I looked at this a bit more. The ESXi doesnt seem to support the VIX API,
but rather a different API is provided.
So, in order to get this working, you need to do the following:
1. Ensure the ESXi API allows to revert VMs as well as start a prg within a
VMwareServer for an example.
2. You would have to extend the capture server to support a new virtual
machine type (this is generic to any virtual machine server...could even be
XEN, Virtual PC, etc)
- implement the interface VirtualMachineServer. You can check the
- add the new type to the VirtualMachineServerFactory (specify a
new type "vmware-esxi")
- modify the config.xml to use this new type "vmware-esxi" instead
of "vmware-server"
If anybody has gone through this exercise for any other virtual machine
server and wants to donate their code, I am happy to add it....
Christian
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 5:48 AM, Lasse Borup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Christian
> I have now tried compiling against VIX 1.5, which according to
> http://blogs.vmware.com/vix/ should work against esx server 3.5 update1.
> Whereas the binary distribution formerly made network contact to the server
> before generating errors, this recompiled version just gave the following
> error:
>
> > VIX Error on connect in connect: One of the parameters was invalid
> > E Disconnected
>
> No network traffic was generated.
>
> Unfortunately i don't have any more time to spend on the matter at this
> time, perhaps i will look into it later.
>
> Regards,
> Lasse
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:24:21 -0700
>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; capture-hpc@public.honeynet.org
> Subject: Re: [Capture-HPC] clients on ESX server
> CC:
>
> Lasse, if the API are identical, no changes are needed. You just need to
> recompile. (This is what you do if the VMware Server version changes).
> Since I dont have ESX, I am only speculating. Try it and let us know how it
> goes.
> Christian
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 12:07 AM, Lasse Borup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> Hi Christian
>
> But what changes would I need to make to the source before compiling? Or do
> i need to check out a newer version from a repository?
>
> Regards,
> Lasse
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:39:33 -0700
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; capture-hpc@public.honeynet.org
> Subject: Re: [Capture-HPC] clients on ESX server
> CC:
>
> Lasse, this might work, but you need to compile the capture server for
> sure. Try that and let us know how it goes.
> Christian
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 5:11 AM, Lasse Borup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> In the documentation for Capture-HPC it states that Vmware Server is needed
> for the clients. But since Vmware Esx Server also supports the VIX api
> shouldn't it be possible to run the clients on ESX?
> I'm trying it out but have not been succesfull...
>
> Best regards,
> Lasse Borup
>
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