Issue with advanced transport methods. VixDiskLib_Open alway open with "nbd"
Hi All ,I am writing application to access the disk by using the advanced transport methods for Linux 64 bit. I have downloaded and instaleed VDDK 5.1.1 for Linux 64 bit. When i access the disk by SAN...
View ArticleVDDK 5.1.1 segfaults
Hi, I've been working on a project where the VM's from vCenter are being backed up through VDDK-VADP and it works sufficiently.However, we use the old VDDK on old CentOS 5 and I tried to renew all of...
View ArticleCan't able to open the drive after mounting VMDK file of 2012 guest os using...
Hi I am trying to mount the vmdk file of 2012 guest OS using VDDK(5.0,5.1,5.1.1) vmware-mount.exe. It has mounted the disk but while i'm trying to open the drive in command prompt it will return the...
View ArticleVddk wrapper in C# gives VIX_E_INVALID_ARG ie.,"One of the parameters was...
Hi, I am using Vddk API to mount and manage vmdk files in C#. I am using a wrapper class from " http://communities.vmware.com/thread/193704?start=0&tstart=0 " to convert C# calls to C++ . When I...
View ArticleUnable to accessing VMDK files of Windows 2012 Guest os with VixMntApi. (VMDK...
Hi, I have mounted the the VMDK file with the following API and got a handle to it. I have opened the disk using VixDiskLib_Open( vixDiskLibCon, fileName,...
View ArticleVMware Virtual Disk Manager - Received signal 11
Getting error message "Received signal 11" when trying to download VMDK using VMware Virtual Disk Manager (VDDK 5.1.1-1042608). Tried with multiple versions of ESXi (4.1.0-260247, 5.1.0-1065491,...
View ArticleVMware Virtual Disk Manager - [NFC ERROR] NfcNetTcpRead: bRead: -1
Getting NFC error when trying to download VMDK using VMware Virtual Disk Manager. VDDK version: 5.1.0-774844 Error detail: Creating disk 'C:\BACKUP\VM01_2.vmdk'SSL_VerifyCbHelper: Certificate...
View ArticleRequires clarification on accessing snapshot files
I have Linux 64 bit VM. I have enable CTK and then taken a snashots.I have taken about 5 snapshots before that and deleted all. Now by calling QueryDiskChangedArea("*") got a vector of offset to write...
View ArticleVirtual Disk Development Kit: config.ini & settings.ini
I am getting the following errors in vdiskmanager.log: sg_Reset:[msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit\config.ini": The system...
View ArticleQueryChangedDiskAreas crashes for one VM
Hi ! I'm using c++/clr so I can do the Soap communication like done in the c# examples of the sdk and also can use the functions from the VDDK. I initialize the vixdisklib with Version number 5.0. I...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_PrepareForAccess always returns 1 or 20
Hi ! I noticed that for me VixDiskLib_PrepareForAccess always Returns 1 (FAIL) when called on vcenter and 20 (VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_REMOTE_OBJECT) when called on esxi directly.It this correct? I'm not...
View ArticleWhere to put VixDiskLib_Cleanup ?
Hi ! The docu says, I should always call VixDiskLib_Cleanup to cleanup some state in some case. I'm wondering where to put it exactly. I checked the vixDiskLibSample - it doesn't call it at all. Right...
View ArticleThe VMDK chain gets broken after using VixDiskLib_CheckRepair() for a...
Hi, I'm opening a VMDK file in R/W mode and processing it.In mid of this the application gets crashed before closing the VMDK file. If the application crashes before closing the VMDK file.,We will...
View Articlex64 driver in 1.2.1 download is not the new name like x86
I download the latest vddk 1.2.1 and unzip the file vddk64.zip and the driver is the same name as in 1.1.1(vstor2-mntapi10.sys) should it not be vstor2-mntapi10-shared.sys Can I simply just rename it??
View ArticleFailed to load vixDisklibVm.dll: ErrorCode 0xb6
Hi, I wanted to play around with the new vddk version. When I call VixDisklibInitEx() I always get the error 'Failed to load vixDisklibVm.dll: ErrorCode 0xb6' I do dynamic loading of the vixdisklib.dll...
View ArticleVDDK fails to open VMDK when ESX Server uses a non-default SSL port
Folks, We recently changed the ESX https port to 450 and http port to 85.Later I tried connecting to the ESX server, adding changed port along with ESX IP (Example: IP:450) through VDDK API to open...
View ArticleVDDK support for windows 2008 R2 SP1
Hi, Does latest version of VDDK 1.2.1 supports windows 2008 R2 SP1 platform?Please advice. ThanksSachin
View ArticleVDDK supports windows 2008 R2 SP1?
Hi, Does VDDK 1.2.1 or VCB 1.5 Update2 support windows 2008 R2 SP1 platform?Please advice. ThanksAnand
View ArticleSAN transport with Linux VDDK?
Hi Guys, Just wanted to confirm whether VDDK supports SAN transport mode with Linux version?If it is supported:-1. What is the minimum VDDK version required ?2. Does it work in same manner as Windows...
View ArticleNBD and NBDSSL
Folks, When I use VDDK(1.2.1) to write to the VMDK files of a VM, NBDSSL was used for some disks(VMDKs) and NBD was used for some disks of the same VM. Any idea for this? Any specific configutaion...
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