New VDDK 8.0.1 feature Datastore-Level Access to VMDK

[eric-b]

Hello,

The feature looks great, however, the documentation is a bit vague.

 - Do you know if the ESX/vCenter has to have a minimum version to support this access?

 - What is the format of the disk path in the Open call ? (it says diskPath, but it is full path, filename path?)

 - Do you know if we use this call to have access to other files such as VNX or NVRAM files?

I'm always getting "No such file" error, but the connection looks OK.

Thanks!

[Lalegre]

Hello @eric-b,

1. VDDK has the same backward compatibility as vSphere N-2 meaning that VDDK 8 will support vSphere 6.7, 7 and 8.

2. Regarding the path, is the one you see when you Edit Settings from the VM and expand the disk details, it will show something like this: [datastore]VM/VM.vmdk

3. No, is used for VMDKs only.

See here some samples from codes where you will have proper syntax: https://developer.vmware.com/docs/18553/virtual-disk-development-kit-programming-guide-8-0-1/GUID-86...

[garimaa12aug]

Hi @Lalegre 

It would be great if you can reply to my query as well.

https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Discussions/Identifying-correct-Params-for-VixDisk...

Thanks!