VDDK 5.5 missing vmware-mount.exe
With the release of VDDK 5.5 the command line utility vmware-mount.exe has been removed. The release notes for VDDK 5.5 also note that vmware-vdiskmanager.exe is not included either (although it is...
View Article.NET wrapper for VDDK 5.5
Does anyone have an up-to-date wrapper for VDDK. I found an old one, but it seems to only cover VixDiskLib. I am specifically looking for examples on VixMntapi with the hopes of creating a tool to...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Open returns 16054 "VIX_E_DISK_INVALID_CONNECTION"
Trying to mount local VMDK file and getting 16054 error on VixDiskLib_Open. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Please see following code. Dim vixError As IntegerDim srcConnection As IntPtr...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Open exception at ESXi4.1
HI all, I got a program when using VixDiskLib_Open try to open ESXi4.1 vmdk , but my program got exception and exit , no VixError return.I use VDDK 5.1 , any idea ? and i use some days to search the...
View ArticleUse vmware-vdiskmanager.exe with user other than root...
Is it possible to use VMware Virtual Disk Manager utility (vmware-vdiskmanager.exe) with a user account other than root? I created a local user on an ESXi host and assigned Administrators role at the...
View Articlenot able to keep the disk mounted VixMntapi_MountVolume
Hi , I am using the api "VixMntapi_MountVolume" to mount the vmdk file to a windows machine . after this api I am calling "DefineDosDevice " to create a dos device . But i am only able to browse the...
View ArticleMounting a vmdk located on a network storage (NTFS) to multiple physical...
Hello, i wanna know if there is a way to mount a single vmdk file containing some files as a storage unit on multiple windows hosts (physical computers). The vmdk file will be located on a network...
View ArticleVddk API to mount the CBT backed data ?
Hello experts, Do we have any vddk mount api which takes up the - file containing the changed blocks- ctk file(along with disk descriptor file) and mounts on the windows partition ? - Bala
View Articlecan the lock files path be changed or configured ?
I am using the api "VixMntapi_MountVolume" to mount the vmdk file to a windows machine . During the process of mounting it creates temporary lock files which are created in the place where the vmdk...
View ArticleProblems with mounting several volumes as administrator Win7
Hello, I am writing an app which mounts all virtual disks volumes and unmounts them after closing. I have a following problem - when I run my appliction as current user it works perfectly, but when I...
View Articlesubsequent calls of GetVolumeInfo fails
Hello, I have following problem, when I mount image with several volumes, and then unmount it, and afterwards try to mount it again I get access violation error on GetVolumeInfo. Could some please help...
View ArticleRunning vixDiskLib.dll in winPE
Hello, I'm trying to package the VDDK into a .exe, that will basically mount a snapshot volumes. I need to run it in WinPE. Is this something that anybody has tried, and if so, what version of WinPE...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Open failed with VIX_E_FILE_ALREADY_LOCKED after unexpected...
I have following scenario: 1. Open virtual disk on remote ESXi using VixDiskLib_Open function2. Srarting write to it using VixDiskLib_Write function3. Then network connection unexpectedly is down for a...
View ArticleVDDK5.5 libcrypto.so.0.9.8 SIGSEGVed in VixDiskLib_PrepareForAccess() with...
Hi, I am extending a working VDDK C++ application (similar to the VDDK sample program) with SWIG using Python. I.e., the C++ code and a SWIG .i file were compiled and linked as a .so lib and a Python...
View ArticleVMware Virtual Disk Manager stopped working
Hi, I'm using Thinware vBackup to backup an ESX5 server and vmwware-vdiskmanager.exe crashes when a backup is started.Messages are in spanish but they can be figured out easily (if not just tell me):...
View Articlevdiskmanager illegal operation
We are trying to convert VMs to ESX using: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -r physical.vmdk -t 6 -h esxi.sanbarrow.local -u root -f passwordfile"[datastore1000]/import/target.vmdk" But it return "-h illegal...
View ArticleIs there any fees to pay to use the VDDK in commercial software ?
Hi, While searching for more information I found the Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) Program page on VMWARE website. This is unclear to me. Please explain whether there is any compulsory fees to...
View ArticleAm I allowed to distribute my Program including libraries from the VDDK &...
Hi ! I'm absolutely confused about the license of the libraries in the VDDK as well as the vSphere Web Client SDK. I'm writing a program which uses c# .net code from the vSphere Web Client SDK and also...
View ArticleNew VMDK file format specification
Hello, Is the new 62 TB VMDK format spec available for download somewhere ? Thanks
View ArticleVirtual disk Read fails with [NFC ERROR] NfcFssrvrProcessErrorMsg: received...
Hi all, I'm trying to Read my virtual machine disk using virtual disk development library . The Read is getting failed often for some machines with the following error "[NFC ERROR]...
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