Table of Contents
command lines on esxi
Register a VM
vim-cmd solo/registervm path_to_vmx_file
Unregister a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/unregister vmid
Delete a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/destroy vmid
Get a listing of VMs on a host
esxcli vm process list
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
Determine if a VM has a snapshot
vim-cmd vmsvc/get.snapshot vmid
Take a snapshot of a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/snapshot.create vmid snapshot_name
Remove a snapshot of a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/snapshot.remove vmid
Get the current power state of a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate vmid
Get the uptime for a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/get.summary vmid |grep uptimeSeconds
Power on a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on vmid
Shutdown a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.shutdown vmid
Shutdown a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.shutdown vmid
Power off a VM
esxcli vm process kill –w world_id
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off vmid
Reboot a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.reboot vmid
Reset a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.reset vmid
Upgrade VMware Tools in a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/tools.upgrade vmid
Display the IP address of a VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/get.guest vmid |grep -m 1 "ipAddress = \""
Display all info for all vmnics
for i in $(esxcfg-nics -l | awk '{print $1}' | tail -n +2); do esxcli network nic get -n $i; done
Show syslog host
vim-cmd hostsvc/advopt/view Syslog.Remote.Hostname | grep -i "value =" | awk -F'"' '{print $2}'
Show syslog target port
vim-cmd hostsvc/advopt/view Syslog.Remote.Port | grep "value =" | sed -e 's/^.*value = \([^ ,]*\).*$/\1/'
Show scratch location
vim-cmd hostsvc/advopt/view Syslog.Local.DatastorePath | grep -i "value =" | awk -F'"' '{print $2}'
Get task list of VM
vim-cmd vmsvc/get.tasklist <VMID>
Get info for a specified task
vim-cmd vimsvc/task_info <TaskNr>
See the number in the “vim.Task …. ” line
Get memory information
vsish -e get /memory/comprehensive
Comprehensive {
Physical memory estimate:12454784 KB
Given to VMKernel:12454784 KB
Reliable memory:0 KB
Discarded by VMKernel:1580 KB
Mmap critical space:0 KB
Mmap buddy overhead:3084 KB
Kernel code region:18432 KB
Kernel data and heap:14336 KB
Other kernel:1421360 KB
Non-kernel:120036 KB
Reserved memory at low addresses:59900 KB
Free:10875956 KB
}
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