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

[Abbas]

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 The documentation is outdated.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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