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VIX allows you to automate virtual machine operations and is the engine behind for example VMware's vmrun command. | VIX allows you to automate virtual machine operations and is the engine behind for example VMware's vmrun command. | ||
Supported on VMware Workstation 6.0.x and up, VMware Server 1.x and up, VMware ESX3.5U2+ | |||
[http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vix-api/ VMware VIX API page] | [http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vix-api/ VMware VIX API page] | ||
[http://pubs.vmware.com/vix-api/ReferenceGuide/ VMware VIX API | [http://pubs.vmware.com/vix-api/ReferenceGuide/ VMware VIX 1.1 API reference Guide] | ||
[http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vix-api/vix16_reference/ VMware VIX 1.6 API reference Guide] | |||
[http://blogs.vmware.com/vix/ VMware VIX API Blog] | [http://blogs.vmware.com/vix/ VMware VIX API Blog] | ||
[http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vix162_vmrun_command.pdf vmrun commands (see also VIX API link above)] | |||
[http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2013/07/whitepaper-migrating-from-vix-api-to.html Whitepaper: Migrating From VIX API to the vSphere Guest Operations API] | |||
==== Download ==== | |||
The link for the API page no longer offers a working download (strange) | |||
These however works, but you do need to login: | |||
* [https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=492&downloadGroup=VIXAPI114 VMware VIX 1.14] | |||
* [https://download3.vmware.com/software/player/file/VMware-VIX-1.17.0-6661328.x86_64.bundle VMware VIX 1.17 (linux x64)] | |||
* [https://download3.vmware.com/software/player/file/VMware-VIX-1.17.0-6661328.exe VMware VIX 1.17 (Windows)] | |||
However you might have problems installing. | |||
A few notes, before VMware Workstation 16.x, on Windows you would need to install VIX manually for VMware Player. | |||
For VMware Workstation Professional however it comes bundled with VMware VIX and installs it on your behalf. | |||
So for older versions of VMware Workstation, you can install Workstation and use VMware Player from that install. Player will even continue to work after the Professional trial runs out. | |||
For VMware Workstation 16.x, on Windows hosts VIX is already installed for both VMware Workstation Professional as well as VMware Player. | |||
It is also installed on Workstation for Linux afaik. | |||
That leaves us with VMware Player 16.x on Linux hosts. It does not come with VIX pre-installed at this time. | |||
Trying to install VIX 1.17 from above generates errors. | |||
Apparently you can work around that [https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Problem-installing-VMware-VIX-1-17-0/m-p/1847114/highlight/true#M109726 1] by renaming /usr/lib/vmware-installer into /usr/lib/vmware-installer_OFF (thanks Minir) | |||
==== Presentations ==== | |||
[[VIX API Tech Talk Partner Exchange]] | |||
==== 3rd party ==== | ==== 3rd party ==== | ||
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[[Rexx/Vix]] | [[Rexx/Vix]] | ||
[[VMWareTasks]] | |||
[[vixCOMWrapper]] | |||
[[Vix Java Toolkit]] | |||
[[Category: VIX]] [[Category: SDK]] | [[Category: VIX]] [[Category: SDK]] |