vmware cli execution commands prohibited

[sdutz82]

Hello to everyone,

I'm trying to shutdow virtual machines on my esxi 6.5 server using VMWare Cli, but when I run

vmware.cmd.pl <parameters> stop soft, I gen an error because with my current license ( free) I'm not allowed to execute it.

What license do I need to buy to enable that command?

Thank you all for your support.

Best regards.

[GayathriS]

what is the error ? and what is the command that you are using

[GayathriS]

Also please find the command line doc for esxi 6.5 which could help you in understanding :

https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/4fcf776d-9ec6-448d-83de-bc730ef047ea/e6a4...

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regards

Gayathri

[sdutz82]

Thank you for your reply.

c:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin>vmware-cmd.pl <vmpath> -U <user> -P <pwd>  -H <host> stop hard

Operation cannot be performed:

SOAP Fault:

-----------

Fault string: Current license or ESXi version prohibits execution of the request

ed operation.

Fault detail: RestrictedVersionFault

Other commands like status or -l for list work fine.

[GayathriS]

Could you check below doc PG no: 128:

https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/0a40d9c5-4d4b-490d-8efa-e373a0ff2109/bf10...

regards

Gayathri

[GayathriS]

What is the license that you are using ?

Have you installed esxi with evaluation license ?

[sdutz82]

I have free version of Esxi but it's not an evaluation license.

[GayathriS]

Thats exactly why you are receiving this error , you should have a a valid license , this will not work with free license .

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regards

Gayathri

[sdutz82]

Thank you for your reply.

So we came back to my first question :  what license I need to buy to enable that command?

Thanks for your time!

[GayathriS · Accepted solution]

Apart from free license you can assign any .

Below are the editions that are available which you could check and go for it :

1. VMware vSphere Standard
2. VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus
3. VMware vSphere with Operations Management (vSOM) Enterprise Plus

VMware or Hyper-V? Part 3: Virtualization Licensing Costs

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regards

Gayathri