adding rdm disk to vm failed with Invalid configur...

Dreamer732 · ‎03-14-2012

I am using 5.0 sdk. I am able to use the below code to add passthrough disk to a VM of ESX host 5.0. But the same code is failing for 4.1

I am getting "Invalid configuration for device '0'"

Any thoughts? Any help is greatly appreciated...

VirtualDisk rdmDisk = new VirtualDisk();

//disk info

rdmDisk.controllerKey = key;

rdmDisk.controllerKeySpecified = true;

rdmDisk.unitNumber = location;

rdmDisk.unitNumberSpecified = true;

//backing rawdevice info

VirtualDiskRawDiskMappingVer1BackingInfo backing = new VirtualDiskRawDiskMappingVer1BackingInfo();

backing.lunUuid = taskSpec.ScsiLun.Uuid;

backing.compatibilityMode = "physicalMode"; //TODO

backing.diskMode = "independent_persistent"; //TODO

backing.deviceName = taskSpec.ScsiLun.DeviceName;

backing.datastore = mor;

//Framework will automatically assigns filename

backing.fileName = "";

rdmDisk.backing = backing;

//config spec

VirtualDeviceConfigSpec vdConfigSpecEdit = new VirtualDeviceConfigSpec();

vdConfigSpecEdit.device = rdmDisk;

vdConfigSpecEdit.operation = VirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperation.add;

vdConfigSpecEdit.operationSpecified = true;

vdConfigSpecEdit.fileOperation = VirtualDeviceConfigSpecFileOperation.create;

vdConfigSpecEdit.fileOperationSpecified = true;

VirtualMachineConfigSpec vmConfigSpecEdit = new VirtualMachineConfigSpec();

vmConfigSpecEdit.deviceChange = new VirtualDeviceConfigSpec[1];

vmConfigSpecEdit.deviceChange[0] = vdConfigSpecEdit;

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

Naresh

Dreamer732 · ‎03-14-2012

I am using definitions in vim25 folder (SDK\wsdl\vim25) and i think its the recommended api to use.

Am i supposed to use definitions in (SDK\wsdl\vim) to get backward compatibility.

Regards,

Naresh

Dreamer732 · ‎03-15-2012

Now I am using 4.1 sdk and still getting the same error.

Not sure whats happening. Same code works for vms on 5.0 with 5.0 sdk (vim25 definitions) and not for 4.1 (both 5.0 and 4.1 sdks)

And the error doesnt give any info.

It simply says invalid configuration for device '0'.

i have no clue what does that mean.

its frustrating...

-Naresh

adding rdm disk to vm failed with Invalid configuration for device '0' for 4.1 (passes for 5.0 - using 5.0 sdk)