Find ID Virtual Machine:
~ # vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
Vmid Name File Guest OS Version Annotation
10 Virtual_Lab [storage216] Virtual_Lab/drv_va.vmx otherLinuxGuest vmx-04
If virtual machine is power on:
~ # vim-cmd vmsvc/get.summary 10 | egrep ‘(power|ip)’
powerState = “poweredOn”,
ipAddress = “x.x.x.x”,
If virtual machine is power off:
~ # vim-cmd vmsvc/get.summary 10 | egrep ‘(power|ip)’
powerState = “poweredOff”,
ipAddress = ,
Power on the virtual machine:
~ # vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on 10
reuse the command :
vim-cmd vmsvc/get.summary 10 | egrep ‘(power|ip)’