Problems using the VI Toolkit and activestate perl

[apr_1985]

Hello.

I am very new to using Vmware and especially the scripting API.

I have a windows XP pro machine which had ActiveState Perl (version 5.8.8) I then installed VMware server (v1.0.4 X86) and the VI Perl Toolkit.

The VMware server works fine, and I have created and can use the VM I have made. But as soon as I try to run one of the sample scripts (either from VMware or the toolkit) I get loads of errors.

e.g. if I run one of the sample scripts from C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VmPerl Scripting API\SampleScripts, then I get the following errors

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VmPerl Scripting API\SampleScripts>status.pl

Perl lib version (5.00503) doesn't match executable version (5.008008) at C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VmPerl Scripting API\perl5\site_perl\5.005\MSWin32-x86/Config.pm line 7.

Compilation failed in require at C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VmPerl Scripting API\perl5\site_perl\5.005\MSWin32-x86/Errno.pm line 8.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VmPerl Scripting API\perl5\site_perl\5.005\MSWin32-x86/Errno.pm line 8.

Compilation failed in require at C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VmPerl Scripting API\perl5\site_perl\5.005\MSWin32-x86/VMware/VmPerl.pm line 86.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VmPerl Scripting API\perl5\site_perl\5.005\MSWin32-x86/VMware/VmPerl.pm line 86.

Compilation failed in require at C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VmPerl Scripting API\SampleScripts\status.pl line 26.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VmPerl Scripting API\SampleScripts\status.pl line 26.

If I try to run one of the sample apps from the Tool kit then I get this pop-up saying

"Perl.exe

This application has failed to start because libxml2.dll was not found. Re-Installing the application may fix this problem"

Which is then follow by these messages on the dos prompt:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VI Perl Toolkit\Perl\apps\host>perl hostinfo.pl

Can't load 'C:/Perl/site/lib/auto/XML/LibXML/Common/Common.dll' for module XML::LibXML::Common: load_file:The specified module could not be found at C:/Perl/lib/DynaLoader.pm line 229.

at C:/Perl/site/lib/XML/LibXML.pm line 12

Compilation failed in require at C:/Perl/site/lib/XML/LibXML.pm line 12.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:/Perl/site/lib/XML/LibXML.pm line 12.

Compilation failed in require at C:/Perl/lib/VMware/VIM2Stub.pm line 9.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:/Perl/lib/VMware/VIM2Stub.pm line 9.

Compilation failed in require at C:/Perl/lib/VMware/VIM2Runtime.pm line 9.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at C:/Perl/lib/VMware/VIM2Runtime.pm line 9.

Compilation failed in require at hostinfo.pl line 11.

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at hostinfo.pl line 11.

Am I using the wrong version on Activestate Perl, or is there more configuring that I havent done (I followed the install instructions and thats it). I have tried re-installing Perl and VMware but I still get the same errors everytime. Do I somehow need to point perl.exe to the Lib and Site folders in the VMware folder??

Any help is most appriciated.

Thanks

Adam

[jnhall]

If you are installing manually on Windows, you need to check the "Manually Building and Installing ..." section of the Installation Guide. You need to make sure that XML-LibXML-Common, XML-LibXML, and so on, are installed via the ActivePerl PPM (Perl Package Manager).

VmPerl is a legacy product and all current and future Perl development is directed toward Perl Toolkit. So use Toolkit.

[TCPvmadmin]

I was able to fix this by using a related post on the winamp forums:

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=315542

Just download the three packages below from ftp://ftp.zlatkovic.com/libxml/ and extract the files to the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin folder (or wherever you installed it).

1) libxml2.dll
2) iconv.dll
3) zlib1.dll