Regarding the usage of VixDiskLib_Attach?
I am facing a problem regarding attaching of the disks.Below is the explanation of my process.I am taking 2 to 3 snapshots for a particular Virtual Machine. I am doing some writes to a particular VMDK...
View ArticleHow to mount the boot partition alone?
HI, I have been wondering if there is a way so that I can mount only the boot partitions using the vddk api. Right now I am using VixMntapi_GetVolumeHandles() to get the number of volumes present When...
View ArticleError deleting snapshot with VDDK 6.0 & VC / ESX 6.0
Hi , I am currently using VDDK 6.0 along with vSphere API to connect to a VC & ESX 6.0.When i try to create a snapshot and delete the snapshot manually it works fine. If I do the same thing via 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 ArticleVDDK 6.0 in SAN mode : getting error while running vix-disklib-sample
Hi, when running vix-disklib-sample,getting the below error: The -libdir option requires the folder location of the VDDK installation to be...
View ArticleRDM (What could be the problem)
Hi Mac, For creating RDM we need to do the following: Create the VirtualDeviceConfigSpec and set its properties. Create VirtualMachineConfigSpec object and set the VirtualDeviceConfigSpec to the...
View ArticleHow to read data written on virtual disk
I am using the following VDDK function to read VMware snapshot disk http://bigchainring.kicks-ass.net/functions/VixDiskLib_Read.html But it reads the complete disk sectors including empty spaces. I...
View ArticleNFS error
I created an NFS export that is mapped to my ESX host. When I try to create a new folder in the NFS share, ESX says: "Call "FileManager.MakeDirectory" for object "ha-nfc-file-manager" on ESX...
View ArticleVDDK is not stable enough, too many hang o crash
we found many hang or crash in VDDK api. one just found is that VixDiskLib_Disconnect() hang using VDDK 6.0.1 can anyone give some suggestion/comments/workaround/idea? actually we are a VMware partner,...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Create() fails to create vmdk > 2TB
Hello Guys, I am using VDDK 5.5.4 version, creating vmdk file for managed disk type. About Managed disk:- VixDiskLib_Create() locally creates a new virtual disk, after being connected to the...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Read
Why does the VixDiskLib_Read of the first sector/s return as all 0's when the VixDiskLib_Open is against the top snapshot of the chain. (Not opened with the VIXDISK_FLAG_OPEN_SINGLE_LINK.) I am trying...
View ArticleMouning virtual hard drives on the ESXi server
To start, if there's a better way to accomplish this, I would welcome that info.I am running ESXi 6.0.0, 3620759 and have VDDK 6.0.2-3566099 x86_64.I want to mount a virtual hard drive of a VM on my...
View ArticleError: [vixDiskLibSample.cpp:612] 4650 Cannot connect to the host
when i run the vddk sample ,./vix-disklib-sample -info -host 192.168.2.xx -user root -password xx "/datastore1 (1)/redhat-6.5oracle11g-192.168.17.21.vmdk"console show VixDiskLibVim:Login failure -...
View ArticlevixDiskLibSample 6.0 program dumps core at VixDiskLib_Open call (line 642)
Hello, I'm trying to connect to ESX server (6.0) using vixDiskLibSample program provided with vixDiskLib (v6.0) runningon RHEL 6 update to date x64. Program runs fine until connection is created, but...
View Articlerun the vix-disklib-sample appear Segmentation fault (core dumped)
./vix-disklib-sample -info -host 192.168.2.53 -user root -password xxx -initex config -mode san -libdir "/usr/lib/vmware-vix-disklib" -thumb...
View ArticlevixDiskLibSample program dumps core at VixDiskLib_Open call (line 607)
I'm trying to connect to ESX server (5.2) using vixDiskLibSample program provided with visDiskLib (v5.2) running on RHEL 6.2 x64 VirtualMachine. Program runs fine until connection is created, but dumps...
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 ArticlevixDiskLibSample in VDDK 6.5 won't compile
Trying to compile vixDiskLibSample in VDDK 6.5 and getting errors.I have not had this problem with other (previous) versions of VDDK (notably 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 6.0.0, 6.0.1 and 6.0.2).Using Microsoft...
View ArticleCan't open VMDK file with VDDK 6.5, always returns 18000
I see there was another post also returning 18000 but it didn't seem to resolve my problem. I cannot seem to get the VDDK to open a disk when using the latest version 6.5. Can anyone help?...
View ArticleFail VDDK 6.0.2 and need to consolidate
We use vSphere 6.0 , VDDK 6.0.2 and IBM TSM Client 7.1 using Hotadd mode.After backup with VDDK , it had became necessary to consolidate VM and remained target VM disks on proxy.I guess that bellow...
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