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

[Ali Nikzad]

Thank you so much Matthias and Abbas for your helps.



On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Matthias Bolte <
matthias.bolte at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Okay, now I see the problem, old libvirt hat an ESX version check that
> was to restrictive. There is no fundamental problem here.
>
> It seems that you used the precompiled installer from here
> http://libvirt.org/windows.html
>
> Unfortunately that one is quite old, and should be updated. Current
> libvirt version is 0.10.2, this one definitely works with ESXi 5.0.
>
> There is a set of scripts that is used to build the content of the
> installer
>
> https://github.com/photron/msys_setup
>
> You can follow the instructions that come with the scripts to build
> libvirt.
>
> You could also wait until I had time to update the installer. I think
> I'll be able to provide a new version in the next days.
>
>
>
> 2012/10/23 Ali Nikzad <nikzad.a at gmail.com>:
> > I used libvirt-0.8.8.
> > I think it is the last version on the website.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Abbas <akhan at phi9.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Is your libvirt up-to-date?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 10/23/2012 06:39 PM, Ali Nikzad wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 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 The documentation is outdated.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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> >>>> --
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> >>>> http://photron.blogspot.com
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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> Matthias Bolte
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