can the lock files path be changed or configured ?
I am using the api "VixMntapi_MountVolume" to mount the vmdk file to a windows machine . During the process of mounting it creates temporary lock files which are created in the place where the vmdk...
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I tried to convert a Virtual disk into growable with vmware-vdiskmanager, but...
Hi, I tried to convert a Virtual disk into growable with vmware-vdiskmanager, but an error appeared.. "Failed to convert disk: The system cannot find the file specified <0x1900000004>." No ideia...
View ArticleProblems with mounting several volumes as administrator Win7
Hello, I am writing an app which mounts all virtual disks volumes and unmounts them after closing. I have a following problem - when I run my appliction as current user it works perfectly, but when I...
View Articlesubsequent calls of GetVolumeInfo fails
Hello, I have following problem, when I mount image with several volumes, and then unmount it, and afterwards try to mount it again I get access violation error on GetVolumeInfo. Could some please help...
View ArticleRunning vixDiskLib.dll in winPE
Hello, I'm trying to package the VDDK into a .exe, that will basically mount a snapshot volumes. I need to run it in WinPE. Is this something that anybody has tried, and if so, what version of WinPE...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Open VIX_E_FILE_NOT_FOUND for Windows 2008 R2
Hi,In order to connect to virtual disk of windows server 2008 R2 I use VDDK 1.2.1. In order to connect to virtual disk I have followed guide line from...
View ArticleIssue with advanced transport methods. VixDiskLib_Open alway open with "nbd"
Hi All ,I am writing application to access the disk by using the advanced transport methods for Linux 64 bit. I have downloaded and instaleed VDDK 5.1.1 for Linux 64 bit. When i access the disk by SAN...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Open failed with VIX_E_FILE_ALREADY_LOCKED after unexpected...
I have following scenario: 1. Open virtual disk on remote ESXi using VixDiskLib_Open function2. Srarting write to it using VixDiskLib_Write function3. Then network connection unexpectedly is down for a...
View ArticleVDDK5.5 libcrypto.so.0.9.8 SIGSEGVed in VixDiskLib_PrepareForAccess() with...
Hi, I am extending a working VDDK C++ application (similar to the VDDK sample program) with SWIG using Python. I.e., the C++ code and a SWIG .i file were compiled and linked as a .so lib and a Python...
View ArticleVMware Virtual Disk Manager stopped working
Hi, I'm using Thinware vBackup to backup an ESX5 server and vmwware-vdiskmanager.exe crashes when a backup is started.Messages are in spanish but they can be figured out easily (if not just tell me):...
View Articlevdiskmanager illegal operation
We are trying to convert VMs to ESX using: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -r physical.vmdk -t 6 -h esxi.sanbarrow.local -u root -f passwordfile"[datastore1000]/import/target.vmdk" But it return "-h illegal...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Open fails in windows 32bit architecture
Hi, In windows 32 bit architecture my application is crashing while calling VixDiskLib_Open. The code is working properly in windows 64bit architecture. I have tried in two methods which are given...
View ArticleVDDK 5.1 and C#.Net
Hello,I try to use the VDDK to access the VMDK of a virtual machine managed by vCenter. Here is the C#.Net code: public enum VixDiskLibCredType: int{VIXDISKLIB_CRED_UID = 1,VIXDISKLIB_CRED_SESSIONID =...
View ArticleIs there any fees to pay to use the VDDK in commercial software ?
Hi, While searching for more information I found the Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) Program page on VMWARE website. This is unclear to me. Please explain whether there is any compulsory fees to...
View ArticleVMDK internal format
Does anyone know if it is possible to read the internal format of a VMDK? For thin provisioned VMDks I would like to do O/S disk free space reclamation by mapping the O/S free space clusters and the...
View ArticleAm I allowed to distribute my Program including libraries from the VDDK &...
Hi ! I'm absolutely confused about the license of the libraries in the VDDK as well as the vSphere Web Client SDK. I'm writing a program which uses c# .net code from the vSphere Web Client SDK and also...
View ArticleProblem building sample code
Hi!I did install the vddk component in my ubuntu64. I did try the compile.I did obtain a lot errors like "vixDiskLibSampl.cpp:(.text+0x358): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_InitEx'"and similar.The...
View ArticleDoes VDDK 5.5.1 supports backup and restore of VMs resides on vSanDatastore?
Hi Team,Does VDDK 5.5.1 supports backup and restore of VMs resides on vSanDatastore?Thanks,Akash
View ArticleNew VMDK file format specification
Hello, Is the new 62 TB VMDK format spec available for download somewhere ? Thanks
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