is there anyway to answer a blocking message on the host?
Seems like this should be a common enough question but I can't seem to find any answers related to VIX. Upon moving or copying a VM when you power it on your asked if you have moved it or copied it....
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 ArticleSpaces In Path To VMX File Causing Problems?
Hello All, I just set up VMWare Server 2.0 (Build 122589) on an Ubuntu 7.10 box, and am attempting to get started with the VIX Perl API. Unfortunately, I'm stuck very early in the process -...
View Articleconnect to ESX VM from VBScript ( VIX or VmCOM) - Urgent :(
I have a ESX 3.5 Server running few VMs I have a urgent request to write vbscripts to do switch on a machine "VM-x" remotely, copy a batch file from my local windows XP host to this VM-X and then...
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 ArticleGuest Logins Via the VIX API
Hi, All, The VIX SDK comes with a sample that supposedly allows clients to execute scripts on a guest OS running on a VI server. For some reason, I've not been able to even login to the guest OS, let...
View Articlevmrun in ESX server console
Is there an equivalent tool to "vmrun" that will let you make VIX API calls from the ESX console? thanks, -h
View ArticleVIX_E_HOST_USER_PERMISSIONS and VIX_E_VM_NOT_RUNNING errors on VixVM_PowerOn...
I'm doing stress testing of automation of spin-up and tear-down of many virtual machines on an ESX4u1 system using the vix libraries. I've noticed the following behaviors that I was hoping someone at...
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 ArticleConnect/Disconnect USB
Is there an API to connect/disconnect a USB device to/from the guest/host? I don't see any function definitions for such a use case in the APIs.... but this is "mission critical", so I thought I'd...
View ArticleVIX API for vSphere 4.1 is available for download
VMware VIX API 1.10.1 has been posted for download. It's available at http://www.vmware.com/go/vix. This update is required for compatibility with vSphere 4.1. It is also compatible with: vSphere...
View ArticleModifying 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 ArticleHow to check whether usb connected to VM with VixCOM?
Hello, We use VMWare Workstation with several VirtualMachines to run our applications. Each VM connects 2 usb devices, sometime usb devices lost the connections. My question: is there any way to check...
View ArticleError code 3 VixHost_Connect Issue
VixHandle hostHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE; VixHandle jobHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE; VixError err; // Connect as current user on local host. jobHandle = VixHost_Connect(VIX_API_VERSION,...
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 ArticleVixMntApi_openDisks returns VIX_E_DISK_NOINIT
Hi, I am using vddk to write code to mount a vmdk file in linux.. When i try opening disks it returns VIX_E_DISK_NOINIT. How to solve this? /Thanks
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 ArticleWhat is common/ most popular and up to date VIX API for Ruby
I have test framework written in Ruby. To automate some of the tests i would like to use Ruby library for VIX. What would be the best choice of Ruby VIX API to use? This is ongoing development, so it...
View ArticleVIX 1.6.0 and VBScript
Hello, I am trying to use VIX API 1.6.0 (downloaded with VMWare Server 2.0) with VBScript.Regarding the function Connect the documentation states "To specify the local host (where the API client...
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