Re: Issue with retrieveProperties
I had a similar issue with hosts/vcenter >= 4.1. I switched from using retrieveproperties to using retrievepropertiesex together with continueretrievepropertiesex and the problem of blank returns...
View ArticleRe: How to retrieve all the volumes/luns connected over FibreChannelHba ?
HostConfigInfo.storageDevice is your friend. Are you familiar with the MOB? Regards,--Moby
View ArticleRe: SOAP InvalidPropertyFault on vSphere 5.5
Hello. I have two suggestions for you to try out. First of all "RetrieveProperties()" method is deprecated since vSphere 4.1. You should use "RetrievePropertiesEx()" instead. Second - check what...
View ArticleLogin to ESX, when you only have VCenter Credentials
Hi, I am trying to download a file using the datastore browser. I have credentials to login to VCenter. So I can download the file via the datastore browser using the VCenter...
View ArticleRe: Login to ESX, when you only have VCenter Credentials
To connect ESX directly (Without vCenter), It requires root or root equivalent credential. I believe that there is no other option.
View ArticleCreate ESX local user using VCenter credentials
Hi, I have an ESX added to a VCenter. Can I create a local user for the ESX using the Vcenter? Thank you.
View ArticleRe: Login to ESX, when you only have VCenter Credentials
No,You will have to obtain the Root user credentials for the ESXi server. If you have integrated ESXi to your AD, you will be able to login using AD credentials.
View ArticleRe: Create ESX local user using VCenter credentials
There is no way to do such thing from vCenter Server. However, you can create another local user from vSphere Client which directly connected to the ESXi host. Alternatively, you can join The ESXi...
View ArticleHow to upload a file to guest using C# through vSphere Web Client SDK
i find the sample in java,it's name is UploadGuestFile. But can't find the similar sample in C#. is any sample here for reference?
View ArticleRe: vSphere (VI) API and PHP
Hi! Did you manage to get it working? I have the same problem as you. Thanks.
View ArticleRe: A few problems with API
My apologies, with the holidays and vacation I haven't had time to dig into your code. But if you found a functional wrapper library that should get you past some of the VI SDK SOAP complexities. In...
View ArticleRe: vSphere (VI) API and PHP
You'll need to review the traversal spec and property retrieval methods for the SDK. You can look through the API Programming Guide. The basic issue with PHP is that there is no official SDK toolkit...
View ArticleRe: Create ESX local user using VCenter credentials
The trick used in the past is through Host Profiles. You can create a snippet host profile to add a local user account. Of course, this requires putting the host into maintenance mode, so generally...
View ArticleRe: How to upload a file to guest using C# through vSphere Web Client SDK
You mean using the vSphere Web Services SDK, because the Web Client SDK has nothing to do with Guest apis or the UploadGuestFile sample. I'll move this question to the proper forum for you.
View ArticleRe: A few problems with API
Hello. The message "Error:SoapFault exception: [ServerFaultCode] Required property type is missing from data object of type PropertySpec while parsing serialized DataObject of type...
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vSphere API to check VAAI and VASA provider installed and enabled ?
Hi, I want to know if there is an API available (VMware vSphere Web Services API) that one can use to identify if the 1. VAAI plug-in / Hardware Acceleration is "Supported" for specific datastore AND...
View ArticleNeed Help on ExtendVirtualDisk_Task on .NET SDK
Hi , I am developing an app to upgrade the hard disk of a VM. ExtendVirtualDisk_Task seems to be the API to extend the hard disk. However it is throwing the below exceptions when trying to upgrade the...
View ArticleRe: vSphere API to check VAAI and VASA provider installed and enabled ?
The only reliable property seems to be “Datastore.capability.nativeSnapshotSupported” which appears to be set to true only if the VAAI plug-in is installed on the respective host and the installed VAAI...
View ArticleRe: "code too large" - Javac complains about VimServiceStub.populateFaults...
I have attached a perl module that I wrote which rebuilds VimServiceStub.java. It's not pretty but I think it does the job. It extracts over 3800 classes from VimServiceStub into their own files. In...
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