ESXi - esxcli

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Revision as of 14:12, 8 February 2022 by Tinker (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= Some Handy Commands = *Available Commands **<code>esxcli esxcli command list</code> ***[[ESXi - 6.7 esxcli Command List{{!}}6.7]] *Listing DataStores **<code>esxcli storage vmfs extent list</code> *Listing VMs **<code>esxcli vm process list</code> ***Gives you a list of '''Running''' VMs & various useful bits of information about them. ***Appears to list them in the order in which they where started. *Stopping / Starting VMs **<code>esxcli vm process kill –type=[sof...")
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Some Handy Commands

  • Available Commands
    • esxcli esxcli command list
  • Listing DataStores
    • esxcli storage vmfs extent list
  • Listing VMs
    • esxcli vm process list
      • Gives you a list of Running VMs & various useful bits of information about them.
      • Appears to list them in the order in which they where started.
  • Stopping / Starting VMs
    • esxcli vm process kill –type=[soft,hard,force] –world-id=WorldID
      • soft: Best option, normal shutdown.
      • hard: Much like hitting a reset button on a physical machine.
      • force: Last resort, think power button...
      • WorldID: From running esxcli vm process list