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

[Abbas]

Thanks for shedding some light Matthias. Seems like we both replied one 
minute apart.

On 10/23/2012 07:06 PM, Matthias Bolte 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 The documentation is outdated.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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>>>>> http://photron.blogspot.com
>>>>>
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