====== VMware vSphere/ESXi Commandline ======

===== registerVM =====

Registrieren einer neuen VM nach dem Kopieren des kompletten Containers:

  * rCLI: 
    * vmware-cmd -H hostname -U username -P password -s register /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/myVM/myVM.vmx pool Resources

  * SSH:
    * vim-cmd solo/registervm /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/myVM/myVM.vmx


===== startVM =====
  * rCLI: 
    * vmware-cmd -H hostname -U username -P password /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/myVM/myVM.vmx start powermode

  * SSH:
    * vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
<code>
Vmid              Name                                         File                                    Guest OS          Version                                     Annotation  
112    opsi_depot_cdinst            [datastore2] opsi_debian5/opsi_debian5.vmx            ubuntuGuest             vmx-07                                                  
128    opsi.client01.XP             [datastore2] opsi.client01/opsi.client01.vmx          winXPProGuest           vmx-07                                                  
144    opsi.client02.XP             [datastore2] opsi.client02/opsi.client02.vmx          winXPProGuest           vmx-07                                                  
16     tom.TSM                      [datastore2] tom.TSM/tom.TSM.vmx                      rhel5_64Guest           vmx-04                                                  
</code>
    * vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on Vmid

===== Links =====

  * [[http://communities.vmware.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/1119007-16777/vimsh3_5_1.pdf;jsessionid=607716CF337879DDDA32DA8ED42469FD | vimsh for vmware ESX 3.5 ]]