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Proxy agent：Ubuntu 16 and Ubuntu 20 VDDK version: VDDK 6.7、7.0、8.0 Reading ONE disk through SAN is successful, but reading multiple virtual machine disks simultaneously will fail (each virtual machine's disk is on the same LUN)   2023-06-08 15:39:30.173@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.160+08:00 error -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Incomplete read from, Wanted 1048576 Got 0, Error 2 (52) 2023-06-08 15:39:30.174@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.160+08:00 trivia -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Evaluating 1 paths. 2023-06-08 15:39:30.175@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.160+08:00 trivia -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Trying to open path /dev/sdc. 2023-06-08 15:39:30.176@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.174+08:00 info -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Now using Path /dev/sdc. 2023-06-08 15:39:30.177@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.176+08:00 trivia -[3701150] [Originator@6876 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15:39:30.203@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.201+08:00 trivia -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread enlisted 2023-06-08 15:39:30.204@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.201+08:00 trivia -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread delisted 2023-06-08 15:39:30.206@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.201+08:00 trivia -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread enlisted 2023-06-08 15:39:30.207@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.206+08:00 error -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Incomplete read from, Wanted 1048576 Got 0, Error 2 (52) 2023-06-08 15:39:30.208@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.206+08:00 trivia -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Evaluating 1 paths. 2023-06-08 15:39:30.209@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.206+08:00 trivia -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Trying to open path /dev/sdc. 2023-06-08 15:39:30.210@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.209+08:00 info -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Path /dev/sdc seems to be inactive, ignoring. 2023-06-08 15:39:30.210@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.209+08:00 error -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] No active paths found. 2023-06-08 15:39:30.211@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.209+08:00 error -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=BlockList] 2023-06-08 15:39:30.212@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.209+08:00 trivia -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread delisted 2023-06-08 15:39:30.213@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.209+08:00 error -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] San transport error: I/O Operation failed. 2023-06-08 15:39:30.214@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|DISKLIB-LIB : RWv failed ioId: #723 (4096062) (62) . 2023-06-08 15:39:30.215@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.209+08:00 trivia -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread enlisted 2023-06-08 15:39:30.216@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|2023-06-08T15:39:30.209+08:00 trivia -[3701150] [Originator@6876 sub=ThreadPool] Thread delisted 2023-06-08 15:39:30.217@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|VixDiskLib: Detected DiskLib error 4096062 (One of the parameters supplied is invalid). 2023-06-08 15:39:30.218@infokist@3658437@LM_INFO@155|VixDiskLib: VixDiskLib_Read: Read 2048 sectors at 1478656 failed. Error 16000 (One of the parameters supplied is invalid) (DiskLib error 4096062: One of the parameters supplied is invalid) at 7867. 2023-06-08 15:39:30.219@infokist@3658437@LM_ERROR@155|Failed to read disk, VM=5235c7db-ae8b-ebb2-9733-1439edfd478b, vix_error=16000, err_msg=One of the parameters supplied is invalid 2023-06-08 15:39:30.220@infokist@3658437@LM_ERROR@155|Failed to read data from disk [san_test_lmy_2T] san_test-lmy-ubuntu1604/san_test-lmy-ubuntu1604.vmdk, offset 757071872, maxlen 1385694208

I am trying to access the remote VMDK using the latest VDDK Kit (version – 8.0.1) by calling the VixDiskLib_ConnectEx() function to connect to the datastore. The function returns the vixError Status code to be 3 (VIX_E_INVALID_ARG).  I have attached the code snippet that I am trying to use for the same. Need assistance in identifying the following aspects: Clear format of required structure for cnxParams->vmxSpec , cnxParams->serverName, cnxParams->spec.dsSpec.datastoreMoRef, cnxParams->spec.dsSpec.diskFolder. Do we need to initialize any other parameter for making the connection apart from the one’s mentioned in the code snippet if we want to have a datastore level access to VMDK. Any other pointers that we need to keep in mind while making connection to remote server. FYI – we are able to establish the connection to local server using VixDiskLib_Connect() by taking cnxParams as NULL.

VMware VirtualCenter Server stop and don't start. when I start, I get this error "The VMware virtualCenter Server service on Local Computer started an then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs". No software or windows update has been installed I have seen at vpxd.log these error entries in the log file: 2023-06-06T09:37:52.100+02:00 [04312 error '[SSO][SsoAdminFacadeImpl]'] [RefreshSsoToken] AcquireToken exception: Unexpected SOAP fault: ns0:FailedCheck; request failed. 2023-06-06T09:37:52.100+02:00 [04312 info '[SSO]'] [UserDirectorySso] GetUserInfo NormalizationException: RemoteGetDomainNames RuntimeServiceFault exception: sso.fault.RuntimeServiceFault 2023-06-06T09:37:52.100+02:00 [04312 error '[SSO]'] [UserDirectorySso] NormalizeUserName AuthException: Authorize Exception 2023-06-06T09:37:52.100+02:00 [04312 error '[SSO]'] [UserDirectorySso] GetDefaultPrincipal AuthException: Authorize Exception  I don't know what to do to solve the problem, any help will be appreciated

Hello, I am facing an issue while trying to import a .vmdk file using the VMware API and Go functions in my ESXi 8.0 environment. During the import process, I receive the following errors: 2023-06-08T09:35:35.775Z In(182) vmkernel: cpu5:2108767 opID=8861b2d)VmMemXfer: vm 2108767: 2473: Could not find MemXferFS region for /vmfs/volumes/64803a69-9b7d3f75-bc78-e43d1a249ab0/cecoco-ova-base_3.0.0/cecoco-ova-base_3.0.0.vmx 2023-06-08T09:35:35.784Z In(182) vmkernel: cpu5:2108767 opID=8861b2d)VmMemXfer: vm 2108767: 2459: Evicting VM with path:/vmfs/volumes/64803a69-9b7d3f75-bc78-e43d1a249ab0/cecoco-ova-base_3.0.0/cecoco-ova-base_3.0.0.vmx 2023-06-08T09:35:35.784Z In(182) vmkernel: cpu5:2108767 opID=8861b2d)VmMemXfer: 210: Creating crypto hash 2023-06-08T09:35:35.784Z In(182) vmkernel: cpu5:2108767 opID=8861b2d)VmMemXfer: vm 2108767: 2473: Could not find MemXferFS region for /vmfs/volumes/64803a69-9b7d3f75-bc78-e43d1a249ab0/cecoco-ova-base_3.0.0/cecoco-ova-base_3.0.0.vmx   The error is being generated when executing the following Go functions: importSpec, err := manager.CreateImportSpec(ctx, string(ovfDescriptor), resourcePool, datastore, *cisp) ... lea, err := resourcePool.ImportVApp(ctx, importSpec.ImportSpec, nil, nil) ... I have verified that the ESXi host and the .ovf file are correctly configured, as I am able to create VMs using the UI. However, the problem persists when I attempt the import via the API. Any insights into what might be causing this problem and how to resolve it would be greatly appreciated. Best regards.  

I have followed this article to set up Azure DevOps to revert a snapshot: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/targets/vmware?view=azure-devops I managed to get it working with SDK 7.0 U3f and adding Java 8 (jdk1.8.0_221) to the path-variable. But because of Visual Studio 2022 installing Microsoft Build of OpenJDK with Hotspot 11, I have to get it working with this version of Java. According to the release notes, SDK 7.0 U3f should support Java 11. Azure DevOps generates this command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft\jdk-11.0.12.7-hotspot\bin\java.exe -classpath vmOpsTool-1.0.jar;C:\vSphereSDK\SDK\vsphere-ws\java\JAXWS\lib\vim25.jar VmOpsTool -snapshotOps restore -snapshotName DeploymentReadySnapshot -timeout 60 -vCenterUrl https://XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/sdk/vimService -vCenterUserName *** -vCenterPassword *** -vmList VM-DPL-001 -targetdc BuildManagement -skipca true And this is the output: 2023-06-02T10:50:33.3249971Z Parsing input parameters... 2023-06-02T10:50:33.3342795Z Checking for active session... 2023-06-02T10:50:33.3345005Z No active session found.. establishing new session. 2023-06-02T10:50:34.3238705Z java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: jakarta/xml/ws/Service How can I get the SDK working with Java 11?

Hello,  I'd like to retrieve advanced performance metrics via a vmware API, but I can't figure out how (even after trying documentation and googling). I want to get power usage data for single VMs in an ESXI Cluster. I am able to see a chart based based on this data in vSphere representing the power usage by clicking on VM > Monitor > Performance > Advanced. I am using the System Version 7.0.3.01300 I tried the routes    /rest/vcenter/vm/my-vm-id   which unfortunately does not contain the power usage metrics and    /api/stats/data/dp?metric=power.capacity.usage&types=VM=my-vm-id   trying to specify the vm id and vm type in varous combinations always receiving the error message:  Invalid data points filter   Any thoughts/advice on this? (Please excuse me if the location of the post is wrong - this is my first post in the vmware communities)  

I am looking for a PowerCLI script that can remove an old rule that is now missing a VM group. This rule was imported from an old vCenter and hence the missing VM group. Currently I am unable to edit, add or remove any VM Group or Host rule without receiving an error stating the following. "A specified parameter was not correct: VM Group Missing VM group in VM-VM dependency." Thanks

Hi, I downloaded VDDK8.0 and found that vmware-mount binary is missing. Read on the forum that Vmware no longer ships this binary with VDDK. Is there a safe alternative that VMWare suggests? Or is it now part of some other SDK?   -- Thanks, Saurabh 

Hi Folks, The new vSphere 8.0 Update 1 release brings some new features and resolved issues.   What's new for vSphere Client extensibility and remote plug-ins: Ability to define action separators - Plug-ins are now able to define separators between their menu actions. This can be achieved by specifying a new object {"type":"separator"} between the plug-in defined actions. Ability to define multiple summary cards - Plug-ins are now able to define up to 3 cards in a given vSphere object's summary view. In addition, each card can have its own icon and title. If no icon or title are provided, the default plug-in icon and name will be used. This can be achieved by specifying an array of views instead of a single view in a given object's summary section. Integrated Solution Installation enhancements - Ability to specify required vCenter Server version support. Integrated solutions can now specify which vCenter Server version they support. This will prevent users from installing the solution on a vCenter Server with lower than the specified version. To achieve this, the vmw.vsphereui.solutioninstall.requiredVcVersion property must be specified in the solution's OVF. Remote Plug-in Sample - Upgraded Angular and Clarity versions for improved security. Extension Registration Tool - The extension-registration tool now accepts a list of events. This means that plug-in registration may include a list of plug-in defined events.   Resolved Issues: Actions are now ordered in the way they are written in the plugin.json. Fixed an issue where a plug-in may be shown as Partially Deployed. The plug-in action menus are properly live refreshed when the user shows/hides a plug-in. Fixed an issue where an Incompatible plug-in could be shown as Failed. The htmlClientSdk is no longer cached by the browser and does not break plug-in upgrades. Fixed Confirmation Modal layout issues. Plug-in deployment will no longer fail if it is using an unknown locale. This means that adding a new supported language to the vSphere Client and the plug-in will not break the plug-in's compatibility with older vSphere Client versions. Fixed an issue where an Incompatible plug-in could not be redeployed.   Known Issues: Multi Manifest Issue - The Multi Manifest feature requires a default manifest called plugin.json. If a plug-in is using the multi manifest feature, it is required that at least one of the plug-in manifests is named plugin.json. It is recommended that the least desired plug-in manifest is named plugin.json and placed at the bottom of the array of manifests.   For more information and code examples, check the official SDK documentation page and the release notes. As always, feel free to share your feedback and ideas with us. Best Regards, Denis

HI, How can we get the vcenter metrics via API or via pyvmomi like CPU, RAM and Storage usage. Which is already being displayed in the vCenter UI.  vCenter UI is using this URL to pull it on the UI. Is there a Similar API where we can use it ? https://{vCenter}/ui/data/urn:vmomi:Folder:group-d1:UUID?model=com.vmware.vsphere.client.folder.model.FolderSummaryData    

Hi Team, I am using VSphere automation java sdk to create static ip and dns, getting below error. Also I have attached the code snippet. Please help fix this issue. com.vmware.vim25.InvalidRequest at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:77) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstanceWithCaller(Constructor.java:499) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.ReflectAccess.newInstance(ReflectAccess.java:128) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.ReflectionFactory.newInstance(ReflectionFactory.java:347) at java.base/java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:645) at com.vmware.vim25.ws.XmlGen.fromXml(XmlGen.java:205) at com.vmware.vim25.ws.XmlGen.parseSoapFault(XmlGen.java:82) at com.vmware.vim25.ws.WSClient.invoke(WSClient.java:134) at com.vmware.vim25.ws.VimStub.reconfigVM_Task(VimStub.java:1865) at com.vmware.vim25.mo.VirtualMachine.reconfigVM_Task(VirtualMachine.java:337) at com.hcl.mcm.devops.vcenter.vm.ConfigNetwork.configureStaticIp3(ConfigNetwork.java:79) at com.hcl.mcm.devops.vcenter.vm.ConfigNetwork.run(ConfigNetwork.java:235) at com.hcl.mcm.devops.vcenter.vm.VmwareAutomationBase.execute(VmwareAutomationBase.java:166) at com.hcl.mcm.devops.vcenter.vm.ConfigNetwork.main(ConfigNetwork.java:241)   Thanks, Siva