VIX library returning wrong power state for suspended VMs

[jzaddach]

When querying the power status of a suspended VM through the VIX library, the API returns VIX_POWERSTATE_POWERED_OFF (2) instead of VIX_POWERSTATE_SUSPENDED (32). Is there another/better way to query via an API whether a VM is shut down or suspended?

Product: VMware Workstation 12 Pro

Version: 12.5.7 build-5813279

OS: Linux 4.8.0-54-generic x86_64 (Ubuntu 16.04)

Steps to reproduce the problem:

-          Create a new VM in VMware Workstation

-          - Power the VM on

-          - Suspend the VM

-          - Compile the attached test file (make)

-          - Run the generated executable with “./vix path_to_vmx_file”

-          - The program should output “Power state of VM is: 32” (but outputs: “Power state of VM is: 2”on my machine)

#include "vmware-vix/vix.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
   if (argc < 2) {
       printf("Usage: %s vm\n\tvm\tPath to .vmx file of the virtual machine\n", argv[0]);
       return 1;
   }
   VixHandle hostHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE;
   VixHandle jobHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE;
   VixError err;
   // Connect as current user on local host.
   jobHandle = VixHost_Connect(VIX_API_VERSION,
                               VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_WORKSTATION,
                               NULL, // hostName
                               0, // hostPort
                               NULL, // userName
                               NULL, // password,
                               0, // options
                               VIX_INVALID_HANDLE, // propertyListHandle
                               NULL, // callbackProc
                               NULL); // clientData
   err = VixJob_Wait(jobHandle,
                     VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE,
                     &hostHandle,
                     VIX_PROPERTY_NONE);
   if (VIX_OK != err) {
      // Handle the error...
      printf("Cannot connect to VIX host\n");
      goto abort;
   }
   Vix_ReleaseHandle(jobHandle);
   jobHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE;
   // Open the virtual machine:
   VixHandle myVM = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE;
   jobHandle = VixVM_Open(hostHandle,
                       argv[1],
                       NULL, // callbackProc
                       NULL); // clientData
   err = VixJob_Wait(jobHandle,
                  VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE,
                  &myVM,
                  VIX_PROPERTY_NONE);
   if (VIX_OK != err) {
      // Handle the error...
      printf("Cannot open virtual machine\n");
      goto abort;
   }
   int vmPowerState;
   // ...Open the virtual machine and get a handle...
   err = Vix_GetProperties(myVM,
                           VIX_PROPERTY_VM_POWER_STATE,
                           &vmPowerState,
                           VIX_PROPERTY_NONE);
   if (VIX_OK != err) {
      // Handle the error...
      goto abort;
   }
   Vix_ReleaseHandle(myVM);
   printf("Power state of VM is: %d\n", vmPowerState);
   printf("\tSuspended power state is %d\n", VIX_POWERSTATE_SUSPENDED);
   printf("\tShutdown power state is %d\n", VIX_POWERSTATE_POWERED_OFF);
   return 0;
abort:
   VixHost_Disconnect(hostHandle);
   return 1;
}
}

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