Vmware Esxi commands

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Performing common virtual machine-related tasks with command-line utilities
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Purpose
　　This article provides a side-by-side comparison of performing virtual machine-related tasks using different VMware utilities and command line methods.
Resolution
　　In these examples:

• vcenter is your vCenter Server hostname
  
• esxhost is your ESX/ESXi hostname
  
• datastore is the display name of your datastore
  
• path_to_vmx_on_datastore is the path to the virtual machine's vmx file relative to the datastore on which it resides
  
• vm_name is the display name of a virtual machine
  
• path_to_vmx_file is the full path to a virtual machine's vmx file
  
• snapshot_name is the name given to a virtual machine snapshot
  
• guest_admin_user is a user account with administrative access within a virtual machine's guest OS
  
• guest_admin_password is the password for the account noted byguest_admin_user
  

PowerCLI vMA cli Register a VMNew-VM –vmfilepath “[datastore] path_to_vmx_on_datastore” –vmhostesxhostvmware-cmd --server esxhost –s register path_to_vmx_filevmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost –s registerpath_to_vmx_filevim-cmd solo/registervm path_to_vmx_file Unregister a VMRemove-VM vm_name vmware-cmd --server esxhost –s unregister path_to_vmx_filevmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost –s unregisterpath_to_vmx_filevim-cmd vmsvc/unregister vmid Delete a VMRemove-VM vm_name -deletepermanently vmware-cmd --server esxhost –s unregister path_to_vmx_filevmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost –s unregisterpath_to_vmx_filevifs --server esxhost --rm “[datastore]path_to_vmx_on_datastore”vim-cmd vmsvc/destroy vmid Get a listing of VMs on a hostGet-VM –location esxhost vmware-cmd –-server esxhost –-username root –l vmware-cmd --server vcenter –-vihost esxhost -l esxcli vm process list vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms Determine if a VM has a snapshotGet-VM –name vm_name | Get-Snapshot vmware-cmd --server esxhost path_to_vmx_file hassnapshotvmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost path_to_vmx_file hassnapshotvim-cmd vmsvc/get.snapshot vmid Take a snapshot of a VMGet-VM –name vm_name | New-Snapshot –name snapshot_name vmware-cmd --server esxhost path_to_vmx_file createsnapshot snapshot_namevmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost path_to_vmx_file createsnapshotsnapshot_namevim-cmd vmsvc/snapshot.create vmid snapshot_nameRemove a snapshot of a VMGet-VM –name vm_name | Get-Snapshot –name snapshot_name | Remove-Snapshot vmware-cmd --server esxhost path_to_vmx_file removesnapshots vmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost path_to_vmx_file removesnapshotsvim-cmd vmsvc/snapshot.remove vmid Get the current power state of a VMGet-VM –name vm_name vmware-cmd --server esxhost path_to_vmx_file getstate vmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost path_to_vmx_file getstatevim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate vmid Get the uptime for a VMGet-Stat -entity vm_name -stat sys.uptime.latest -MaxSamples 1vmware-cmd --server esxhost path_to_vmx_file getuptime vmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost path_to_vmx_file getuptimevim-cmd vmsvc/get.summary vmid |grep uptimeSecondsPower on a VMStart-VM –vm vm_name vmware-cmd --server esxhost path_to_vmx_file start vmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost path_to_vmx_file startvim-cmd vmsvc/power.on vmid Shutdown a VMShutdown-VMGuest –vm vm_name vmware-cmd --server esxhost path_to_vmx_file stop soft vmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost path_to_vmx_file stop softvim-cmd vmsvc/power.shutdown vmid Power off a VMStop-VM –vm vm_name vmware-cmd --server esxhost path_to_vmx_file stop hard vmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost path_to_vmx_file stop hardesxcli vm process kill –w world_id vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off vmid Reboot a VMRestart-VMGuest –vm vm_name vmware-cmd --server esxhost path_to_vmx_file reset soft vmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost path_to_vmx_file reset softvim-cmd vmsvc/power.reboot vmid Reset a VMRestart-VM –vm vm_namevmware-cmd --server esxhost path_to_vmx_file reset hardvmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost path_to_vmx_file reset hardvim-cmd vmsvc/power.reset vmid Upgrade VMware Tools in a VMUpdate-Tools –vm vm_name N/A vim-cmd vmsvc/tools.upgrade vmid Display the IP address of a VMGet-VMGuestNetworkInterface –vm vm_name -guestuserguest_admin_user -guestpasswordguest_admin_password vmware-cmd --server esxhost path_to_vmx_file getguestinfo ipvmware-cmd --server vcenter --vihost esxhost path_to_vmx_file getguestinfo ipvim-cmd vmsvc/get.guest vmid |grep -m 1 "ipAddress = \""　　
　　

　　http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/files/2012/11/ESXi-5.1-Poster.pdf