How to Download and Use Virtual Disk Development Kit 6.0
The Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) is a collection of C/C++ libraries, code samples, utilities, and documentation to help you create and access VMware virtual disk storage. It supports various VMware products such as vSphere, vCloud Director, VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, and VMware Player.
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In this article, we will show you how to download and use VDDK 6.0, which is compatible with vSphere 6.0 and later versions.
Step 1: Download VDDK 6.0
To download VDDK 6.0, you need to have a VMware account and a valid license for vSphere 6.0 or later. You can create a free account here if you don't have one.
Once you log in to your account, go to the vSphere 6.0 download page and scroll down to the "Drivers & Tools" section. Click on the "vSphere Virtual Disk Development Kit 6.0" link to see the available downloads.
You can choose between VDDK for Linux or VDDK for Windows, depending on your operating system. The file size is about 22 MB for Linux and 18 MB for Windows. You can also check the MD5SUM and SHA1SUM of the files to verify their integrity.
Click on the "Download Now" button to start the download. You may need to accept the End User License Agreement (EULA) before proceeding.
Step 2: Install VDDK 6.0
After downloading VDDK 6.0, you need to extract the files from the compressed archive. You can use any tool that supports tar.gz or zip formats, such as WinZip, WinRAR, or 7-Zip.
The extracted files will be in a folder named "VMware-vix-disklib-6.0.x-xxxxxxx", where x is the update number and xxxxxxx is the build number. For example, "VMware-vix-disklib-6.0.2-3566099".
To install VDDK 6.0, you need to copy the files to a location of your choice on your system. For Linux, you can use the command "cp -r VMware-vix-disklib-6.0.x-xxxxxxx /usr/lib/vmware-vix-disklib". For Windows, you can use the command "xcopy /s /e /i VMware-vix-disklib-6.0.x-xxxxxxx C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit". You may need to run these commands as an administrator or with sudo privileges.
Step 3: Use VDDK 6.0
To use VDDK 6.0, you need to include the header files and link the libraries in your C/C++ code. You can find the header files in the "include" folder and the libraries in the "lib64" folder of the VDDK installation directory.
You can also use the utilities and samples provided by VDDK 6.0 to test and debug your code. You can find them in the "bin" and "samples" folders of the VDDK installation directory.
For more information on how to use VDDK 6.0, you can refer to the VDDK Programming Guide and the <a href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.storage.doc/GUID-8E9C8838-2689-44A
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