Name

Description

HRESULT
WaitForToolsInGuest([in] LONG timeoutInSeconds,
                    [in] ICallback* jobDoneCallback,
                    [out,retval] IJob** waitJob);

This function signals the IJob object when VMware Tools has successfully started in the guest operating system. VMware Tools is a collection of services that run in the guest.

Parameters

timeoutInSeconds

The timeout in seconds. If VMware Tools has not started by this time, the operation completes with an error. If the value of this argument is zero or negative, then this operation will wait indefinitely until the VMware Tools start running in the guest operating system.

jobDoneCallback

An ICallback instance that will be called when the operation is complete.

waitJob

Returns an IJob object that describes the state of this asynchronous operation.

Return Value

Remarks

• This function when VMware Tools has successfully started in the guest operating system. VMware Tools is a collection of services that run in the guest.
• VMware Tools must be installed and running for some Vix functions to operate correctly. If VMware Tools is not installed in the guest operating system, or if the virtual machine is not powered on, this function reports an error to the job object.
• The VIX_PROPERTY_VM_TOOLS_STATE property of the virtual machine handle is undefined until VM::WaitForToolsInGuest() reports that VMware Tools is running.
• This function should be called after calling any function that resets or reboots the state of the guest operating system, but before calling any functions that require VMware Tools to be running. Doing so assures that VMware Tools are once again up and running. Functions that reset the guest operating system in this way include:
  • PowerOn
  • Reset
  • RevertToSnapshot

Side Effects

Requirements

Example

VBScript:
Dim lib
Dim job
Dim err
Dim results
Dim host
Dim vm

Set lib = CreateObject("VixCOM.VixLib")

Set results = Nothing

Set job = lib.Connect(VixCOM.Constants.VIX_API_VERSION, VixCOM.Constants.VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_WORKSTATION, Empty, 0, Empty, Empty, 0, Nothing, Nothing)
err = job.Wait(Array(VixCOM.Constants.VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE), results)
If lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err) Then
   WScript.Echo("Error: " & lib.GetErrorText(err, empty))
   WScript.Quit
End If


Set host = results(0)

Set job = host.OpenVM("c:\Virtual Machines\vm1\win2000.vmx", Nothing)
err = job.Wait(Array(VixCOM.Constants.VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE), results)
If lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err) Then
   WScript.Echo("Error: " & lib.GetErrorText(err, empty))
   WScript.Quit
End If

Set vm = results(0)

Set job = vm.PowerOn(VixCOM.Constants.VIX_VMPOWEROP_LAUNCH_GUI, Nothing, Nothing)
err = job.WaitWithoutResults()
If lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err) Then
   WScript.Echo("Error: " & lib.GetErrorText(err, empty))
   WScript.Quit
End If

Set job = vm.WaitForToolsInGuest(0, Nothing)
err = job.WaitWithoutResults()
If lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err) Then
   WScript.Echo("Error: " & lib.GetErrorText(err, empty))
   WScript.Quit
End If

Set results = Nothing
Set job = Nothing
Set vm = Nothing

host.Disconnect()

C#:
class Program
{

   static void Main(string[] args)  
   {
      VixCOM.VixLibClass lib = new VixCOM.VixLibClass();
      UInt64 err;
      object results = null;

      VixCOM.IJob job = lib.Connect(VixCOM.Constants.VIX_API_VERSION,
                                    VixCOM.Constants.VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_WORKSTATION,
                                    null,
                                    0,
                                    null,
                                    null,
                                    0,
                                    null,
                                    null);
      err = job.Wait(new int[] { VixCOM.Constants.VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE },
                     ref results);
      if (lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err)) {
         // Handle the error... 
      }     

      VixCOM.IHost host = (VixCOM.IHost)((object[])results)[0];
      CloseVixObject(job);

      job = host.OpenVM("c:\\Virtual Machines\\vm1\\win2000.vmx", null);

      err = job.Wait(new int[] { VixCOM.Constants.VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE }, 
                     ref results);
      if (lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err)) {
         // Handle the error... 
      }     

      VixCOM.IVM2 vm = (VixCOM.IVM2)((object[])results)[0];
      CloseVixObject(job);

      job = vm.PowerOn(VixCOM.Constants.VIX_VMPOWEROP_LAUNCH_GUI, null, null);
      job.WaitWithoutResults();
      if (lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err))
      {
         // Handle the error... 
      }
      CloseVixObject(job);

      // Wait up to 300 seconds for tools to start
      job = vm.WaitForToolsInGuest(300, null);
      err = job.WaitWithoutResults();
      if (lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err))
      {
         // Handle the error... 
      }
      CloseVixObject(job);

      // Execute other commands here

      CloseVixObject(vm);
     
      host.Disconnect();
   }

   static void CloseVixObject(Object vixObject)
   {
      try
      {
         ((IVixHandle2)vixObject).Close();
      }
      catch(Exception)
      {
         //Close is not supported in this version of Vix COM - Ignore
      }
   }
}



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