Opening a child disk fails

[rtalwar]

Hi,

I'm using vixDiskLibSample program provided with Windows VDDK to open a child disk and getting following error. Any suggestions what is wrong here?

Thanks,

Rajesh

C:\>"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit\bin\vixDiskLibSample.exe" -host abc -user user -password password -single -info /vmfs/volumes/voltron-storage2/rtlnxvm/rtlnxvm-000001.vmdk

• INFO: VixDiskLibVim: TicketLogin

• INFO: VixDiskLibVim: TicketLogout

SSLVerifyCertAgainstSystemStore: The remote host certificate has these problems:

• A certificate in the host's chain is based on an untrusted root.

SSLVerifyIsEnabled: failed to open the product registry key. Assuming verification is disabled. LastError = 0

SSLVerifyCertAgainstSystemStore: Certificate verification is disabled, so connection will proceed despite the error

NfcFssrvr_DiskOpen: received diskLib error 5 from server: NfcFssrvrO

pen: Failed to get geometry for disk '/vmfs/volumes/voltron-storage2/rtlnxvm/rtlnxvm-000001.vmdk': An error was detected.

Error: 500003e83 The called function cannot be performed on partial chains. Please open the parent virtual disk

[admin]

I think -single is what is causing the trouble, try without it.

Thanks

Sudarsan

[rtalwar]

That's correct. If I do not specify -single, it will work. But I'm trying to open the child disk only by specifying VIXDISKLIB_FLAG_OPEN_SINGLE_LINK flag as mentioned in the API documentation. When I give "-single" option, program will set this flag in the Open command.

Rajesh

[admin]

Opening a remote child disk as single link does not work. Please file an SR if you have a TAM.

Thanks

Sudarsan

[tos2k]

Any news on that issue?

Tos2k

[Lakshmi_Gayatri]

Rajesh,

If your query is answered, please mark it as "Answered"

[rahqa]

There is a bug already on this filed.

[tos2k]

Opening delta files does not work for me either:

I use VixDiskLib to open vmdk files. That works for parent vmdk with both read and single. I can also open delta vmdks with read permission, but it fails with VIXDISKLIB_FLAG_OPEN_SINGLE_LINK

What is the status on that? Can we expect to fix that soon? Or is it an issue? Should we file a SR too?

Tos2k