vCLI's vmware-cmd has the option to connect to either an ESX(i) or vCenter host.
Please take a look at the vCLI documentation for more details. You can also just type -h or --help to get a list of available options:
vmware-cmd -h
Usage: vmware-cmd <options> <vm-cfg-path> <vm-action> <arguments>
vmware-cmd -s <options> <server-action> <arguments>
Options:
Connection Options:
-H or --server <host> specifies an ESX host or a Virtual Ce nter
-h or --vihost <target host> specifies a target host if host is a virtual center
-O <port> specifies an alternative port
-Q <protocol> specifies an alternative protocol
-U or --username <username> specifies a username
-P or --password <password> specifies a password
--sessionfile specifies a sessionfile path
--passthroughauth specifies a login by sspi option
--credstore specifies to fetch Credential store i nformation
--encoding specifies encoding option
General Options:
-h More detailed help.
-q Quiet. Minimal output
-v Verbose.
Server Operations:
vmware-cmd -l
vmware-cmd -s register <config_file_path> <datacenter> <resource pool>
vmware-cmd -s unregister <config_file_path>
VM Operations:
vmware-cmd <cfg> getstate
vmware-cmd <cfg> start <powerop_mode>
vmware-cmd <cfg> stop <powerop_mode>
vmware-cmd <cfg> reset <powerop_mode>
vmware-cmd <cfg> suspend <powerop_mode>
vmware-cmd <cfg> setguestinfo <variable> <value>
vmware-cmd <cfg> getguestinfo <variable>
vmware-cmd <cfg> getproductinfo <prodinfo>
vmware-cmd <cfg> connectdevice <device_name>
vmware-cmd <cfg> disconnectdevice <device_name>
vmware-cmd <cfg> getconfigfile
vmware-cmd <cfg> getuptime
vmware-cmd <cfg> answer
vmware-cmd <cfg> gettoolslastactive
vmware-cmd <cfg> hassnapshot
vmware-cmd <cfg> createsnapshot <name> <description> <quiesce> <memory>
vmware-cmd <cfg> revertsnapshot
vmware-cmd <cfg> removesnapshots
