virtualization:vmware:vim-cmd_01
Powering VM from CLI
List the inventory ID of the virtual machine with the command:
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms |grep <vm name>
Note: The first (leftmost) column of the output shows the vmid.
Check the power state of the virtual machine with the command:
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate <vmid>
Power-on the virtual machine with the command:
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on <vmid>
virtualization/vmware/vim-cmd_01.txt · Last modified: 2022/02/07 17:43 by rplecko