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3 Replies Last post: Jul 8, 2009 10:05 PM by Vichu  

VM to ESX host communication posted: Jun 25, 2009 4:55 AM

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Vichu
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Feb 17, 2009
Hi ,

Is there a way to enable VM(Ubuntu8.10 installed) to send a signal/notification to ESX host for specific event occurred?.

Re: VM to ESX host communication

1. Jun 26, 2009 2:13 AM in response to: Vichu
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Vichu
23 posts since
Feb 17, 2009
Is it possible with GuestSDk from VM?

Suggestions pls....

Re: VM to ESX host communication

2. Jul 8, 2009 9:38 AM in response to: Vichu
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apsmod
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Aug 13, 2007

I think your best option would be the VMCI API. It was in experimental stage a while ago, but with ESX 4.0 onwards, it is built in. I think it is now called

VMCI sockets 1.0.

Here is the documentation:

http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vmci-sdk/

Re: VM to ESX host communication

3. Jul 8, 2009 10:05 PM in response to: apsmod
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Vichu
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Feb 17, 2009

Thanks a lot "apsmod"

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