vCenter 5.5 on Windows Server 2012 and VMware VirtualCenter Management...
Hi, I just installed a vCenter 5.5 and the service VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices won't start (Error 1067: processe terminated unexpectedly) unless I delete the catalina.properties file.So...
View ArticleHow to retrieve Data in batch.
Hi, I am trying to generate Virtual machine list using Property Collector. Currently i am using VMware vSphere 5.1 (example) to collect data.if more then 100 VM are their it takes lots of time.Is their...
View ArticleFilter on specific folder name
Hi all, I need some help please. I'm trying to get a folder list with a filter using this code but I don't think I can access the name property. Please can someone explain to me how to do this in C#...
View ArticlevSphere Web Services SDK (Java ) vs vSphere SDK for Perl
Hi, I'm a newbie to Vsphere SDK. I could not find answers to below questions in the current forum, hence posting here. I have been asked to evaluate both vSphere Web Services SDK (Java ) vs vSphere SDK...
View ArticlevSphere API: Can't get correct Cluster performance statistics
Is this the right place to ask detailed questions about vSphere API Performance extraction? If not, please let me know where I should post instead. Overview I must be doing something wrong, because at...
View ArticleSearch using FindByDatastorePath in all datastores
Hi, Our VSphere server has multiple datastores. I have the hostname of the Virtual Machine I am looking for as input and need to retrieve the following details of the Virtual Machine. 1) Virtual...
View ArticleNeed help - SOAP request for performance information
Hello, I need help with a problem. I'm using SOAP with PHP to connect to a vSphere Webservice. So far I'm able to login and get references for Managed Objects but I can't retrieve CPU, Memory and disk...
View ArticleInformation NFC protocol
how can i use NFC protocol to download or upload the VM configuration files?whether any vSphere SDK api's available to perform the same? -Ashwin
View Articlequeryperf timedout
Hi , I am using java vsphere sdk 5.0.I have an sample code which will connect to vcenter server and collect the cluster performance metrics (cpu usage) using queryperf method. This code is...
View ArticleUse MAC Address as a filter?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to use MAC Address as a filter to find virtual machines? Something similar to this... NameValueCollection filter = new...
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Is there a way to check if a file exist on a host using api from vcenter......
I want to know if there is a way to check if a file exist on a host, and check that from vcenter using api with c# or powercli... not a file located on a VMFS folder, but a local file, i.e :...
View ArticleHow to test that the SDK is working?
Hi VMware developer community, Basic question about access the vCenter SDK (we need this for ServiceNow) - how does one verify that the SDK is working? Our ServiceNow person is having an issue getting...
View ArticleHow to name uplink port group while creating DVS
I'm creating a DVS using vSphere Web Services API (vijava, but very similar to vim25). I would like to have a user friendly name for the uplink port group. It is easy to rename it after DVS is created....
View ArticleHow to get ESXi management interface through the API (java)
Hi community, My environment:ESXi 5.1 + vCenter 5.1CentOS 6.4 x64 + ruby 1.9.3p448 + RbVmomi 1.6.0 I cannot get ESXi management interfaces with java SDK.I successfully tryed to execute following...
View ArticleUpgradeTools_Task
Hello, I am looking for the installerOptions for UpgradeTools_Task. ex. found but don't want the VM be rebooted after the upgrade : my $vm_views = Vim::find_entity_views(view_type =>...
View ArticleCustomize VM with C# SDK, failed by invalid productId
I'm trying to clone VM from a template with C# API, and do some guest OS customization for Windows. The CustomizationUserData.productId always cause failure.1. If I don't specify it, the program...
View ArticleFetching list of Groups and the user membership list.
In the process of developing my plugin I have encountered the need to check the privileges of the the user accessing the plugin. I am performing the check in my Java code in my backend server. This...
View Article5.5 u1 version check using api
I have 5.5 u1 installed. I'm trying to check the version of vcenter before register the html-bridge plugin.When I make this call - mob/?moid=ServiceInstance&method=retrieveContent , I get version...
View ArticleDisabling HA and DRS for VM is returning error "The setting of vmConfig is...
Hi I am developing the given below code to disable HA and DRS for a particular VM. But I am always getting error that "The setting of vmConfig is invalid for cluster Cluster1" . Any Idea what I am...
View Article@ Developer Day Sessions: Introduction to vSphere Web Services SDK 4.0 and...
Hello, We are glad to announce the session: on vSphere Web Services SDK 4.0 & New Features. Session ID #VS-01 Session AbstractvSphere Web Services SDK provide a comprehensive set of APIs and...
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