tos2k

I possibly got a clue on the VMway, within the last few months.

VMware published the VI Client Plugin Guide http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/vcplugin-exp/vcplugin_technote_exp.pdf butit basically gives access to the VI Clients interface, not to the data ( http://communities.vmware.com/message/974914#974914 ). This is annoying, as reading data from the VC webservice is often very slow. I think that the API did not open for data access, as a plugin can not completely trust in the data shown in the VI client... possibly VMware doesnt want a too tight plugin integration!?

Then, VMware published the Disk SDK http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vddk/ , but of course it is not so easy to access the vmdk files. Especially considering ESXi servers, i really think that VMware will include this in the VI Client, as they will do with SVMotion...

In Addition, talking VMway, I am wainting now for more then two months on an specific answer according this issue: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/140735?tstart=0

This is absolutely unaccaptable: In these two months, VMware got all requested files: logs, code, descriptions, support forms. And what got I? I wrong answer (not a bug) where the did not really understood my SR, the code and all descriptions that has been sent. After explaining to them that copy a virtual disk file for powered on VM running on a snapshot may not result in the same as a VM not being on a snapshot, the just priorized the priority down to the bottom and kept me waiting. Uh.

Lets see whats coming next.

Tos2k

Okay, I really like the virtual stuff, VMware. But there are a few things that really could be improved:

• Better documentation of the VimSdk .NET (predefine constants, add more info about methods, classes)

• Improve forum usability, what did I have to read today: http://communities.vmware.com/message/845238#845238

• There are incompatibilities between VimSdk2.0 & 2.5 http://communities.vmware.com/thread/117988

• The structure of VI and its traversal via VimSdk should be redesigned, completely

Tos2k