"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.
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Hi,The VDDK6 running windows 2008 R2 (proxy backup server) not able to load the disklibplugin:[VddkUtil::diskLibLog] VixDiskLib: Could not load default plugins from C:\Program...
View Articlevddk6: Linux libvmacore crash
Hi experts,During the processing of the SSL thumbprint, the libvmacore.so crashes.strace shows that mmap fails to allocate the memory. An incorrect size of 14TB is passed to mmap.Is anyone seeing the...
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 ArticleVDDK 6: Open disk using SAN gets "Unknown error"
Hi,The open disk fails with the "unknown error" and falls back to NBDSSL.DISKLIB-LINK : "san://snapshot-13256[RBDS] Win/Win.vmdk@hostname:443?administrator/XXX" : failed to open (Unknown error)....
View ArticleAbout VMware VM snapshot independent virtual disk
VMware provide independent virtual disk.I perform VM snapshot,and VM include 2 virtual disks，number 1 with default mode virtual disk，number 2 with independent persistent Mode,then we used IOmeter test...
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
SO I tried to load it with libvixDiskLib.so.6.0.0 directly but now it crashes on InitEx() call.Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.__strcmp_ssse3 () at...
View ArticleVDDK6 installation
VDDK6 doesn't come with an install script. I'm wondering how to install it properly. I did the best I could but after installing it, I couldn't even run the sample program# ./vix-disklib-sample -info...
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 ArticleVixDiskLib_PrepareForAccess is not disable vMotion for powered-on VM
Our application successfully invokes function VixDiskLib_PrepareForAccess() the operation result is VIX_OK.The resulting effect is different based on the state of the virtual machine.For powered-on...
View ArticleVDDK 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 ArticleOpen multiple disks with SAN transport
Hi, I am trying to open multiple disk belonging to same VM with advanced transport at the same time and the first disk opens just fine but all disks after would fail to open with san transport. The...
View ArticleIs VDDK 6 support backup of VVols via SAN Transport mode ?
Hi !I've seen in latest Veeam Release (8 Update 2) that VVols aren't supported in Direct SAN Access mode : http://helpcenter.veeam.com/backup/80/vsphere/direct_san_access.htmlIs this is a limitation of...
View ArticleVDDK 1.2.1 write failed with unknown error return code 1
Hi, I am facing this unknown error with return code 1 many time during the write operation (both advance tranport mode and NBD mode).VDDK detailed log error information are as below [NFC ERROR]...
View ArticleVIX_E_DISK_OUTOFRANGE "You have requested access to an area of the virtual...
Hi VDDK Experts,Appreciate your input on this issueVADP backup of some specific servers by using 3rd-party backup software (Asigra DS-Client), we get a following error. Error reading file disk2001.vmdk...
View ArticleHow to use VixDiskLib_Attach?
I try to use VixDiskLib_Attach as below, but always get the error message "The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created". Can anyone give me a sample code? Thanks in advance!...
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!
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