Hi all,
I got a simple perl script that calls HostConnect() (example taken from the documentation). However when I run that script I get the following command line output:
Subroutine VIXH_ redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 16.
Subroutine VIX_API_VERSION redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 19.
Subroutine VIX_INVALID_HANDLE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 20.
Subroutine VIX_HANDLETYPE_NONE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 21.
Subroutine VIX_HANDLETYPE_HOST redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 22.
Subroutine VIX_HANDLETYPE_VM redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 23.
Subroutine VIX_HANDLETYPE_NETWORK redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 24.
Subroutine VIX_HANDLETYPE_JOB redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 25.
Subroutine VIX_HANDLETYPE_SNAPSHOT redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 26.
Subroutine VIX_OK redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 39.
Subroutine VIX_E_FAIL redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 40.
Subroutine VIX_E_OUT_OF_MEMORY redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 41.
Subroutine VIX_E_INVALID_ARG redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 42.
Subroutine VIX_E_FILE_NOT_FOUND redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 43.
Subroutine VIX_E_OBJECT_IS_BUSY redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 44.
Subroutine VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 45.
Subroutine VIX_E_FILE_ERROR redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 46.
Subroutine VIX_E_DISK_FULL redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 47.
Subroutine VIX_E_INCORRECT_FILE_TYPE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 48.
Subroutine VIX_E_CANCELLED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 49.
Subroutine VIX_E_FILE_READ_ONLY redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 50.
Subroutine VIX_E_FILE_ALREADY_EXISTS redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 51.
Subroutine VIX_E_FILE_ACCESS_ERROR redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 52.
Subroutine VIX_E_REQUIRES_LARGE_FILES redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 53.
Subroutine VIX_E_FILE_ALREADY_LOCKED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 54.
Subroutine VIX_E_INVALID_HANDLE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 55.
Subroutine VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_HANDLE_TYPE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 56.
Subroutine VIX_E_TOO_MANY_HANDLES redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 57.
Subroutine VIX_E_NOT_FOUND redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 58.
Subroutine VIX_E_TYPE_MISMATCH redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 59.
Subroutine VIX_E_INVALID_XML redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 60.
Subroutine VIX_E_TIMEOUT_WAITING_FOR_TOOLS redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 61.
Subroutine VIX_E_UNRECOGNIZED_COMMAND redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 62.
Subroutine VIX_E_OP_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_GUEST redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 63.
Subroutine VIX_E_PROGRAM_NOT_STARTED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 64.
Subroutine VIX_E_VM_NOT_RUNNING redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 65.
Subroutine VIX_E_VM_IS_RUNNING redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 66.
Subroutine VIX_E_CANNOT_CONNECT_TO_VM redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 67.
Subroutine VIX_E_POWEROP_SCRIPTS_NOT_AVAILABLE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 68.
Subroutine VIX_E_NO_GUEST_OS_INSTALLED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 69.
Subroutine VIX_E_VM_INSUFFICIENT_HOST_MEMORY redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 70.
Subroutine VIX_E_SUSPEND_ERROR redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 71.
Subroutine VIX_E_VM_NOT_ENOUGH_CPUS redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 72.
Subroutine VIX_E_HOST_USER_PERMISSIONS redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 73.
Subroutine VIX_E_GUEST_USER_PERMISSIONS redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 74.
Subroutine VIX_E_TOOLS_NOT_RUNNING redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 75.
Subroutine VIX_E_GUEST_OPERATIONS_PROHIBITED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 76.
Subroutine VIX_E_ANON_GUEST_OPERATIONS_PROHIBITED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 77.
Subroutine VIX_E_ROOT_GUEST_OPERATIONS_PROHIBITED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 78.
Subroutine VIX_E_MISSING_ANON_GUEST_ACCOUNT redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 79.
Subroutine VIX_E_CANNOT_AUTHENTICATE_WITH_GUEST redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 80.
Subroutine VIX_E_UNRECOGNIZED_COMMAND_IN_GUEST redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 81.
Subroutine VIX_E_VM_NOT_FOUND redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 82.
Subroutine VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED_FOR_VM_VERSION redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 83.
Subroutine VIX_E_CANNOT_READ_VM_CONFIG redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 84.
Subroutine VIX_E_TEMPLATE_VM redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 85.
Subroutine VIX_E_VM_ALREADY_LOADED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 86.
Subroutine VIX_E_UNRECOGNIZED_PROPERTY redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 87.
Subroutine VIX_E_INVALID_PROPERTY_VALUE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 88.
Subroutine VIX_E_READ_ONLY_PROPERTY redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 89.
Subroutine VIX_E_MISSING_REQUIRED_PROPERTY redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 90.
Subroutine VIX_E_BAD_VM_INDEX redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 91.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_ANY redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 92.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_INTEGER redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 93.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_STRING redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 94.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_BOOL redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 95.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_HANDLE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 96.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTYTYPE_INT64 redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 97.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_NONE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 98.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_VM_NUM_VCPUS redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 99.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_VM_VMX_PATHNAME redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 100.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_VM_VMTEAM_PATHNAME redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 101.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_VM_MEMORY_SIZE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 102.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_VM_IN_VMTEAM redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 103.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_VM_POWER_STATE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 104.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_VM_TOOLS_STATE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 105.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_VM_IS_RUNNING redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 106.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_ERROR_CODE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 107.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_VM_IN_GROUP redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 108.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_USER_MESSAGE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 109.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_LINE_NUM redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 110.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_EXIT_CODE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 111.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_COMMAND_OUTPUT redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 112.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 113.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FOUND_ITEM_NAME redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 114.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_FOUND_ITEM_DESCRIPTION redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 115.
Subroutine VIX_PROPERTY_FOUND_ITEM_LOCATION redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 116.
Subroutine VIX_EVENTTYPE_JOB_COMPLETED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 117.
Subroutine VIX_EVENTTYPE_JOB_PROGRESS redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 118.
Subroutine VIX_EVENTTYPE_FIND_ITEM redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 119.
Subroutine VIX_HOSTOPTION_USE_EVENT_PUMP redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 120.
Subroutine VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_SERVER redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 121.
Subroutine VIX_FIND_RUNNING_VMS redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 122.
Subroutine VIX_PUMPEVENTOPTION_NONE redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 123.
Subroutine VIX_VMPOWEROP_NORMAL redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 124.
Subroutine VIX_POWERSTATE_POWERING_OFF redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 125.
Subroutine VIX_POWERSTATE_POWERED_OFF redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 126.
Subroutine VIX_POWERSTATE_POWERING_ON redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 127.
Subroutine VIX_POWERSTATE_POWERED_ON redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 128.
Subroutine VIX_POWERSTATE_SUSPENDING redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 129.
Subroutine VIX_POWERSTATE_SUSPENDED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 130.
Subroutine VIX_POWERSTATE_TOOLS_RUNNING redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 131.
Subroutine VIX_POWERSTATE_RESETTING redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 132.
Subroutine VIX_POWERSTATE_BLOCKED_ON_MSG redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 133.
Subroutine VIX_TOOLSSTATE_UNKNOWN redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 134.
Subroutine VIX_TOOLSSTATE_RUNNING redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 135.
Subroutine VIX_TOOLSSTATE_NOT_INSTALLED redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 136.
Subroutine VIX_ANONYMOUS_USER_NAME redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 137.
Subroutine VIX_ADMINISTRATOR_USER_NAME redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 138.
Subroutine VIX_RUNPROGRAM_RETURN_IMMEDIATELY redefined at C:/Tools/Perl/site/lib/VMWare/Vix/API/Constants.pm line 139.
Undefined subroutine &main::HostConnect called at X:\BuildVM\RunBuild.pl line 51.
I don't really understand why the subroutine HostConnect is undefined. To me it seems that the Vix API is (finally) correctly installed. Could someone please bring some light into this?
Thanks
I'd have to see your program, but i'm guessing you have
use VMware::Vix::API::Constants;
twice (which is causing all the redefined errors), and no call to load the API fucntions
use VMware::Vix::Simple;
Thanks for your answer. The problem leading to the undefined subroutine was that I wrote VMWare::Vix instead of VMware::Vix (note the uppercase "W').