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jonesliu
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The script to shut down the guest OS

hi:

I have three vmware machine installed on VMware ESX server 4.0: redhat5, windows2003,vSphere Management Assistant (vMA).

when I run the shutdown script, the redhat5, windows2003 can be shutdown gracefully, but the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) can not be shutdown

I think the VMs with spaces in the names, so do not shutdown properly.

For example the default name for the vMA appliance from VMware

/vmfs/volumes/******/vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)/ vSphere Management Assistant (vMA).vmx

Produces the following output from the script:

vim.fault.NotFound: No virtual machine found with name: /vmfs/volumes/*****/vSphere

vim.fault.NotFound: No virtual machine found with name: Management

vim.fault.NotFound: No virtual machine found with name: Assistant

vim.fault.NotFound: No virtual machine found with name: (vM/vSphere

vim.fault.NotFound: No virtual machine found with name: Management

vim.fault.NotFound: No virtual machine found with name: Assistant

vim.fault.NotFound: No virtual machine found with name: (vM.vmx

The script as below:

       # Get the VM list
       VMLIST=`/usr/bin/vmware-cmd -l`
       for VM in $VMLIST
       do
                 /usr/bin/vmware-cmd "$VM" stop trysoft
                sleep 2
       done

Somebody can help to fix my problem??

Thank you very much

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vijayagce
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yes, correct. can u make sure this by putting "echo $VM" inside the foreach loop. and one more i think, it will be like 7 cmd:

vmware-cmd "/vmfs/volumes/4c**/vSphere stop trysoft

vmware-cmd "Management"  stop trysoft

vmware-cmd "Assistant"  stop trysoft

vmware-cmd "(vMA)/vSphere"  stop trysoft

vmware-cmd  "Management"  stop trysoft

vmware-cmd  "Assistant"  stop trysoft

vmware-cmd "(vMA).vmx"  stop trysoft

Thanks,

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FranckRookie
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Hi,

Try the following:

IFS="\012"

for VM in `/usr/bin/vmware-cmd -l` ; do
          /usr/bin/vmware-cmd $VM stop trysoft
         sleep 2
done


Good luck.

Regards

Franck

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sun10
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Hi jonesliu,

I don't know Bash Shell much, but here is my take on this.

Here is the line through which you are actually powering them down:

/usr/bin/vmware-cmd "$VM" stop trysoft

First of all, could you please tell, are the following 2 commands working in isolation?

/usr/bin/vmware-cmd "redhat5" stop trysoft

/usr/bin/vmware-cmd "vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)" stop trysoft

If it's working, we need to work on passing the argument correctly to the script.

Is there any way you can pass the argument in 3 separate parts to the script, as in,

/usr/bin/vmware-cmd double quotes & $VM & double quotes stop trysoft

In VBScript parlance, it will be like somecommand chr(32) & variable & chr(32)

chr(32) for printing/ passing the double quotes.

When we use \"$VM\" I guess we are passing double quotes alright, but the variable is not getting passed on.

jonesliu
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Hi all:

I have try the command vmware-cmd "**.vmx" stop, all the guest  OS can be shutdown gracefully.

So, the question is caused by the path of the VMs lack of  the double quotes  if use the command "/usr/bin/vmware-cmd $VM stop trysoft"

Now, I hope your help about how to add the double quotes to the path

stop.JPG

the shutdown result is as below by the command "/usr/bin/vmware-cmd  \"$VM\  stop trysoft"

double.JPG

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vijayagce
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Hi,

Can u try this shell script

DATASTORE_NAME=$1
VMX_FILE_PATHS="vmxfilelist.txt"
ESX_VMFS_VOLUME="/vmfs/volumes/${DATASTORE_NAME}"
find ${ESX_VMFS_VOLUME}/ -iname "*.vmx" > $VMX_FILE_PATHS
cat $VMX_FILE_PATHS | ( IFC=" "; while read VMX_FILE ; do
CMD_OUTPUT=`/usr/bin/vmware-cmd "$VMX_FILE" stop trysoft`
done)

Actually while saving vmx files in VMLIST it will separate the string using " " (space). So if ur VM name has any space means it will save as next element in array.

jonesliu
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hi  vijayagce:

---------Actually while saving vmx files in VMLIST it will separate the string using " " (space). So if ur VM name has any space means it will save as next element in array.

Is  that  to say when the script run the sentence "for VM in $VMLIST", it will separate the string by space.

for example:

the path of the VMs:/vmfs/volumes/4c**/vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)/ vSphere Management Assistant (vMA).vmx

it will separate to four VMs: "/vmfs/volumes/4c**/vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)/",  "vSphere",    "Management",    "Assistant (vMA).vmx"

so the scripte will stop the VMs by the command:

vmware-cmd "/vmfs/volumes/4c**/vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)/"  stop

vmware-cmd "vSphere"  stop

vmware-cmd "Management"  stop

vmware-cmd "Assistant (vMA).vmx"  stop

:smileyconfused:

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vijayagce
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yes, correct. can u make sure this by putting "echo $VM" inside the foreach loop. and one more i think, it will be like 7 cmd:

vmware-cmd "/vmfs/volumes/4c**/vSphere stop trysoft

vmware-cmd "Management"  stop trysoft

vmware-cmd "Assistant"  stop trysoft

vmware-cmd "(vMA)/vSphere"  stop trysoft

vmware-cmd  "Management"  stop trysoft

vmware-cmd  "Assistant"  stop trysoft

vmware-cmd "(vMA).vmx"  stop trysoft

Thanks,

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jonesliu
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Hi vijayagce:

I have creat a new script, There is an error when I run the script

please refer to the attachment, I have post the content of the script and the result after running the script

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vijayagce
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for me its working fine. i think the "(" in vmx file path cause some prob. is this possible to u to rename the VM name which has "(" in vmx path?.

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jonesliu
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Yes, there is one guest OS named to "vSphere Management Assistant (vMA1) "

but I donot think it is the reason cause this problem

I have edit the vmxfilelist.txt, delete the line "/vmfs/volumes/4c*****/vSphere Management Assistant (vM_1/ vSphere Management Assistant (vM_1.vmx"

run the sentence:

cat vmxfilelist.txt | ( IFC=" "; while read VMX_FILE ; do CMD_OUTPUT=`/usr/bin/vmware-cmd "$VMX_FILE" stop trysoft` done)

the error :syntax error near unexpected token `)  still exist

there must be some syntax error, for example, some unexpected character

I have verified the script again and again

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vijayagce
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Hi,

Can u try the command as below:

cat vmxfilelist.txt | ( IFC=" "; while read VMX_FILE ; do CMD_OUTPUT=`/usr/bin/vmware-cmd "$VMX_FILE" stop trysoft`

done)

I think below code will work with ur vSphere Management Assistant (vMA1) VM also: can u try this?

cat vmxfilelist.txt | ( IFC=" " || IFD="(" || IFE=")"; while read VMX_FILE ; do echo "$VMX_FILE"

done)

Note: plz put "done)" in new line.

Thanks,

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jonesliu
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hi:  vijayagce

a lot of thanks to you.

I just have put "done)" in new line. and try the script again, it works

The two guest OS "Windows XP Professional" and "vSphere Management Assistant (vMA1)"  can be shutdown.

So, I have not tried your new method as below:

I think below code will work with ur vSphere Management Assistant (vMA1) VM also: can u try this?

cat vmxfilelist.txt | ( IFC=" " || IFD="(" || IFE=")"; while read VMX_FILE ; do echo "$VMX_FILE"

done)

thank you very much!

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