[libvirt-users] start and stop a VMware VM using libvirt API

[Ali Nikzad]

No, I just tried it but  it didn't connect.
After it gets the username and password it shows the following error
message:
error: internal error Expecting VI API major/minor version '2.5' or '4.x'
but found '5.0'

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 6:42 AM, Matthias Bolte <
matthias.bolte at googlemail.com> wrote:

> The documentation is outdated. libvirt also supports ESXi 5.0.
>
> What is the exact error you get?
>
> You already said that it reports being connected to ESXi 5.0. Why do
> you expect it to report 4.x?
>
>
> 2012/10/23 Abbas <akhan at phi9.com>:
> > Yes, that seems to be correct.
> >
> >>> The libvirt VMware ESX driver can manage VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5/4.x and
> >>> VMware GSX 2.0, also called VMware Server 2.0, and possibly later
> versions.
> >>> Since 0.8.3 the driver can also connect to a VMware vCenter 2.5/4.x
> (VPX).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/23/2012 07:40 AM, Ali Nikzad wrote:
> >>
> >> Thank you Abbas,
> >> I already tried it but I got a message saying it found version 5.0
> instead
> >> of 4.x. It seems that libvirt does not support ESXi 5.0.
> >> I used the command in libvirt-0.8.8 the windows version.
> >>
> >> Ali
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:05 PM, Abbas <akhan at phi9.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>   You could write a bash or batch script to do that.
> >>> Normal connect format is "virsh -c esx://yournode"
> >>>
> >>> "virsh start [domain]" is what starts a VM. Refer to the man pages for
> >>> virsh command set.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> /Abbas
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 10/23/2012 02:47 AM, Ali Nikzad wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I am a new libvirt user and I wonder if I can use this library to start
> >>> or
> >>> stop a VM in ESXi 5.0.
> >>> For example to write an application using libvirt in windows or linux
> >>> that
> >>> connects to an ESXi 5.0 server and get the list of VMs and start one of
> >>> them.
> >>>
> >>> If so, is there any sample about it?
> >>>
> >>> Thank you,
> >>> Ali
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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