how to create a VM using a Datacluster (aka Storage Pod) instead of a...
Hi, I inherited Java code that creates a VM using a specified Datastore. I'm trying to modify it to use a Datacluster (aka StoragePod) instead of a Datastore. (Creating a VM with a Datacluster...
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helloI am trying to upload ovf tamplate to datasttore via c# api and could not figure out what this object dose OvfNetworkMappingThx
View ArticleVM Network setting using SDK Perl
Hi all! I am trying to set the network of a VM with 2 vNIC; however I couldn't find any way yet. I am trying to apply using 'CustomizeVM_Task', but I am getting an error as: SOAP...
View ArticleChanges in metric timestamps in 5.1 update 2a?
Hello, I've noticed that when using latest version of vCenter - 5.1 update 2a timestamps of metrics are associated with START of the timestamp instead of the END.In earlier versions and in vCenter 5.5...
View Articlehow to get past this error? "Cannot find 'vimService.wsdl' wsdl. Place the...
Hi, I download the VMWare management SDK 5.1 with Java samples. I ran the build.bat file to build everything (I had to tweak it to get it working because it didn't like the spaces in "Program Files",...
View ArticleI have Getting started Tab for my Plugin Home , how can i add Basic Tasks to...
I have Getting started Tab for my Plugin Home , how can i add Basic Tasks to it which will call "configuration Wizard" for my plugin?
View ArticleWindows registry gets corrupt when a quiesce snapshot is taken
Hello, we're trying to do a backup using the vSphere SDK. For this, we take a quiesce snapshot, and then one of the first things we do is look for the registry hives. In this process, we find that...
View ArticleHow to create Host?
How to create Host?facing problem while creating Host.In Vsphere SDK, SDK provide us one sample class called Create.java , which contains method Create. Create method takes parameter parent name...
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Using SDK to retrieve values available in the Guest OS drop down in the...
Hi, I am working on a web application that allows users to perform a subset of the functionality provided by vSphere web client. I have been using doublecloud proxy to identify the Java commands...
View ArticleGetting Moref using VM Name
Is there is any fastest way to get the moref of a VM using its name?Instead of traversing each VM and comparing its name.Can we specify propertyfilter in any manner to achieve this?
View ArticleReading vmx files from virtual machine
HelloI want to add some varibales to vmx files and then be able to read them from the virtual machine can u pls help me to understand how to do it?Thx
View ArticleProblem while creating a VM in esxi 4.1
Hello, I have encountered a very strange problem which is occurring only in esxi 4.1. Basically I am creating a VM and the logic is working perfectly fome on esxi 5.0+ However, when trying this on an...
View ArticleJava Client monitoring VM motion
Hello, We have Java client using SDK that retrieves VM events from VCenter. To observe VM motions we retrieve two types of events VmMigratedEvent and DrsVmMigratedEvent from vSphere through web...
View ArticleHow to determine if an ESX's device is local or not with vSphere API (Java)
Hi, I've searched for "is local" property on ESX host's device but haven't found anything in the VMware API. In esxcli there's a property "is local", How can this be retrieved or calculated from the...
View ArticleAnyone have the vSphere 5.5 SDK C# DLLs for download. I am having hard time...
If anyone have the DLLs for .NET environment STSService and Vim25Api DLLs, can you share it. I am having difficulty building the batch file to create the STSService DLL.
View ArticleUpdate Guest IP address without running Sysprep
Hi all, I have a question which I will try and articular correctly. After a machine has been deployed and sysprep has run and setup everything. What if I want to update the IP addresses on the network...
View ArticleUnable to get session - ConnectionRefused
May I know how to fix this? I've increased the timeout too but doesn't work. Please help 15:05:10:529 java.rmi.RemoteException: VI SDK invoke exception:java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out:...
View ArticleNeed help with Copying nested Resource Pools
I have one cluster now that has a complex resource pool configuration with many sub-pools. I've been trying to use the Perl VI SDK to somehow copy the resourcepool structure and settings from one...
View ArticleTrying to use UpdateVAppConfig to add vm's to a Vapp
I keep getting the error "SOAP Fault:--------Fault string: A specified parameter is not correct.entityConfig.key[vim.VirtualMachine:vm-54]Fault detail: InvalidIndexArgumentFaultEnd Disconnect" The...
View ArticleSingle sign on in vCenter environment
Hi, I am writing a service to manage virtual machines storage through vSphere SDK. I have service running on one machine which connects to vCenter server and performs WS calls. I also have vSphere...
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