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NFS showing read only on ESXi 5.0
Hi All, I tried, reinstalling ESXi and after sometime, it has again same read only issue. Tried unmounting and mounting from ESXi but failed. Refer the below error screenshot and help me.
View ArticleHow to use VDDK to read delta.vmdk
I need to read vmware snapshot file (delta.vmdk). which interface do I use? VixDiskLib_Read seems to read all data of the disk, but I need to read valid data。
View ArticleVDDK can't connect to ESXi 6.5
Unable to get any version of VDDK to connect to ESXi 6.5. Following are the outputs from VDDK 5.5.4 and 6.0.2. Tried VDDK installed on Windows 7 and Windows 10. Similar command works fine with ESXi 5.5...
View ArticleVMDK file to SAN block level LBA mapping : API ?
We were trying to see if there an API equivalent to get the following information via VDDK or any other libraryWe are currently getting the mapping via vmkfstools using a hidden option "-t0" as shown...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Attach Error
I use VixDiskLib_Attach to attach a snapshot to a base vmdk. Then it told error ： Disk "/root/abc.vmdk" is open using transport mode "file".FILE: FileIO_Lock on '/root/abc.vmdk' failed: Lock timed...
View ArticleLooking for help on a SIGABRT/Panic in VDDK 5.5
This was right in the middle of copy/clone of a disk, then the thread just panic'd. PID 24457 was itself, which is why the PID's match. This is the second time I've seen this particular panic on...
View ArticleVDDK 6.5.2 vix-mntapi-sample fail to mount remote ESXi vmdk on CentOS 7.3
I downloaed and compiled VDDK 6.5.2 sample code on CentOS 7.3.The binary seemed working fine for local vmdk files. But failed to mount remote ESXi vmdk. The error message was "FUSE error 23: The...
View ArticleVDDK 6.0.0 (also 6.0.1) cannot connect to ESXi
Hi, i'm developing some ESXi backup feature and i already have implemented a working system using VDDK 5.5.3. I successfully upgraded to 5.5.4, but when trying 6.0.0 or 6.0.1 i always have connection...
View ArticlevSphere Essentials and VDDK
Hi all, I ran into an error when trying to access a virtual disk on an ESXi 6.5 with Essentials license (please note - plain Essentials, not Essentials Plus). I'm using VDDK 5.5.5 to connect to the...
View ArticleSSL verification in vixDiskLib_Clone
Hi everyone, I am using VDDK 6.5 and thanks to VixDiskLibConnectParams.thumbPrint I am able to connect to vCenter even when there are some certificate errors (in my lab there are several). I can...
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Does VDDK 6.5.2 EP1 [7387093] support vsphere 6.7?
Hello. We have vsphere 6.7 RC in the lab. Tried the basic operations using latest VDDK 6.5.2 EP1 (build 7387093). All gone smoothly I know that vmware ties to maintain the policy (N+1). That means the...
View ArticleWhen was a known issue in the VDDK release notes resolved?
I'm wondering if one of the VMware people can answer this. I've read through the VDDK release notes, and see this as a carry over issue from VDDK 5.5 ... but never actually see it as a resolved...
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Using VDDK 6.5 to read local sesparse disks?
Hi. I would like to read blocks from a virtual disk via local .vmdk files (i.e., I can't attach this virtual disk to a VM or access it over the network). I know how to use VDDK to do this when the...
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VDDK 6.7 self-signed SSL certificate issue
Hi all, it seems that VDDK 6.7.0 cannot cope with vCenter Server / VCSA with self-signed SSL certificates. It does connect to the host, but any attempt to open a virtual disk using NBDSSL transport...
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Access datastore file (download/upload)
I'm doing a nodejs app and i have some basic questions: - Is there a SOAP or similar http stream/socket way to upload/download .vmdk files without using c++ SDDK lib? I know how to create a connection...
View ArticleVDDK 6.7 EP1 - Crash on VixDiskLib_Close
I ran into this issue randomly until I discovered the following use case in which it occurs every time.Setup:1. Have one VM, called VM1, that has 2 SCSI disks: 10+ GB for the guest OS and 1 GB for...
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Reading a vmdk/disk in Independent Persistant Mode through VDDK
Hi, Is it possible to read a vmdk file/disk which is an Independent Persistent Disk through VixDiskLib_Read ? What I could find online in other discussions, is that it is only possible when its not...
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How to turn a VM into a boot Disk
I am using vSphere Client at my Job. We are looking to take the vm that we have created and convert it into a boot Disks(s). How is this done?
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VDDK mount / write access
Hello, I'm trying to build an windos application to mount vmdk-files by using your VDDK 6.7 like your "vmware-mount"-tool. Basically I'm using your "vixDiskLibSample"-code. Read access to NTFS-Volumes...
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EMULATOR FROM 1995 RUNS TOO FAST TO MANAGE
Dear VMWare Engineers,Please help with a special issue. I must run an emulator for a VME system. The emulation is much to fast to be of any use. I need to slow the system down to the year 1999 (or...
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