heloes, nice that vix api is too powerfull now, it doesn't take much time for me, to migrate from vmware server 2.0 to esxi. maybe somebody knows are there plans to create an official python version...
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...
View ArticleVMWareTasks 1.3 for VixCOM 1.7.0 (let's reinvent less wheels)
I've posted a release candidate for VMWareTasks 1.3 that supports VixCOM 1.7.0. Please download it here and file bugs or post questions at http://vmwaretasks.codeplex.com. Features- Added a...
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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 ArticleErrors 22002 and 22003 with VixHost_Connect()
I am getting started working with the vmware API's. I wrote a c++ tool that calls them. It is working fine on my build machine with both VMware Workstation and our ESX server. However when I copy the...
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