Comments on: Using the VixCOM library http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/ Random musings from the developers at Tranxition Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:52:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: James Bower http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-147 James Bower Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:29:41 +0000 http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-147 Great blog, reading it through RSS feed as well Great blog, reading it through RSS feed as well

]]> By: dB. http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-93 dB. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:30:44 +0000 http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-93 This might be of interest: http://code.dblock.org/ShowPost.aspx?id=29 This might be of interest: http://code.dblock.org/ShowPost.aspx?id=29

]]> By: Brent Digby http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-91 Brent Digby Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:23:20 +0000 http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-91 With the latest release of the API 1.6.2, the VixCOM.Constants.VIX_API_VERSION is fixed in the Connect(). Also, if you have trouble with OpenVM, you could use vmrun, to get the list of registered VM. With the latest release of the API 1.6.2, the VixCOM.Constants.VIX_API_VERSION is fixed in the Connect().

Also, if you have trouble with OpenVM, you could use vmrun, to get the list of registered VM.

]]> By: Jakob http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-60 Jakob Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:55:34 +0000 http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-60 I got it to work. The problem was that I was using VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_SERVER for hosttype instead of VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_VI_SERVER and also according to the bug fix for API version used a 1 instead of the defined value for API version. That was the difference between the vbscript and the C# code. Must be something that has been fixed in the RC2 version of vmware server 2.0. I got it to work. The problem was that I was using VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_SERVER for hosttype instead of VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_VI_SERVER and also according to the bug fix for API version used a 1 instead of the defined value for API version. That was the difference between the vbscript and the C# code.
Must be something that has been fixed in the RC2 version of vmware server 2.0.

]]> By: Jakob http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-59 Jakob Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:16:47 +0000 http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-59 I've solved the problem with the vmPath so that it works from a vbscript. My problem with connecting from my C# MSBuild task remains. I'm wondering what the difference between running vix from the sample vbscript that comes along with the vix installation and running the vixcom lib from a msbuild task in C# is? Should be no difference since the vbscript is using the Set lib = CreateObject("VixCOM.VixLib") before connecting to the server. Let me know if anything comes to mind about this problem. I’ve solved the problem with the vmPath so that it works from a vbscript. My problem with connecting from my C# MSBuild task remains. I’m wondering what the difference between running vix from the sample vbscript that comes along with the vix installation and running the vixcom lib from a msbuild task in C# is? Should be no difference since the vbscript is using the Set lib = CreateObject(“VixCOM.VixLib”) before connecting to the server.
Let me know if anything comes to mind about this problem.

]]> By: Jakob http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-58 Jakob Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:31:32 +0000 http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-58 Hi, I don't think that I have any firewalls enabled on the server but I'll look into that. The next problem I encounter when using a vbscript for example is that when I have connected to the server the virtual machine I want to start can't be found. It says that it can't allocate the vmx file. How should the parameter for the path to the vmx file be specified. Should it be according to the path from root on the server? E.g. On the server I have my VMs in /home/username/VirtualMachines is this the path to use or does vix require you to give a path from some place that vix think is root? Hi,

I don’t think that I have any firewalls enabled on the server but I’ll look into that. The next problem I encounter when using a vbscript for example is that when I have connected to the server the virtual machine I want to start can’t be found. It says that it can’t allocate the vmx file. How should the parameter for the path to the vmx file be specified. Should it be according to the path from root on the server? E.g. On the server I have my VMs in /home/username/VirtualMachines is this the path to use or does vix require you to give a path from some place that vix think is root?

]]> By: ehaddan http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-57 ehaddan Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:58:50 +0000 http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-57 The Vix error code 16 is VIX_E_VMSERVER_NOT_FOUND so the only thing I can think of is to double-check the parameters that you're sending. I have also disabled firewalls on the vmware server, but since you are able to connect using other methods, this is probably not the reason. The Vix error code 16 is VIX_E_VMSERVER_NOT_FOUND so the only thing I can think of is to double-check the parameters that you’re sending. I have also disabled firewalls on the vmware server, but since you are able to connect using other methods, this is probably not the reason.

]]> By: Jakob http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-56 Jakob Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:27:59 +0000 http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-56 Hi, Great example code for us who are dealing with msbuild and want to set it up using vmware server for testing. I have just started looking into automating our test procedures using VIX for our vmware server 2.0 RC2. I'm having problem connecting to the server from my msbuild task I've created. The task tries to connect but fails, due to a timeout I think. The only error message I get back from VIX is error code 16 which don't give any real hints to what the problem is. I've tried the vb script examples that comes with the VIX installation and they can at least connect to the host machine using the same settings as I'm using in my msbuild task. I'm running the vmware server on a ubuntu server version 8.04 and want to connect from a system running windows xp SP3. Tnx // Jakob Hi,
Great example code for us who are dealing with msbuild and want to set it up using vmware server for testing.
I have just started looking into automating our test procedures using VIX for our vmware server 2.0 RC2. I’m having problem connecting to the server from my msbuild task I’ve created. The task tries to connect but fails, due to a timeout I think. The only error message I get back from VIX is error code 16 which don’t give any real hints to what the problem is. I’ve tried the vb script examples that comes with the VIX installation and they can at least connect to the host machine using the same settings as I’m using in my msbuild task. I’m running the vmware server on a ubuntu server version 8.04 and want to connect from a system running windows xp SP3.

Tnx
// Jakob

]]> By: Automating virtual machines « Noocyte’s Weblog http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-16 Automating virtual machines « Noocyte’s Weblog Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:13:04 +0000 http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/#comment-16 [...] Automating virtual machines In my last job (Synergi Solutions AS) we talked a bit about creating virtual machines as output of our nightly/release builds, but never got around to actually doing it. I just found a link to somebody who’s actually done it; http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/ [...] [...] Automating virtual machines In my last job (Synergi Solutions AS) we talked a bit about creating virtual machines as output of our nightly/release builds, but never got around to actually doing it. I just found a link to somebody who’s actually done it; http://tranxcoder.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/using-the-vixcom-library/ [...]

]]>