esxi

list vms

esxcli vm process list

vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

create vm

steps taken from here

1. create vm folder

    mkdir /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/hostname/
   

2. create hard disk

    vmkfstools -c 32G -a lsilogic hostname.vmdk
   

   • -c - createvirtualdisk

   • -a - adaptertype [buslogic

     lsilogic

     ide

     lsisas

     pvscsi]

   • -d - diskformat [zeroedthick

     thin

     eagerzeroedthick]

3. create hostname.vmx file with following (ref 3 for info on vmx files)

    config.version = "8"
    virtualHW.version= "7"
    guestOS = "winnetenterprise-64"
    memsize = "1024"
    displayname = "VirtualCenter"
    scsi0.present = "TRUE"
    scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
    scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
    scsi0:0.fileName = "VirtualCenter.vmdk"
    ide1:0.present = "true"
    ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
    ide1:0.filename = "/vmfs/volumes/4a68046d-2159a120-ebac-001a9253e68f/win2k3_x64.iso"
    ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
    ethernet0.present= "true"
    ethernet0.startConnected = "true"
    ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
   

4. change permissions on vmx file

    chmod 744 hostname.vmx
   

5. add vm to inventory

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

ref

• :1: https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.solutions.doc%2FGUID-0A264828-3933-4F4F-82D7-B5006A90CDBA.html
• :2: http://vm-help.com/esx40i/manage_without_VI_client_1.php
• :3: http://sanbarrow.com/vmx.html