Esx Cheat Sheet

 

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Get ESXi version
vmware -l

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Get ESXi Version with build

vmware -v

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Checking installed VIB

esxcli software vib list

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Stopping virtual machine from the esx server

vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/Volume for server/hostname/hostname.vmx stop trysoft hard
if comes back with 1 server is shutdown
e.g.
vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/ESX1_GB_DS1/vmlab01/vmlab01.vmx stop trysoft hard

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Retrieve the UUID list

List path and names of .registered VM vmx files on the present host
Very important!
Use the path with the UUID (vmfslabel) where requested in vmware-cmd

vmware-cmd -l

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Getstat ( gest VM stat )

Retrieve power state of the VM: off, on, suspended, stuck

vmware-cmd /vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx getstate

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Reboot virtual machine

Reboot the VM. First try a soft shutdown, then if necessary force a shutdown before reboot

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx reset trysoft

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Start Virtual machine

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx start

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Suspend

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx suspend

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Query if VM has a snapshot

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx hassnapshot

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Createsnapshot

Quiesce will quiesce file system writes
Memory will grab the memory state (will lose pings during this)

vmware-cmd createsnapshot name description quiesce memory

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Revertsnapshot

Revert to previous created snapshot (you loose the current VM state!)

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx revertsnapshot

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Removesnapshots

Remove previous created snapshots (you keep the current VM state!)

vmware-cmd vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx removesnapshots

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Register

Register VM (add to inventory)

vmware-cmd -s register vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx

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Unregister

Unregister VM (add to inventory)

vmware-cmd -s unregister vmfs/volume/vmfslabel/VMName/VMName.vmx

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Lun Status

esxcfg-mpath -l

 

 

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