Unable to query overallCpuUsage Counter (SDK Web Service) ?
Hi Folks,I am working on a Monitor solution and came across a issue I'm struggling to resolve. Initially, the idea was to use Cacti to monitor ESX using SNMP. That SNMP part idea soon disappeared when...
View ArticleDatastore IOPs
Hi guys If i wanted to use the webservice to query Datastore IOP's, what counter should i be targeting? Sorry i should also mention that im trying to do this within perl sdk Thanks Vic
View ArticleGetting ServerFaultCode exception when trying to get refrance to a VM
Hi. I am using PHP 5 and its builtin SoapClient to connect to vCenter 5.5 web service. Login and log out functions are working but when call any FindBy methods I get the following exception: SoapFault...
View ArticleHow to find the disk type IDE or SCSI using Vsphere API ?
Hi i am using vsphere java api [VMware-vSphere-SDK-5.1.0-774886] i am implementing support for creating VM and attaching disk to VM while restore in esxi server 4.1,5.0,5.1 but i am not able to find...
View ArticleA few problems with API
Hello. I have a problem with getting reference to datastore and host. I could not find any method in SDK reference to find a datastore. How do I get a reference to a datastore? Also non of FineBy*...
View ArticleC# Using Single SignOn (SSPI) for Virtual Center 2.5.0.119598
I am trying to use passthru authentication using SSPI to work in my c# application. Here is a snippet of the code I am trying to get to work. returns a reference for VMware.Vim.SessionManager...
View ArticleEnabling Trace logging for SFCB service
Hi, I am looking for a method to enable trace logging for SFCB service.I need to trace the input parameters being passed from SFCB to my CIM Provider. I have referred SBLIM site and added traceFile...
View ArticleVimClient.FindViewEntities Returning null after some amount of time
Hi All, I am hosting a C# webservice in IIS that makes calls against our vsphere instance to perform certain functions. One basic call is to get a list of all VMs. Every so often, the webservice will...
View ArticleCustom Events using VIJAVA
I am creating one custom event using VIJAVA APIs.While posting that event, I want to change the source of that event or the message of that event. I can change the message using following code but web...
View ArticleDefining Custom Events in vCenter for a plugin
Hi,I've already asked about this, but I guess my question got lost or was too complicated - so I'll try again.We have a WebClient plugin, which is installed and registered on the vCenter, and we want...
View ArticlevSphere API for VM's Virtual Disk Read & Write Rate for Historical Data
Folks, I have a quick question on VM Disk Performance metric. I need to know the last "x" days (for an example 7 days) of Virtual Disk's Read Rate and Write Rate and need to figure out the Max of each...
View ArticlePosting Alarm based on custom event
Hi All, I am creating one custom event based on which I am trying to raise a VCenter alarm on web client.Sometimes I am able to see the alarm but sometimes It is giving error as -...
View ArticleHow to retrieve all the volumes/luns connected over FibreChannelHba ?
I have storage device connected via FiberChanel.I want to list all the available luns/Volumes available in it. how to navigate over fiberchanelHba to get all volumes?
View ArticleUsing c# .net how to update hostsystem configuration detail ?
I am trying to update /change configutaions detaills of host object using c#.net. Can anyone help out for this? Gettting host object by VimClient vimClient = new...
View Articleretrievepropertiesex and continueretrievepropertiesex throw xml exception in...
I recently updated some code to use the web sdk for vsphere 5.5. I also updated the code to use retrievepropertiesex with continuepropertiesex where apiver is > 4.0, and to use just...
View ArticleLogin to ESX, when you only have VCenter Credentials
Hi, I am trying to download a file using the datastore browser. I have credentials to login to VCenter. So I can download the file via the datastore browser using the VCenter...
View ArticlevSphere (4.1) API and PHP
Hi all, I'm tearing my hair out here. I can successfully connect to the API via SOAP using PHP and calling the "ServiceInstance" method, I can get the following: stdClass Object( [returnval] =>...
View ArticleCreate ESX local user using VCenter credentials
Hi, I have an ESX added to a VCenter. Can I create a local user for the ESX using the Vcenter? Thank you.
View ArticleHow to upload a file to guest using C# through vSphere Web Client SDK
i find the sample in java,it's name is UploadGuestFile. But can't find the similar sample in C#. is any sample here for reference?
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vSphere API to check VAAI and VASA provider installed and enabled ?
Hi, I want to know if there is an API available (VMware vSphere Web Services API) that one can use to identify if the 1. VAAI plug-in / Hardware Acceleration is "Supported" for specific datastore AND...
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