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vmware-cmd commands may fail in ESX 3.5 service console

Symptoms

vmware-cmd commands may fail in the ESX 3.5 service console.
 
For example, the following commands may produce these errors: :
  • # vmware-cmd -s getresource system.cpu.number

    VMControl error -10: The specified property or variable is invalid or undefined

  • # vmware-cmd -s getresource system.mem.COS

    getresource(system.mem.COS) = UnImplemented for S.Resource.system.mem.COS (6)

  • # vmware-cmd -s getresource system.mem.swapin

    getresource(system.mem.swapin) = UnImplemented for S.Resource.system.mem.swapin (27)

  • # vmware-cmd -s getresource system.mem.swapout

    getresource(system.mem.swapout) = UnImplemented for S.Resource.system.mem.swapout (28)

  • # vmware-cmd -s getresource system.mem.overhd

    VMControl error -10: The specified property or variable is invalid or undefined

Resolution

To workaround the issue:
  1. Download the VMware Perl API for Linux from build 39850, at  http://www.vmware.com/download/sdk/api.html into your ESX 3.5 Service Console.
  2. Copy the archive file to a permanent directory, such as /root .

    Note: Do not use /tmp .
  3. Extract the archive file using:

    tar zxf VMware-VmPerlAPI-2.3.2-39850.tar.gz
  4. Run the following commands in sequence to install the package:

    cd vmware-api-distrib

    ./vmware-install.pl

  5. Specify the hostname, username, and password on the command line for all vmware-cmd commands.  For example:


    # vmware-cmd -H esxhostname -U root -P rootpassword -s getresource system.cpu.number
    getresource(system.cpu.number) = 8

Additional Information

You can also install the Perl Scripting API (build 39850) into a separate Linux machine and use vmware-cmd from that machine. This Linux machine then passes login information to vmware-cmd to connect to different hosts.

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  • KB Article: 1005039
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.5.x