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VM Operations

copy to clipboard List of registered VMs (it display the VMid)

vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

List of running VM (it display WorldID) copy to clipboard

esxcli vm process list

Stop properly a VM copy to clipboard

esxcli vm process kill -t soft -w <WorldID>

Kill a VM copy to clipboard

esxcli vm process kill -t force -w <WorldID>

Display VM state copy to clipboard

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate <VMid>

Shutdown a VM copy to clipboard

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off <VMid>

Start a VM copy to clipboard

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on <VMid>

Restart a VM copy to clipboard

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.reboot <VMid>

Reload a VM configuration (after modification of .vmx file) copy to clipboard

vim-cmd vmsvc/reload <VMid>

Delete all VM snapshot copy to clipboard

vim-cmd vmsvc/snapshot.removeall <VMid>

Estimate size to consolidate Vm snapshot copy to clipboard

vim-cmd vmsvc/get.spaceNeededForConsolidation <VMid>

Register a vm on the host copy to clipboard

vim-cmd solo/registervm /vmfs/volumes/datastore/VM2/VM2.vmx

Unregister a vm on the host copy to clipboard

vim-cmd hostsvc/unregister <VMid>

Display VM summary copy to clipboard

vim-cmd vmsvc/get.summary <VMid>

Virtual Disk operation

Create a virtual disk copy to clipboard

vmkfstools -c 10G /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VM3/VM3_1.vmdk

Add a virtual disk to an existing VM (in SCSI0:1): copy to clipboard

vim-cmd vmsvc/device.addexisting <VMid> /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VM3/VM3_1.vmdk 0 1

Add a disk to a VM (like 2 previous command in a row) copy to clipboard

vim-cmd vmsvc/device.diskadd <VMid> 10G 0 1 datastore1

Convert virtual disk from Thin to Thick copy to clipboard

vmkfstools -j /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VM1/VM1.vmdk

Convert virtual disk from Thick to Thin copy to clipboard

vmkfstools -K /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VM1/VM1.vmdk

Increase VM disk size copy to clipboard

vmkfstools -X 15G /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VM1/VM1.vmdk

Rename a disk copy to clipboard

vmkfstools -E OldFileName.vmdk NewFileName.vmdk

Host operation

Reset the whole configuration (like when freshly installed) copy to clipboard

/sbin/firmwareConfig.sh –reset

Add a liscence to the host copy to clipboard

vim-cmd vimsvc/license –set XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

Enable maintenace mode copy to clipboard

vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter

Disable maintenance mode copy to clipboard

vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit

Synchronize & save host config (file saved in /scratch/downloads) copy to clipboard

vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/sync_config
    vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/backup_config

Restore host config (from /tmp/configBundle.tgz file) copy to clipboard

vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/restore_config /tmp/configBundle.tgz

Display installed patch list copy to clipboard

esxcli software vib list

Manually install a patch (requier maintenance mode) copy to clipboard

esxcli software vib update –depot=/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ESXi500-201109001.zip

Allow a service on the firewall copy to clipboard

esxcli network firewall ruleset set -r snmp -e true

Disable firewall copy to clipboard

esxcli network firewall set -e false

Display error list of VMkernel: copy to clipboard

vmkerrcode -l

Display host version copy to clipboard

esxcli system version get

Display advanced paramters copy to clipboard

esxcli system settings advanced list

start DCUI (can be usefull in SSH), Ctrl + C to quit copy to clipboard

dcui

Services Operations

check « hostd » service copy to clipboard

/etc/init.d/hostd status

restart « hostd »: copy to clipboard

/etc/init.d/hostd restart

restart vCenter agent (« vpxa »): copy to clipboard

/etc/init.d/vpxa restart

Restart all services copy to clipboard

services.sh restart

Enable SSH until next reboot copy to clipboard

/etc/init.d/SSH start

Enable SSH copy to clipboard

vim-cmd hostsvc/enable_ssh
    vim-cmd hostsvc/start_ssh

Display all service start on boot copy to clipboard

chkconfig -l

Network Operations

Display physical network list copy to clipboard

esxcli network nic list

Create a vSwitch copy to clipboard

esxcli network vswitch standard add -v vSwitch1

Add a physical interface to a vSwitch copy to clipboard

esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add -u vmnic1 -v vSwitch1

Add a PortGroup to a vSwitch copy to clipboard

esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add -p LAN -v vSwitch1

Add a physical interface to a PortGroup copy to clipboard

esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup policy failover set -a vmnic0,vmnic1 -p LAN

Define the VLAN for a PortGroup copy to clipboard

esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup set -v 40 -p LAN

Set a VMkernel nterface for a PortGroup copy to clipboard

esxcli network ip interface add -i vmk1 -p NFS

Set an IP for a VMkernel interface copy to clipboard

esxcli network ip interface ipv4 set -i vmk1 -I 10.40.1.1 -N 255.255.255.0 -t static

Enable CDP for a vSwitch copy to clipboard

esxcli network vswitch standard set –cdp-status both -v vSwitch1

Modify the MTU of a VMkernel interface copy to clipboard

esxcli network ip interface set -m 9000 -i vmk1

Modify the MTU of a vSwitch copy to clipboard

esxcli network vswitch set -m 9000 -v vSwitch1

Storage Operation

Display LUNs list copy to clipboard

esxcli storage nmp device list

Display path copy to clipboard

esxcli storage nmp path list

Display LUNs & VMFS links copy to clipboard

esxcli storage filesystem list

Rescan of SAN on all HBAs copy to clipboard

esxcli storage core adapter rescan –all

Or do a Rescan of SAN copy to clipboard

vim-cmd hostsvc/storage/vmfs_rescan

Refresh the LUNs copy to clipboard

vim-cmd hostsvc/storage/vmfs_refresh

Display the list of volumes not shown (cause detected as snaphot) copy to clipboard

esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list

Force to mount a VMFS copy to clipboard

esxcli storage vmfs snapshot mount VMFS1

Resign a VMFS copy to clipboard

esxcli storage vmfs snapshot resignature VMFS2

Display VAAI volumes compatibility copy to clipboard

esxcli storage core device vaai status get

Enable iSCSI software initiateur copy to clipboard

esxcli iscsi software set -e true

iSCSI discovery copy to clipboard

esxcli iscsi adapter discovery rediscover -A vmhba33

Display all NFS volumes mounted: copy to clipboard

esxcli storage nfs list

Add a NFS volume copy to clipboard

esxcli storage nfs add -H {IP} -s {PATH} -v {NFS_Name}

Remove a NFS volume copy to clipboard

esxcli storage nfs remove -v {NFS_Name}

Avoir la liste des VMs allumés avec leur WorldGroupID et leur disques: Display running VMs with them WorldGroupID and disks copy to clipboard

vscsiStats -l

Start to collect stats for a VM (stop automatically after 30 min) copy to clipboard

vscsiStats -w <WorldGroupID> -s

Display an histogram of latency of collected performances copy to clipboard

vscsiStats -w <WorldGroupID> -p latency

Stop stats collect for a VM copy to clipboard

vscsiStats -x <WorldGroupID> -s

Rename a VM

remove it from the inventory
then rename the disk with the command copy to clipboard

vmkfstools -E {OLD}.vmdk {NEW}.vmdk

rename the vmx copy to clipboard

mv "{OLD}.vmx" "{NEW}.vmx"

rename the vmdk copy to clipboard

mv "{OLD}.vmdk" "{NEW}.vmdk"

rename the vmxf copy to clipboard

mv "{OLD}.vmxf" "{NEW}.vmxf"

edit {NEW}.vmx change old values to new {OLD}.vmdk & {OLD}.vmxf
then put it back into inventory

ESXi files

Changer la page par défaut copy to clipboard

/usr/lib/vmware/hostd/docroot/index.html

ESXi Log files

It can be usefull to know where log are stored and what role they have. This table show all logs for Esxi 5.x

files	Content
/var/log/auth.log	logs authentification to shell ESXi (successfull or not)
/var/log/dhclient.log	dhcp client log and all linked to it
/var/log/esxupdate.log	ESXi patch and updates Logs
/var/log/hostd.log	« Host management » service logs, VMs & hosk task & events, link between vSphere clients & vCenter agent (vpxa), and the SDk connexions
/var/log/shell.log	ESXi shell command log
/var/log/sysboot.log	VMkernel startup logs and module loading
/var/log/syslog.log	service Management, watchdogs, scheduled task and DCUI logs
/var/log/usb.log	usb logs, as found & VMS usb tranfert
/var/log/vob.log	VMkernel event viewer , like vob.component.event
/var/log/vmkernel.log	VMkernel Core logs, with hardware, storage, network,vm starts and events linked to them
/var/log/vmkwarning.log	alert & error summary for the VMKernel
/var/log/vmksummary.log	summary of start/stop sequence, heartbeat, uptime, started VMS, ressources used by services
/var/log/vpxa.log	vCenter agent (vpxa) logs, with vCenter Server & « Host Management » (hostd) communication
/var/log/fdm.log	High Availability module logs, by the service « fdm »

VMWare Tools under Linux

In vSphère > Vm > guest > installer VMWare tools, this will mount WMWare tools in the cd rom

Copy the vmtools copy to clipboard

cp /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-9.2.2-893683.tar.gz /usr/local/src

then go to this folder copy to clipboard

cd /usr/local/src

Uncompress VMWare tools copy to clipboard

tar xzf /usr/local/src/VMwareTools-9.2.2-893683.tar.gz

go to the folder extracted copy to clipboard

cd /usr/local/src/vmware-tools-distrib/

An launch the installation script copy to clipboard

./vmware-install.pl -d