Power off / Restart a VM – Command line
Problem
You need to restart or power off a vm from command line.
Resolution
For ESXi 4.0 run the following commands
To list all VM`s currently up run….
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
To power off a specific VM run…
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off <vm id>
To restart a VM then run..
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.restart <vm-id>
Tags: command line, VM
Allen White
Allen is an IT Consultant and holds the following accreditations. MCSA, MCSE, MCTS, MCITP, CCA, CCSP, VCP 4,5, 6 and HP ASE, AIS - Network Infrastructure.
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