ESXi

Links

• https://www.altaro.com/vmware/top-20-esxcli-commands/ Top 20 Essential ESXCLI Commands

 

HOWTO

Command line

List hardware

esxcfg-info

List VMs

vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

Show vm status

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate <ID>

Start VM

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on <ID>

Disk device names

esxcli storage core path list
      

Copying snapshots/images

vmkfstools -i <source> <target>

If files are called -flat.xmdk, leave out the '-flat' bit

Firewall

Show firewall rules

esxcli network firewall ruleset list

FAQ

 

Error: Fault cause: vim.fault.InvalidState

ovftool failing? blame vmware

convert ova to vmx

ovftool foo.ova foo.vmx

Will probably throw something like " - Line 25: Unsupported hardware family 'virtualbox-2.2'. Warning:

- Wrong file size specified in OVF descriptor for 'foo-disk001.vmdk' (specified: -1, actual 24349902848).

" In that case try

ovtool --lax foo.ova foo.vmx