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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 ArticleVddk API to mount the CBT backed data ?
Hello experts, Do we have any vddk mount api which takes up the - file containing the changed blocks- ctk file(along with disk descriptor file) and mounts on the windows partition ? - Bala
View Articlecan 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...
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