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To power on, shutdown or reboot a virtual machine from the command line: | To power on, shutdown or reboot a virtual machine from the command line: | ||
Revision as of 03:50, 19 January 2024
To power on, shutdown or reboot a virtual machine from the command line:
List the inventory ID of the virtual machine with the command
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms |grep <vm name>
Note: The first 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>
Related Commands:
Power-off the virtual machine with the command
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off <vmid>
Reboot the virtual machine with the command
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.reboot <vmid>
See also Manage ESXi VM Processes with CLI
