VixDiskLib_Init() call fails after installing Virtual Disk Deployment Kit 6.0 and vCenter Server 6.0 on same machine

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

• When VDDK 6.0 and vCenter server 6.0 are installed on same machine, library related issues are observed.
• This issue does not appear when they are installed on separate machines.

Environment

• VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x
• Virtual Disk Development Kit 6.0

Cause

The Virtual Disk Deployment Kit (VDDK) and vCenter Server each ships different versions of the libldap_r.dll and liblber.dll. This can cause unexpected behavior running calls from the VDDK.

Resolution

This is a known issue affecting VDDK 6.0.

Currently, there is no resolution.

 

To work around this issue, use one of these options:

• Install vCenter Server and VDDK on separate machines.
• Copy the dll files libldap_r.dll and liblber.dll installed with VDDK from the \VMware\VixDiskLib\bin\ directory to the directory were the backup executable is being ran.