VDDK 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...
View ArticleError 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...
View ArticleNot 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...
View ArticleVDDK 6.0 in SAN mode : getting error while running vix-disklib-sample
Hi, when running vix-disklib-sample,getting the below error: The -libdir option requires the folder location of the VDDK installation to be...
View ArticleVDDK is not stable enough, too many hang o crash
we found many hang or crash in VDDK api. one just found is that VixDiskLib_Disconnect() hang using VDDK 6.0.1 can anyone give some suggestion/comments/workaround/idea? actually we are a VMware partner,...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Create() fails to create vmdk > 2TB
Hello Guys, I am using VDDK 5.5.4 version, creating vmdk file for managed disk type. About Managed disk:- VixDiskLib_Create() locally creates a new virtual disk, after being connected to the...
View ArticleMouning virtual hard drives on the ESXi server
To start, if there's a better way to accomplish this, I would welcome that info.I am running ESXi 6.0.0, 3620759 and have VDDK 6.0.2-3566099 x86_64.I want to mount a virtual hard drive of a VM on my...
View ArticleError: [vixDiskLibSample.cpp:612] 4650 Cannot connect to the host
when i run the vddk sample ,./vix-disklib-sample -info -host 192.168.2.xx -user root -password xx "/datastore1 (1)/redhat-6.5oracle11g-192.168.17.21.vmdk"console show VixDiskLibVim:Login failure -...
View Articlerun the vix-disklib-sample appear Segmentation fault (core dumped)
./vix-disklib-sample -info -host 192.168.2.53 -user root -password xxx -initex config -mode san -libdir "/usr/lib/vmware-vix-disklib" -thumb...
View ArticleHow to use DoClone?
I scanned VirtualDiskAPIprogramming,but I am not find how to use clone such as ./vix-disklib-sample -clone -option,someone can help me?thanks
View ArticleVDDK can't connect to ESXi 6.5
Unable to get any version of VDDK to connect to ESXi 6.5. Following are the outputs from VDDK 5.5.4 and 6.0.2. Tried VDDK installed on Windows 7 and Windows 10. Similar command works fine with ESXi 5.5...
View ArticlevixDiskLibSample in VDDK 6.5 won't compile
Trying to compile vixDiskLibSample in VDDK 6.5 and getting errors.I have not had this problem with other (previous) versions of VDDK (notably 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 6.0.0, 6.0.1 and 6.0.2).Using Microsoft...
View ArticleFail VDDK 6.0.2 and need to consolidate
We use vSphere 6.0 , VDDK 6.0.2 and IBM TSM Client 7.1 using Hotadd mode.After backup with VDDK , it had became necessary to consolidate VM and remained target VM disks on proxy.I guess that bellow...
View ArticleVDDK 6.5 cannot work with older ESXi (problems with 4.1, 5.0)
Hi, my software had implementation for VDDK 6.0.2 and all worked fine. I now test the following versions of ESXi: 4.1 - 5.0 - 5.5(U2) - 6.0 - 6.5I upgraded VDDK to 6.5.0 and 4.1 and 5.0 stopped...
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SSL verification in vixDiskLib_Clone
Hi everyone, I am using VDDK 6.5 and thanks to VixDiskLibConnectParams.thumbPrint I am able to connect to vCenter even when there are some certificate errors (in my lab there are several). I can...
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Making multiple VixDiskLib_Open calls for writing to vmdk file
I am trying to write to restore a vmdk file using vddk library. When I open more than one disk handle for write I get following error.Reading from disk from multiple threads is working fine though. I...
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