Start Stop Virtual Machine

[Spackmeier]

How I can start and stop the Virtual machine?

Now I see Veem backup and fastscp and I want to stop virtual, do a copy and re-start...

I think that I start and stop the virtual directly from Esxi console but I don't find anithink. For vmware server 2 I create a command line dos command to start and stop and I execute this with the scheduled taks in windows. It possible to do this with Esxi?

Thanks.

[depping]

there are several ways of stopping a VM from the Service Console:

http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/04/15/the-basics-how-to-kill-a-vm-thats-stuck-during-shutdown/

Easiest way would be using the RCLI or the VI Toolkit(powershell) in my opinion.

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[Spackmeier]

How I can download the RCLI or the toolkit? I can use this with windows?

Thanks!

[Zas]

Hi,

yes it can use with windows XP or Vista (not Server 2000-2003).

I have installed "RCLI" in WXP and I Power on and shutdown the VM with this scripts and scheduler of windows:

Power on:

vmcontrol.pl --server 192.168.1.1 --username root --password 1234 --vmname WXP --operation poweron

Shutdown:

vmcontrol.pl --server 192.168.1.1 --username root --password 1234 --vmname WXP --operation shutdown

Enjoy it!

[Spackmeier]

Thanks Andrea and thanks ZAS

I hope that works with 2003...but is not a problem, I install a Virtual with XP and use It to start, stop and copy!

Thanks for all!

[depping]

http://www.vmware.com/download/download.do?downloadGroup=VI-RCLI-U2

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[depping]

It works with Windows and Linux...

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