kill corrupt vm

esxicli

first get the world id - login to esxi ssh console and run cmd: 

esxcli vm process list

You get a list e.g.: 

ws3
   World ID: 387290
   Process ID: 0
   VMX Cartel ID: 387289
   UUID: 42 0c 0d 6d 22 b9 83 73-46 d1 ee 14 13 09 82 06
   Display Name: ws3
   Config File: /vmfs/volumes/9e8fce4f-70868c6e/ws3/ws3.vmx

Then you can kill the process of this vm and unregister it: 

esxcli vm process kill --type=force --world-id=387290

vim-cmd

List of VMs: 

vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

Kill: 

esxcli vm process kill --type=force --world-id=2103017


Authors:
  • Jochen Schnuerle