Vmware

Reload vmx file

vim-cmd vmsvc/reload Vmid

To power on a virtual machine from the command line:

1. List the inventory ID of the virtual machine with the command:

vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

1. Check the power state of the virtual machine with the command:

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate <vmid>

1. Power-on the virtual machine with the command:

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on <vmid>

deploy vmware machine on cli

Look at image.

/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ipmon_images/vmware-ovftool/ovftool /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/Test_image.ova
OVF version:   1.0
VirtualApp:    false
Name:          test

Annotation:  Test image. 
            
            Virtual Machine Version: 8
            
            CPU:       4vCPU
            Memory:  8G
            HD:         50G [ Optimal Performance = Thick Provision Eager 
            Zeroed ] 

Download Size:  1.69 GB

Deployment Sizes:
 Flat disks:   50.00 GB
 Sparse disks: 3.86 GB

Networks:
 Name:        vmware
 Description: vmware description

Virtual Machines:
 Name:               Test-SL-6.6-NovAPP
 Operating System:   rhel6_64
 Virtual Hardware:
   Families:         vmx-08 
   Number of CPUs:   4
   Cores per socket: 1
   Memory:           8.00 GB

   Disks:
     Index:          0
     Instance ID:    9
     Capacity:       50.00 GB
     Disk Types:     SCSI-VirtualSCSI 

   NICs:
     Adapter Type:   VmxNet3
     Connection:     dvpg-VM Linux-820

Setup machine from image.

/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/vmware-ovftool/ovftool -dm=thick -ds=datastore1 "--net:vmware=VM Network" '/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ipmon_images/IPsoft-SL-6.6-NovAPP-0509

2015.ova' 'vi://root:password@localhost' Opening OVA source: /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ipmon_images/IPsoft-SL-6.6-NovAPP-05092015.ova Accept SSL fingerprint (7B:5C:64:C0:DC:BD:B6:03:C7:83:58:00:FF:23:C3:03:00:88:BE:06) for host 10.151.105.131 as target type. Fingerprint will be added to the known host file Write 'yes' or 'no' yes Opening VI target: vi://root@10.151.105.131:443/ Deploying to VI: vi://root@10.151.105.131:443/ Transfer Completed The manifest validates Warning:

- No manifest entry found for: 'IPsoft-SL-6.6-NovAPP-05092015-disk1.vmdk'.

Completed successfully