VIX

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VIX is a object oriented python wrapper for VMware's VIX API_.

Installing

Install and update using pip_:

.. code-block:: text

pip install -U vix

Quick Example

.. code-block:: python

from vix import VixHost, VixError

host = VixHost()

try:
    vm = host.open_vm(r'/home/root/VirtualMachines/Debian/Debian.vmx')
    snapshot = vm.create_snapshot(
        'Testing VIX',
        'Well, this is great!',
        include_memory=True
    )
    print('Snapshot created!')
except VixError as ex:
    print("Something went wrong :( {0}".format(ex))

Features

The full VIX API was wrapped, some of the supported operations include:

• Power on & power off VMs.

• Manage snapshots (with or without memory)

• Cloning (linked or full)

• Script & Command execution on guests

  • Executing scripts and processes
  • Manage directories, files & processes

• Control VMs environment

• Manage shared folders

• Create screenshot of guest VMs

.. _VMware's VIX API: https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vix-api/ .. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/quickstart