Hi ,
I resolved the problem . I am able to start the vmware as per my
requirements.
The command works as <command mode="'shell'">'%s %s %s ' % (vmware_root,
start, vmware_name[0]) </command>
Regards
Sangram
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Sangram Bakshi <san...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi ,
>
> I am trying to start a vmware from a stax job .
>
> From the command line of a windows machine we can start a vmware by doing
> a:
>
>
> "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun.exe" start
> "C:\vmware\RedHat\rhel3.vmx"
>
> Considering if i want to start the vmware "C:\vmware\RedHat\rhel3.vmx".
>
>
> Now i want the same to be done from a stax job.
>
> The machine from where i am trying to start the vmware is staf-stax active
> i.e staf runs here .
> Now the code i use is (I am not using the function which is there in the
> STAF faq ,i am simply trying to use the command to start the vmware.)
> somemachine = machine where staf and stax is running already.
>
> <script>
>
> vmware_name = ['"c:\\vmware\RedHat\rhel3.vmx"']
> vmware_root = '"c:\\Program Files\VMware\\VMware Workstation\\vmrun.exe"'
> machList = ['somemachine']
> start = 'start'
>
> </script>
>
>
> <paralleliterate var="machName" in="machList" indexvar="i">
> <process name="'Starting VMware on machine %s.....' % machName">
> <location>machName</location>
> <command mode="'shell'">'%s %s %s ' % (vmware_root, start,
> vmware_name) </command>
> </process>
> </paralleliterate>
>
>
> Kindly suggest any improvements so that i can start the vmware just by
> giving the command.
>
>
> Regards
> Sangram
>
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