Table of Contents
- 1 How do I power a VMware virtual machine?
- 2 How do you auto start VM when the ESX host is powered on?
- 3 How use ESXi command line?
- 4 How do I start a VMware Workstation VM automatically?
- 5 How do I use a VM on a virtual machine from another computer?
- 6 How do I get to the VMware command line?
- 7 How do I power off/kill a virtual machine on an ESXi host?
- 8 How to manage VMs in VMware ESXi using Vim?
- 9 How to gain console access into ESXi’s console?
How do I power a VMware virtual machine?
Select the virtual machine you want to power on from inventory. Right-click on the virtual machine name and click Power On. Or alternatively select the virtual machine’s Summary tab and click Power On. This graphic shows the options available in the virtual machine’s Summary tab.
How do you auto start VM when the ESX host is powered on?
VMware vCenter server 4….ESX 4. x, ESXi 5. x, and 6.0
- Access the settings: Give focus to the host in vCenter. Click the Configuration tab.
- Select the options you want: In order to be able to configure any options, enable Allow virtual machines to start and stop automatically with the system.
- Click OK when finished.
How do I remotely turn on a virtual machine?
To configure a VM for direct RDP access
- Click Start, and then right-click Computer.
- Select Properties from the menu.
- Click Remote Settings.
- Make sure that Allow users to connect remotely to this computer is enabled.
How use ESXi command line?
Use the direct console user interface to enable the ESXi Shell:
- From the Direct Console User Interface, press F2 to access the System Customization menu.
- Select Troubleshooting Options and press Enter.
- From the Troubleshooting Mode Options menu, select Enable ESXi Shell.
- Press Enter to enable the service.
How do I start a VMware Workstation VM automatically?
If you’re using VMware Workstation, you could make the VM a “Shared VM” and can configure it to automatically start (in the library, right-click on “Shared VMs” and choose “Manage AutoStart VMs”).
How do I start an Azure VM automatically?
Enable auto start for a VM in the lab Under My virtual machines, select a VM. On the virtual machine page, under Operations, select Auto-start. On the Auto-start page, select Yes, and then Save.
How do I use a VM on a virtual machine from another computer?
To access your shared VM remotely, you need to know the IP address of the computer acting as the server. You can do this easily by clicking on Start, typing in CMD and then typing ipconfig in the command window. Now go to the other computer that has VMware Workstation installed and click on the Home tab.
How do I get to the VMware command line?
Opening a command or shell prompt
- Click Start > Run or press Windows + R key.
- Type cmd .
- Click OK.
- To exit from the command prompt, type exit and press Enter.
How do I list datastores in ESXi command line?
How do I list datastores in ESXi command line? You can get a list of the datastores by using “esxcli storage filesystem list” which includes the file system type, disk info as well as the volume name, path and UUID.
How do I power off/kill a virtual machine on an ESXi host?
If you want to power off or kill a virtual machine running on an ESXi host you can do this using the following esxcli command: connect a console to your ESXi host (eg. SSH or ESXi Shell) To get a list of all VMs running on the host use this command:
How to manage VMs in VMware ESXi using Vim?
We will use the vim-cmd command, which utilizes the vSphere API to manage ESXi. We will also use the vmsvc subcommand to manipulate our VMs with the various options. Let’s get a list of all our VMs that are domain controllers so we can power them on.
How do I power on a virtual machine from the command line?
To power on a virtual machine from the command line: List the inventory ID of the virtual machine with the command: vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms |grep Note: The first (leftmost) column of the output shows the vmid.
How to gain console access into ESXi’s console?
Hit ESC to get back to the main menu screen and hold ALT and press F1 to get to the console window. Now we can enter our root password and gain console access into ESXi’s console: