Resignaturing multiple copies of the same LUN at the same time fails with the...
Resignaturing multiple copies of the same LUN at the same time fails with the error: Cannot change the host configurationI am getting this issue with ESX 5.x version. I found the KB artical for the...
View ArticleClone VM using existing CustomizationSpec and changing ComputerName property
So I've been working on this project for work and have started a thread (http://communities.vmware.com/message/2194869#2194869) that has more or less turned into a build log since nobody has responded...
View ArticleESXI - Send soap request from esxi host
Hi all, i'm new in web services. I have a PHP soap (wsdl) server and "just" want to send/receive information from/to my ESXI server (5.0 and 5.1).So, i want to know how to create a soap client running...
View Articlevmclone - SoapFault spec.identity
Hi, I am encountering an issue running vmclone2 script with windows machines.I am running the exact same script on linux machine with no issue. Running the following: ./vmclone2.pl --username yyyy...
View ArticleSample code for using ExtendedFault
I couldn't find any example that demonstrates how to use ExtendedFault with setTaskState (TaskInfostate.ERROR). Appreciate any help. I tried following:1) when I call setTaskState with ExtendedFault, VI...
View ArticlevSphere APIs for Storage Profiles
Is there any support available for Storage Profiles in vSphere? We are specifically interested in capabilities like: - Obtain all configured storage profiles- Obtain list of datastores (or clusters)...
View Articlefind_entity_views filter
Hi, I am trying to get a list of all virtual machine which have "reserve all guest memory" switched off.I didn't manage to find a reference to this field in the documentation.any idea what is the...
View ArticleI'm confused
I'm trying to create myself a WHMCS module so users can shutdown their own VPS. Although, I am pretty confused on how to achieve it. First, I don't know how to download the .pl files required. Second,...
View ArticleMultidisk in a VM and boot order
When creating a VM with multidisks(IDE or SCSI or both) by populating the vw1__VirtualMachineConfigSpec sturcutre by a backed up info of vw1__VirtualMachineConfigInfo - the VM gets created along with...
View ArticleProblems using the SRM SDK and vijava concurrently
Hi, I downloaded the SRM SDK from VMware and used their build.bat script to build the project. If I include the resultant srm.jar as a dependency to my project in Eclipse, I'm able to utilize the...
View ArticleFileNotFound on startProgramInGuest
I am trying to execute the "net" command in a windows guest from java using the startProgramInGuest method. I've tried using "%SystemRoot%\System32\net" as the path.I've tried retrieving the...
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How to get Groups for a User?
Hi, I need to retrieve User Groups that a user belongs to. I''ll use the groups to lookup the authorization rights for the user. I'm trying the following: String domain = "MYDOMAIN"; String...
View ArticlecloneVMTask threw RuntimeException: The operation is not supported on the object
Hi, I am using the web sdk against esxi 5.1 (enterprise+ license) to clone a vm.I am not using vCenter, this is only the esxi hypervisor.The codes are based on the sample codes come with the sdk, but I...
View ArticleLooping all VM machines - file opeartions
Hi all, I'm using with vSphere Guest SDK Documentation in .NET C#.I'm trying to loop all my vm machines in my ESXi and to do some file operations , I'm confused but I didn't find how I can loop all...
View ArticlePros and cons of latest (vSphere SDK 5.1) over vSphere SDK 4.1?
Pros and cons of latest (vSphere SDK 5.1) over SDK 4.1? orAdvantages and disadvantages of vSphere SDK 5.1 and SDK 4.1?
View ArticleWhich VMware sdk 4.1 method is used to fetch supported Guest operating...
Which VMware sdk 4.1 method is used to fetch supported Guest operating systems list and its versions?
View ArticleApi that will allow me to register a vendor provider with the vcenter server 5.1
Hello Is there any api that will allow me to register a vendor provider with the vcenter server 5.1?In the vsphere client application, there is an Add button that allows to add a vendor provider. I am...
View ArticleVi Perl crash with vCenter 5.1.0b
Hi, Our application calls the VI Perl sdk (version 5.0) to communicate with the vCenter 5.1.0b. What we observe is a crash in vpxd process, showing following stack trace: 0000000`11aadbe0...
View ArticleGetting started with WSDLs
I've downloaded the latest SDK and would like to create classes using WSDL files. The problem is that I didn't find anything about "service instace", so I've no idea how to actually connect to vSphere...
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...
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