From where i can get the VMCI SDK which can be used in c# development...
HI,I want to implement communication between guest and host machines of a VM using VMCI . My development platform in c#.From where i can get the VMCI SDK which can be used in c# development environment?
View ArticleVix_GetProperties() returns "false" for power state for an already powered-on VM
Hello, I have a windows 2012 Server VM running on ESXi 5.1. I'm using the VIX API to interface with the VM. The vSphere Client shows that the VM is powered on, with the VMware tools installed. After...
View ArticleCall to Reset(VIX_VMPOWEROP_FROM_GUEST) hangs at some guests
Hello, calling Reset with the option VIX_VMPOWEROP_FROM_GUEST and then calling Wait hangs at some guests waiting forever for the operation to complete (even when the guest SO restarted ok). Currently I...
View Articlevmrun.exe readvariable returns null
i have installed vmware VIX on windows 7 64bit and want to connect and read some virtual machine variables such as net.adapters, but it returns null.my command is :vmrun.exe -h myhost.com -U myusername...
View ArticleAbout undocumented VIX API
I would like to be able to configure networking as well as set vcpus and memory of my VMs, and so on. It seems like the VIX library includes a whole bunch of functions that are not exposed in the...
View ArticleVIX for MAC VMware fusion
Hi, I am unable to get VIX library for MAC VMware fusion. Can anyone guide me to get VIX libraries to run vmrun utility? Regards,akash
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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 ArticleEmergent : about Guest vmware tools , unattended
When I copied one Guest os which had contained vmware tools to another dir, when I start the copied one there's no vmware tools. why?If I install the vmware tools again using VixVM_InstallTools()...
View ArticleIs there any way to check if VMware tools is installed in a powered off VM?
I would like to know whether or not a VM has VMware tools installed without having to power on the VM. Any help is very much appreciated.
View Articlevmrun clone with vCenter and ESXi 5.x
My basic question is does “vmrun clone” work with vCenter 5.5 and/or ESXi 5.5? If “vmrun clone” is supported with vCenter/ESXi, then are there any special requirements to make it work. For example,...
View ArticleLoginInGuest() issue with VIX_LOGIN_IN_GUEST_REQUIRE_INTERACTIVE_ENVIRONMENT...
Hi, I'm having problem with the LoginInGuest() function when using the VIX_LOGIN_IN_GUEST_REQUIRE_INTERACTIVE_ENVIRONMENT option. Here's the code written in C#: jobHandle =...
View Articleusing vix api with non-root user to download disk info/data.
I am trying to connect to ESX 4.1 to download data from disk(vm snapshot), All this code works fine with root but doesnt work for another Administrator user - suser. suser has is Administrator , Also...
View ArticleVixVM_UpgradeVirtualHardware returns error 10, "The operation was canceled"
I'm attempting to upgrade virtual hardware of a powered off virtual machine but VIX is returning an error about the operation being cancelled. The thing is that it does not explain why it was cancelled...
View ArticleInformation about Virtual Disk via VMware Tools API
Hello, Is it possible to use the VMware Tools API to read: The partitions on the virtual disk(s)The amount of space available on themThe total sizeSpace usedThe name (eg. Windows) If yes, what...
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Can VIX be used to get UPTIME
Can VIX be used to get UPTIME as seen via a column in vSphere client? I am not looking for the client OS uptime. I'm looking for the time since it was started or since it was last resumed from pause.
View ArticleCan we use VIX to get VMNet info from Workstation
Hi, I am using VIX for communicating with VM i.e. to start and run the apps inside VM. I am curious to know , is there any way to get the available VMNet info from Workstation. Usually VMnet0, Vmnet1...
View Articlevix file execution errors
I installed strawberry perl 5 version, vix api 1.12.exe on a windows system to connect to a remote VM in vSphere.After i run the sample perl code given in the vix-api installation directory I am...
View ArticleDifference between VIX API TO VSPHERE API
Helloi am a very "green" in vm world and i am trying to create some simple implication c# that will read the data from vcenter about machine and will deploy machine in a future .rom what i have learned...
View Articlevmrun.exe - is it redistributable?
In my company we're thinking of using vmplayer(s) and its unity feature in our embedded system. When the users power off the system, we would like to be able to power off the virtual machines...
View Articlevix api remote automation
Hii am now using esxi and i have automation that creats vcnter on this host and afterwards creats vm's and add them to vcenter.and i can runmy up over network since the vsphere api is based on web...
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