Maximum number of changeId for CBT
Hello, I wrote a program that by using CBT will give me the amount of changes on a particular VM. My concern is that if this program will introduce problems to any backup solution that uses CBT to...
View ArticleVddk 5 ESX 5
Is it correct that you cant connect with vddk5 to esx5?Looks like you can connect vddk5 to esx4 and vddk1.2.1 to esx5? I do not get any relevant error up in any logfile either? The vddk 5 documentation...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Clone() Error
Hi, I am working in a project using VDDK API. I have been able to Connect, Open, Read and Write to VM virtual disks using VixDiskLib. But I have a problem using VixDiskLib_Clone() function to copy a...
View ArticleVDDK 1.2.1, ESX 5 - hotadd not supported?
Hi! I get the following error: using transport hotadd failed : Failed to hot-add SCSI targets: This operation is not supported VMware ESXi 5.0.0 build-474610 Any ideas? Why is that special, why is it...
View ArticleHow to create dynamic vmdk file?
Hi, I want to create dynamic VMDK file.I am using VixDiskLib_Create() API of VDDK file.But i didn't found any option for dynamic disk.How to create?please help me
View ArticleESX disk creation with VixDiskLib_Create()
Hello everybody. I have little question: How should I use this function to create virtual disk on ESX server?What machine I have to specify in connection parameters? What exactly path to the disk have...
View ArticleExtremely slow write times with vmware-mount and NTFS
Hello all, I have a weird problem that I can't seem to solve. I am using vmware-mount on 64-bit Ubuntu 11.10 to mount remote disks that are on an ESXi 4.1 hypervisor. I mount the disk as a flat...
View Articlecan convert a vmdk to be stored on ESXi
How do I use vmware-vdiskmanager.exe to convert an existing vmdk on a Windows host to a vmdk stored on ESXi ? When ever I try it looks like it is starting but then I get error 0x4650 - and cant connect...
View ArticleUnable to use VDDK 5.0 API and VIX 1.11 API in the same application
I am working on an application that requires the use of both the VDDK *and* VIX APIs in the same Linux 64-bit client application. It appears that each distribution comes with its own (somewhat...
View Articlescan physical drives
I would like to create an application to do read physical drives, LUNs to be exact. using block size reads. what are my options to develop such an application ? I saw VDDK offers only VM disks reads....
View Articlenon-blocksized read() returns EINVAL on snapshot when VM is running
Hi, Not sure if this is the right forum, but i hope it is. I am writing an application that is designed to run on a ESXi5 server. It makes a snapshot of a VM and then opens the base -flat.vmdk file for...
View Articlehotadd from an Ubuntu VM?
Hi - I've been trying to get VDDK hotadd working from an Ubuntu machine (currently trying from 10.10, but so far, no luck on any Ubuntu-based machine). Using the same code and environment, hotadd works...
View ArticleMount vmdk as a folder on Windows
Hello! I use vddk v5.0 for mounting the partitions from vmdk as drives on Windows (using DefineDosDevice function). And I have the question - is there any way to mount vmdk partitions as a folder? Like...
View Articlevmware-mount: The virtual machine cannot be found
Hello,I have a vmware datacenter and i have try to mount a disk from a source linux machine (vpnssllog) to another linux machine (webapplnx) the OS version on this machines are the same. i create a...
View ArticleArcserve R16SP1 exclude vmdk and inventory power off vm
Hello, I have the misfortune of having to configure arcserve R16 SP1 virtual machine for backup. I have two questions about the product: - Is there a way around the problem of the machines off, because...
View Articlevmdk mount error within Win7 x64 (running on ESXi)
Hello, I have a Windows 7 x64 which is running on a VMware ESXi 5. I tried to run virtual machine within this windows with a VMware Player. This is working. My problem is when I try to mount the...
View ArticleVirtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) Redistribution Information
Distributable Code List vSphere Product NameDistributable CodeDirectories Containing Modifiable CodeVMware Virtual Disk Development KitThe files that can be extracted for distribution from VDDK.EXE...
View ArticleConnection/login problems
I'm playing around with VixDiskLib_Clone and VixDiskLib_Read for creating a simple backup application with CBT. My program works if I connect as user root, but if I create a new service account (e.g....
View ArticleReading only used blocks
A call to VixDiskLib_Clone allows to create a thin provisioned disk. If I loop over the disk via VixDiskLib_Read I also back get unused sectors. If I use the vStorage call QueryChangedDiskAreas with...
View ArticleVixDiskLib_Open reports "You do not have access rights to this file" with san...
hi,all: I use VDDK to backup a vm on a iscsi lun,all things are ok with nbd transport mode,but when i use san transport mode,it reports the error "You do not have access rights to this file" .I...
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