Vmware server comes with the nifty vmware-cmd utility. It allows an administrator to perform various operations on a virtual machine from Linux command line / shell prompt such as:
=> Stop / Start VM
=> Get VM status
=> Setup variables
=> Powerdown VM and much more
Task: Lists the virtual machines on the local server
You can list all servers and config file, enter:
# vmware-cmd -l
Output:
/nas/vms/Ubuntu/Ubuntu.vmx /nas/vms/FreeBSD/FreeBSD.vmx /nas/vms/OpenBSD/OpenBSD.vmx /nas/vms/Debian4/Debian4.vmx /nas/vms/CentOS5/CentOS5.vmx
Turn on VM / Power up VPS
Just pas start option to vmware-cmd,
# vmware-cmd /nas/vms/FreeBSD/FreeBSD.vmx start
To stop VM/VPS, enter:
# vmware-cmd /nas/vms/FreeBSD/FreeBSD.vmx stop
To reset VM/VPS, enter:
# vmware-cmd /nas/vms/FreeBSD/FreeBSD.vmx reset
To suspend VM/VPS, enter:
# vmware-cmd /nas/vms/FreeBSD/FreeBSD.vmx suspend
Find out if OpenBSD VM is on or off:
# vmware-cmd /disk2.vmware/vms/OpenBSD/OpenBSD.vmx getstate
Output:
getstate() = off
vmware-cmd offers other options, please consult VMWARE documentation for more information.
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gud one.. any dumbo can understand.. keep sharing the knowlege & god bless.
Anand MB
Bengaluru
HI!
how can I restart a machine on vmware remotely?
I mean I have a few vpss on Vmware in my server, now I’d like to restart it remotely from my pc.
thanks:x
Hi Vivek,
Thanks. This information helped me.
batch file startup
for /f “delims=” %%i IN (‘dir/s/b c:rootwars*.vmx’) do (
“C:Program FilesVMwareVMware Servervmware-cmd” -v “%%i” start
)
Hi,
I’m running VMWare on a Fedora Server, and I would like to start/stop the virtual machines withouth VNC-ing to the server, from a terminal window. The thing is that I can’t find vmware-cmd anywhere. Where can I find that?
vmware-cmd -?
Thank you!
A friends server went down due to power failure and this info helped me solve the problem.
Where can i get a complete list of such commands?
oh and by the way, you still need to change the -1 to -l (L) because had he not have seen the error we would not have been able to use the info here. Also, please let people know that the information after # vmware-cmd /this/blah/blah is the path and will be different for all users
Cheers and thanks again
Jay
Try
/etc/init.d/vmware startDid you upgraded kernel? If so you need to reconfigure vmware
vmware-config.pl -dHmm. After a reboot vmware seems not to be running. I can’t connect or start any virtual machines.
What daemons need to be enabled with chkconfig? What modules need to load?
I have installed VMWare Server 1.0.4 on RHEL5.1 64 bit version. When I try to power on a virtual machine the OS panics. I am not a linux expert so I have no idea as to how to deal with this issue. I do not have physical access to the server and remotely I was able to take a screenshot of the panic screen. The last line read “Kernel Panic – not syncing: Fatal exception”.
Your help would be highly appreciated.
Sir Geek,
Thanks for the heads up… post has been updated
One minor problem with your 1st command to list the VMs. The command should be vmware-cmd -l