how to read on windows7 pc 5 disk VMware ESXi4 in raid
Hi, I have broken my SAN system that contains 5 disk raid type that i doesn't know. The machine have ESXi4 , i took my disk from the rack and connected them with SATA on my pcs running Windows 7.But i...
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Hello everyone, I'm using Oracle VirtualBox to launch a DOS window that manages a windturbine and gives live data about it. The thing is that all the data is stored in the path C:\Log of the virtual...
View ArticleIncompatible device backing specified for device '0' + one other question
Hello All, at the moment I am trying to add vmdk disks to my virtual machine and receive sometimes that error. Here is the sample code and I do not think that error should occur: Header...
View ArticleWHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certified driver -...
Hi. Thank you for the vstor2-mntapi10-shared.sys v4.0.1.79. When installing the device drivers on Windows 8.1 x64, our application fails the Microsoft Windows application certification test because of...
View ArticleVDDK 6.0 and standalone ESXi host with self-signed or CA-signed SSL certs
Per VDDK 6.0 release notes "SSL certificate verification is now mandatory". Can anyone provide any insight as to the steps required to get a standalone ESXi host to work with VDDK 6.0? I have tried...
View Article"Can't create connection." error from vmware-vdiskmanager.exe in VDDK 6.0
Working with ESXi 6.0 and VDDK 6.0. Getting "Can't create connection." error when trying to download disk. If I use VDDK 5.5.4 or 5.1.4 it works just fine. Any help would be appreciated.
View ArticleCreating a child disk for a remote disk and then attaching the child disk...
Hi, I have a vmdk file on a remote server and I'm trying to create a child disk for it. VixDiskLib_CreateChild() gets a childPath parameter and treats it as a local path (i.e. even if the parent disk...
View ArticleNot able to write on mounted VMDK
Using vmware-mount, I am able t o mount vmdk but when I try ti add/remove a file it gives me error.eg When I try to add a file:[root@localhost mountpt]# touch test.txttouch: cannot touch ‘test.txt’:...
View ArticleComo monitorar disco SSD Esx
Boa tarde,Tenho discos SSD para cache de dados instalados em meus hosts, preciso monitorá-los para informar o tempo de vida útil,Existe alguma ferramenta própria para isso no ambiente VM? Obrigado.
View ArticleCan't See FreeNass Volume After Insallend On Vmware Esxi 5.1.0
Hello,i can't see the Volume On My virtual machine (FreeNassׁׁׁ V 8.3.2).Can anyone Help me ?
View ArticlevixDiskLibSample 6.0 program dumps core at VixDiskLib_Open call (line 642)
Hello, I'm trying to connect to ESX server (6.0) using vixDiskLibSample program provided with vixDiskLib (v6.0) runningon RHEL 6 update to date x64. Program runs fine until connection is created, but...
View Articlevddk 6..0 cores on PrepereForAccess
Hi,I 've been trying to use vddk 6.0 with vSphere Client v5.1.0 nad without any luck. I constantly get a core dump on PrepareForAccess function: VixDiskLib: VixDiskLib_PrepareForAccess: Disable...
View ArticleVDDK 6.0 on Linux
Is there are VDDK 6.0 version for 32 bit Linux ?And what is this ???sudo ldd /usr/lib/vmware-vix-disklib/lib64/libvixDiskLib.so not a dynamic executablecommand was launched on x64 Linux.So when I am...
View ArticleVDDK 6.0.0 (also 6.0.1) cannot connect to ESXi
Hi, i'm developing some ESXi backup feature and i already have implemented a working system using VDDK 5.5.3. I successfully upgraded to 5.5.4, but when trying 6.0.0 or 6.0.1 i always have connection...
View ArticleHow to retrieve virtual disk partition information?
I am completely new to hypervisors and especially to theirs APIs. Thus my question might look profane. In this case I kindly ask to answer what resources shall I read or shortly describe basic ways to...
View ArticleHow to use VixDiskLib_WriteAsync/VixDiskLib_ReadAsync
I need to do async io operation on virtual disk. I find these two api in vixDiskLib.h, but it seems not really do io in async way. Can someone tell me how to use it or I should use another api?THX!
View ArticleRegarding the usage of VixDiskLib_Attach?
I am facing a problem regarding attaching of the disks.Below is the explanation of my process.I am taking 2 to 3 snapshots for a particular Virtual Machine. I am doing some writes to a particular VMDK...
View ArticleHow to mount the boot partition alone?
HI, I have been wondering if there is a way so that I can mount only the boot partitions using the vddk api. Right now I am using VixMntapi_GetVolumeHandles() to get the number of volumes present When...
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Error deleting snapshot with VDDK 6.0 & VC / ESX 6.0
Hi , I am currently using VDDK 6.0 along with vSphere API to connect to a VC & ESX 6.0.When i try to create a snapshot and delete the snapshot manually it works fine. If I do the same thing via the...
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Not able to get SSLthumbprint of a Vcenter
Hi All,I am using VDDK 6.0 to process VMDK files from the Esxi host. In VDDK 6.0 SSL certificate and thumbprint checking is now mandatory So while connecting to the host through VDDK we have to pass...
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