Impossible to use Windows XP vmrun.exe to VMware VirtualCenter? -I get an unknown error

Hello

I have a question where I can't use vmrun.exe to control my virtual machines hosted on VMware VirtualCenter.

First a few technical details of my system:

My client is running Windows XP service Pack2, given MS powershell installed and the SDK Software VMware VIX.  I downloaded (with the default settings of IE 7) certificate of the host of the virtual machine and stored in my folder of C:\VMware-Certs named computer.cer. I also set the environment variable to include the path to the vmrun.exe file in the folder "C:\Program VMware VIX". Please note that all the components are the last versionssince, it has been downloaded and installed earlier this week.

My host is running VMware VirtualCenter 2.5.0 build 119598 using the defaults (according to my owner of the network), which includes that it is running on port 443.I have checked using IE 7 to connect to the server and get the opportunity to see the Web page of the VMware Server. However, I think that the behavior of the Web page is a bit special. First he asked me for my personal certificate, that I don't have and I click OK. Can I get security warning of the server certificate, even if it has been downloaded, installed and the site is added to the "zone of confidence" in IE. And then ask my personal certificate, just click on the OK button. Then I get the javascript error: "line: 33 error:"ID_DownloadQuickStart' is undefined"and I click No to avoid debugging." Now, I get a page getting started with a list of chip two bullets and the text after the first point (the text is download VMware Infrastructure Client) and the second point is empty. (I get the links to the right, but also all copyright information in the footer).

Previously, we used VMware workstation to host our virtual servers, but because the system is minibike we migrated to use VirtualCenterinstead. In this migration process, almost all the resources involved are new. When you use the old system with VMworkstation connections has been developed and tested by a colleague on another computer I use. Unfortunately, he left the company and his computer were recucled, so I can't test the orignial environment.

Description of the problem:

I open a command prompt to test my orders before calling them in my program compiled on my Windows XP computer. When I use the same structure of command as before, when we used VMware workstation, I'm changing the settings to point to the VirtualCenterand adds the specific server settings. I tried using commands such as runPorgamInGuest and hang, but the result, I'll be back is always "error: unknown error". For me, this error message does not provide information need to work with and I don't know if there is additional information saved anywhere else or if there is some debug log which can be activated.

Since I am also VMware Infrastructure Client installed on the same PC I can check that there is not any question relating to the limitation of account. Two logs on my WinXP, the WMClient, the guest OS etc is using my personal journal. All computers involved are also located on the same domain. Since our account naming Convention is FirstName & lt; space & gt; LastName, I always add surrounding "to the newspaper information. The password itself contains letters, numbers and other characters, but all charaters are available on us-English keyboard and without spaces are used in the password.

A classic test might look like this:

C:\ & gt; "vmrun T - server h https://ip/SDK u" last domain\first "pwd Pei. suspending" [[SAN]] guestname/guestname.vmx.

IP = the ip-adressof the VirtualCenter (I tried to use the name of the server, which I tried first, but some information that I found on the internet may indicate DNS issues so I went to use the ipadress)

"last domain\first" = are the real account details used, framed by 'because it has a space in the name.

pwd = the password for the account

"guestname/guestname.vmx [[SAN]]" = it's the detailsretireved using the Infrastructure of the customer to get the name of the data store, this information is sent by "character. I also tried to add a supplement / on the front of the guestname so it looks like "[https://ip/SDK |]» http://communities.VMware.com/community-document-picker.jspa?communityID= & subject = SAN] [[SAN]] /guestname/guestname.vmx"since some information that I found on the internet are what I will post.

OK, so what happens? Not much.. When I run the above command, I get the following response to my command prompt:

Error: Unknown error

And then even if my C: & gt; command prompt.

It seems that everything I try to do I get this same error message. The only difference I get is when I cause the system to use server1 t instead of the Server - T parameter. Then, I get the following message instead:

Error: The system returned an error. Communication with the virtual machine may be interrupted

There is no details about this error that was returned. Yet once again, I'm stuck with a situation of Riddle.

Please try tips here, I tried now so many options and not be able to move forward.

Also make sure that you run ESX/ESXi 3.5u3 and your VM VMware Tools installed, these are the basic requirements for the use of VMware VIX vmrun

=========================================================================

William Lam

VMware vExpert 2009

Scripts for VMware ESX/ESXi and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/

http://Twitter.com/lamw

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