Bug in SDK: StandbyGuest() no longer asynchronous in 5.5?

[nfilus]

Hi,

I'm implementing an emergency shutdown script for the UPS controller and found a possible regression/bug/change in 5.5 when using the StandbyGuest() method. As per documentation this should start a standby procedure inside the guest and return immediately to the caller. In all my recent tests on vcenter appliance 5.5, vMA 5.5 or my local linux machine the method blocks until the suspend is finished.

Sadly I deleted my previous vcenter 5.1 instance and I'm not aware of a safe possibility to downgrade my current environment.

Does anybody know of such changes or has experienced the same in his environment?

Can someone please check the behavior in his environment?

Attached is my simplified script - please try it, if you like.

Thank you

Nikolaus

[nfilus]

Hi,

sadly I got no response so far from the community and my efforts to get any kind of support from VMware were unsuccessful:

- regular support does not answer questions related to APIs

- TAP FAQ mentions support for partners, but a TAP representive informed me that the FAQ is wrong and you need to be TAP Elite level

- the recently introduced SDK support is so new that even sales needed several weeks to find out the conditions and pricing, which is BTW astronomic and in no relation to my problem

Basically, anyone who uses the API is walking on very thin ice.

I would be happy about any hints!

Nikolaus