QueryChangedDiskAreas 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 ArticleVMDK diff ?
I see that the forum is not very active, so I'd appreciate a short response to simple question: is there any vmdk diff program out there ? I'm trying to create differenciated disks (linked clones) out...
View Articlefile list from a partial VMDK file
Hi, I am working with 2 sites. On site #1 I am using VMware Player (Windows Virtual Machines). I want people on site #2 to be able to see the progress of the work – to see the file list of the virtual...
View ArticleVixDiskLib in kernel
Does anyone know if it is safe to use the the vddk libs in the kernel? If not off the shelf has anyone had any luck modifying the OS project to make it kernel safe? Thanks,Rob
View ArticleHow to convert .vmc file into .vmx file programatically?
Hi, I am trying to convert .VMC(Virtual PC format) file into .VMX file programatically in c++ . are there any direct API's to convert this ?if not then what i need to do for this? Nandkumar T.
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Write is very slow compare to VixDiskLib_Read
Hi All, I want to read and restore remote disk from a ESXi server.The read speed is OK. it is about 1MB/s,But the restore speed is always 64KB/s.I have tried using large buffer size(1MB) and small...
View ArticleHot Add using VDDK on Ubuntu when copying vmdk disks
We get this message not allowing hot add transport when using Linux vddk 2011-10-19T16:06:32.045-04:00 [7F1BC2F46720 error 'Default'] Cannot use advanced transport modes for...
View ArticleThe change don't take effect after remount
Modify the vmdk's contend seems not saved1>mount the vmdk and modify ittar myos.ovavmware-mount -o rw /tmp/osroot.vmdk /mnttouch /mnt/bin/aavmware-mount -X 2>re-mount it, but seems the aa isn't...
View ArticleHow to access vmdk flat file
Execute the command vmware-mount -f aaa.vmdk /mnt/aaa After that, how could i access the /mnt/aaa/flat? Thanks
View ArticleMounting a volumes of a GPT disk on Windows
Hi, I'm trying to mount volumes of a GPT disk using the Windows implementation of the VDDK. In these environments, mounting works perfectly: - natively within a windows vm: it "sees" all the GPT...
View ArticleFailed to get allocated bitmap
Hi, After taking snapshot of a VM, attempt to get the change blocks with last-change-ID = "*" failed with "Unknown Error". The datastore is VMFS and the VMDKs are regular ones (i.e. not rdm). Can't...
View Articlenon-ASCII tmpDirectory value?
Hi - I am trying to find out whether non-ASCII characters can be used when configuring the tmpDirectory in the config file inputted to VixDiskLib_InitEx such that VixDiskLib can use advanced...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Combine Missing
I downloaded the latest version of the VDDK SDK for Windows (file is VMware-vix-disklib-5.0.0-427917.i386.exe) and looking in visDiskLib.h there is not function declaration for VixDiskLib_Combine. Did...
View ArticleHow to check the current NFC connections for a host?
If my understanding is correct: Vix connections consume NFC connections on a host. My Question:Is there a way to get a list of a hosts open NFC connections? Or perhaps just the number of open nfc...
View Articlemount gui for windows 7 64 bit?
is there a gui to mount disks under windows 7 64 bit? I've installed the ddk and I can mount, but I can't get vmount to work. thanks.
View Articlecreating a vmdk file of a physical disk
I'm just getting into the VDDK. I want to create a VMDK file that is a replication of my physical drive, much like the VMWare p2v converter does. Can that be achieved using the VDDK? Or does the...
View ArticleReading from harddisk and Writing as VMDK using VDDK
Hi, I wrote a program to read from the hard disk(raw read) and write to a VIXDISKLIB_DISK_MONOLITHIC_SPARSE file. While writing I calculated the StartSector (2nd parameter to VixDiskLib_Write) like...
View ArticleHow to sign the VDDK redistribution aggrement?
Hi, The company I work for wanted the redistribute VDDK along with the software and want to sign the VDDK redistribution aggrement. The company is a TAP partner elite level and have contacted TAP...
View ArticleVMDK Child disk creation help
Hi, While creating a child disk is this sequence possible 1. Create a disk using VixDiskLib_Create(with parentpath specified in the appglobals) instead of VixDiskLib_CreateChild.2. Use...
View ArticleUnable to GetVolumeMountPoints - Error code 22.
One of my customers occasionally gets the following VDDK error when mounting a volume and getting volume info after successfully opening all disks and getting the disk set handle: 12/14/2011 20:26:41...
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