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What is Vddk in VMware?

Posted on by Arif Clayton

What is Vddk in VMware?

The Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) is a collection of C libraries, code samples, utilities, and documentation to help you create and access VMware virtual disk storage.

How do I find Vddk version in VMware?

To collect VDDK logs from a Windows proxy server, collect the latest vixdisklib log files:

  1. Windows XP, Server 2003: C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\vmware-\
  2. Windows Vista, 7, Server 2008: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Temp\2\vmware-
  3. Linux: /tmp/vmware-root/.

Where is Vddk installed?

For convenience you might want to edit the Windows Path environment to include the VDDK installation folder, C:\Program Files\VMware\VDDK550\bin in the example above.

How do I get Vddk logs?

Here is a summary of the steps to file a VDDK Support Request:

  1. Ensure that the error was captured in the log files.
  2. Note the approximate time of the error.
  3. Collect the required diagnostic files and information.
  4. Create and submit a Support Request.
  5. Submit the Support Request with its associated information.

How do I upgrade VMware Vddk?

  1. Download VDDK from VMware : Download Link.
  2. Step 2: Install VDDK on Proxy server.
  3. Step 3: If Operating System on Proxy server is 64 bit.
  4. Step 4: On the Backup Proxy From registry browse to the following registy location and change the default location of VDDK directory as follos:-

Where can I download VMware virtual disk development kit?

You can download VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit 5.1.4 from our software library for free. You can set up this free PC program on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 32-bit. The actual developer of the free program is VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit is included in Development Tools.

Where can I find the VDDK ZIP file?

The VDDK is delivered as a ZIP archive for 64-bit systems only. On the Download page, choose the .zip file for Windows and download it to your development system. Go to the bin subfolder, locate the vstor2install.bat script, and double-click to run it.

Where do I put the VDDK installer in Windows?

For convenience you might want to edit the Windows Path environment to include the VDDK installation folder, C:\\Program Files\\VMware\\VDDK550\\bin in the example above. On the Download page, choose the binary tar.gz for 64-bit Linux. Unpack the archive with tar to create the vmware-vix-disklib-distrib subdirectory.

Where do I install VMware on my computer?

Install VMware executables and DLLs from the \\bin and \\lib folders of the installed VDDK, and the vstor2-mntapi10.sys driver into the Windows\\system\\drivers folder or equivalent. Create and install your application, compiled in a manner similar to the vixDiskLibSample.exe code, discussed in Virtual Disk API Sample Code.

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