ssh control of vm on ESXi 5 host
Start or control a virtual machine on ESXi host via command line from Linux using ssh into the ESXi host.
steps
Begin by listing virtual machines
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
Determine current state of the virtual machine
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate vmid#
Start the virtual machine
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on vmid#
List available methods
vim-cmd vmsvc
description
Typical access to VMWare ESXi 5 is through the vSphere Client, but for routine management from a Linux environment, other options are available. One might Download the Linux Installer (tar.gz) as the download is available for license. One might enable SSH into the ESXi host, then search Google for
ssh "ESXi 5" start vm
external links
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