Is there a difference between VSphere Management API 5.0.0 and 5.1?
Hi, I have coded against the VMware-vSphere-SDK-5.0.0-429209 API version, but now have a production environment telling me to be an ESXi 5.0.0 804277 (vCenter Server). Can I access the ESXi Version...
View ArticleCan RetrieveProperties() filter based on the value of a property?
This seems like a basic mechanism for selecting the information to be returned to the caller, but I can't find a way to perform a search (RetrieveProperties) based on the value of a property. For...
View ArticleWhat are limitations of ESXi free SDK?
We want to do some basic management of VMs using the ESXi SDK, including creating and deleting VMs. Is the free version of the ESXi hypervisor able to be controlled programmatically via the VMware SDK?
View Articlevmnic info for the distributedportgroup of type uplink using web services sdk
Hi,I am looking for the api which could give me the vmic name/s attached to an uplink distributed port group.I am using sdk5.1.I am able to fetch the uplinkportgroups for a dvs but i am not able to...
View ArticleRetrieving BIOS configurations
Hi, Apart from being able to retrieve the BIOS name and version, is there an option where in I can retrieve the individual settings within the BIOS (Ex: Whether Setting ABC is enabled or disabled)...
View ArticleCan I get data from a derived object without getting all of them?
When using the property collector to access values of a VirtualMachine managed object, there doesn't seem to be a way to query mac addresses without collecting information about all virtual devices. If...
View ArticleJoining VM to Domain
I'm attempting to join VMs to a domain using the guest customization settings when deploying from a template. After the VM finishes, it is not joined to the domain as specified, and when I look at the...
View ArticlevSphere API that will return the https port associated with the vcenter server
Hello Is there any existing vSphere API that will return the https port associated with the vcenter server? ThanksLiz
View ArticleHow to list all vibs installed on ESXi 5 host?
Is there any way to list all the vibs installed on a ESXi 5.0 and above using vSphere SDK?I am aware of esxcli command to list vibs but I want to do it through SDK and not command line. Currenlty I am...
View ArticleCreating a VM with Multiple SCSI disk fails with strange error
Hi, I am creating a VM with CreateVM_Task function from reading the VMConfigInfo I persisted before. The code works fine if I have only one scsi disks in the configuration or only one ide disks. But if...
View ArticleReg: SDK installation
Dear All, My name is BSR. Looking for SDK installation and Configuration in vCenter 5.1. I have the following resource. VMware-vSphere-SDK-5.1.0-774886...
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vmrc connect ESXi 5.1 error
vmrc5.1 connect ESXi 5.1 errorAs followsAn error occurred that affected the security of the connection How to deal with？Thank...
View ArticleCreateVM_Task fails if harddisks are connected to Scsi Ctrls
Hi, During VM Creation if the VMConfigSpec is having the harddisk connected to a IDE controller the VM is created properly. But if the VmConfigSpec is given a Scsi Controller vm creation is failing...
View ArticleVMWare 5 Update 2 SDK for Xendesktop/VMWare integration
I have VMWare 5 Update 2 running on our HP C7000. I am now attempting to install Xendesktop 5.5. It requires the /sdk directory. http://vcenter_IP/sdk to have VMware hypervisor integrate with Xen...
View Articleusing VMware.Vim
Hi, I may be posting this in the wrong forum so I apologize, please move it to the appropriate forum or let me know and I'll post there. A couple of months ago one of the Platform guys I work with sent...
View ArticleInstanceUUID and vMotion
Hi, In my VM Backup application I have used instanceUuid of the VirtualMachine object to uniquley identify a VM. But going through the vStorageAPI documentation the recommended way is to use both UUID...
View ArticleReconfigVM_Task - Problem reconfiguring VirtualEtheretCard.
Hi there! I'm trying to reconfigure an existing Virtual Machine, but i'm getting an error that doesn't describe the problem very wellWhat i'm trying to reconfigure is the network label of the adapter....
View ArticleGuestOperations-rights in Windows 8
Hi, I have some problems with exexuting commands with the guestOperations (Run program in guest), which need administrative rights in windows 8.For the guestAuthentication I use a user, that is in the...
View ArticleWhat is the support status for VMWare.Vim library?
I have been researching ways to implement a Windows forms application that could manage our ESX servers. Basically, there are four options: 1. VIX API - deprecated, so do not want to use the vmrun...
View ArticleCloneVM method in SDK
Hello I am trying to write an app that will allow me to discover all the templates in my Virtual Center and then allow me to deploy VMs from the one I choose. I can discover the Templates no problem...
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