Robert Chase: VMware ESXi SSH CLI commands

Robert Chase: VMware ESXi SSH CLI commands

• vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
• Lists all vm's running on hypervisor and provides vmid
• vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off vmid
• Powers off vmid referenced from getallvms command
• vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on vmid
• Powers off vmid referenced from getallvms command
• vim-cmd vmsvc/power.reboot vmid
• Reboots vmid referenced from getallvms command
• vim-cmd vmsvc/destroy vmid
• Deletes the vmdk and vmx files from disk
• vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
• Puts hypervisor into maintenance mode
• vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit
• Takes hypervisor out of maintenance mode
• vim-cmd solo/registervm /vmfs/vol/datastore/dir/vm.vmx
• Registers vm in hypervisor inventory
• vim-cmd vmsvc/unregister vmid
• Unregisters vm with hypervisor
• vim-cmd vmsvc/tools.install vmid
• Starts vmware tools installation for VM
• vim-cmd hostsvc/net/info
• Provides information about hypervisor networking
• chkconfig -l
• Shows daemons running on hypervisor. Can also be used for configuration.
• esxtop
• Same as linux top for vmware
• vmkerrcode -l
• List of vmkernel errors
• esxcfg-info
• Lists a LOT of information about the esx host
• esxcfg-nics -l
• Lists information about NIC's. Can also be used for configuration.
• esxcfg-vswitch -l
• Lists information about virtual switching. Can also be used for configuration.
• dcui
• Provides console screen to ssh session
• vsish
• Vmware interactive shell
• decodeSel /var/log/ipmi_sel.raw
• Read System Event Log of server