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==== | ==== Documentation ==== | ||
===== ESX Service Console ===== | ===== ESX Service Console ===== | ||
[[RTFM ESX 3.x Service Console Guide]] | [[RTFM ESX 3.x Service Console Guide]] | ||
[http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9685.pdf Command Line Interface Tips and Tricks for VMware ESX Server 2 and 3] | |||
[http://www.vmreference.com/vi3-card/ VI3 reference card] | |||
[[ESX CLI Commands]] | |||
[[esxcli]] | |||
===== VMware API ===== | |||
[http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/scripting-API/API-2.3-Release-Notes.html VMware ESX 2.3 scripting API users manual] | [http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/scripting-API/API-2.3-Release-Notes.html VMware ESX 2.3 scripting API users manual] | ||
===== VMware vimsh ===== | |||
[http://knowledge.xtravirt.com/white-papers/scripting.html Xtravirt scripting papers about vimsh among others] | [http://knowledge.xtravirt.com/white-papers/scripting.html Xtravirt scripting papers about vimsh among others] | ||
[[Vimsh]] Help documentation and general tips | |||
===== VMware RCLI ===== | |||
What is VMware [[RCLI]]?<br> | |||
The VMware Infrastructure Remote CLI provides a command-line interface for datacenter management from a remote server. This interface is fully supported on ESX 3.5 Update 2 and ESXi Update 2. Download it [http://www.vmware.com/download/download.do?downloadGroup=VI-RCLI-U2 here] | |||
[[ESX3i Remote CLI documentation]] | [[ESX3i Remote CLI documentation]] | ||
===== vmrun ===== | ===== VMware VI Perl Toolkit ===== | ||
Using vmrun one can automate ESX3.5/ESXi virtual machines as well as virtual machines on VMware Server 2.0 | |||
[http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/viperltoolkit/viperl15/doc/perl_toolkit_utilities_idx.html VI Perl Toolkit command documentation] | |||
===== VMware VIMA ===== | |||
What is VMware VIMA? | |||
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/ | |||
Why use VMware VIMA? http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1340611,00.html | |||
How to setup VMware VIMA? http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1340917,00.html# | |||
===== VIX/vmrun ===== | |||
Using vmrun one can automate ESX3.5/ESXi virtual machines as well as virtual machines on VMware Server 2.0 and VMware Worstation 6.0 | |||
What is VMware VIX and why use it? http://blogs.vmware.com/vix/2008/07/what-is-vix-and.html | |||
What is VMware vmrun? http://blogs.vmware.com/vix/2008/12/managing-vm-guests-using-vmrun.html | |||
[http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vix162_vmrun_command.pdf vmrun command documentation] | |||
== '''Scripts:''' == | |||
==== vmrun scripts ==== | ==== vmrun scripts ==== | ||
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[[build host vmware kernel modules]] | [[build host vmware kernel modules]] | ||
[[build guest vmware kernel modules]] | |||
[[Linked Clones for ESX 3.x+]] | [[Linked Clones for ESX 3.x+]] | ||
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[[Free VM backup solution for ESX and ESXi]] | [[Free VM backup solution for ESX and ESXi]] | ||
[[Performing emergency shut down of VM's on ESX]] | |||
==== RCLI & VI Perl Toolkit scripts ==== | |||
[[Free VM Clone utility for ESX and ESXi]] | |||
[["Quick" migration utility for VM(s) on ESX and ESXi]] | |||
[[VMware Health Check Report]] | |||
[[APC/APCUPSD ESX/ESXi Host shutdown script]] | |||
==== Perl scripts ==== | |||
[[Recover vmx from log file]] | |||
==== AppleScript ==== | |||
[http://communities.vmware.com/thread/122793 AppleScript to Run Virtual Machine and switch to Full Screen View or Unity View at Login] | |||
==== Javascript ==== | |||
[[Ghetto vCenter 4.0 Unattended Installer]] | |||
==== In the pipeline ==== | |||
[[External scripts that are not processed yet]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:05, 5 December 2014
Documentation
ESX Service Console
RTFM ESX 3.x Service Console Guide
Command Line Interface Tips and Tricks for VMware ESX Server 2 and 3
VMware API
VMware ESX 2.3 scripting API users manual
VMware vimsh
Xtravirt scripting papers about vimsh among others
Vimsh Help documentation and general tips
VMware RCLI
What is VMware RCLI?
The VMware Infrastructure Remote CLI provides a command-line interface for datacenter management from a remote server. This interface is fully supported on ESX 3.5 Update 2 and ESXi Update 2. Download it here
ESX3i Remote CLI documentation
VMware VI Perl Toolkit
VI Perl Toolkit command documentation
VMware VIMA
What is VMware VIMA? http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/
Why use VMware VIMA? http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1340611,00.html
How to setup VMware VIMA? http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1340917,00.html#
VIX/vmrun
Using vmrun one can automate ESX3.5/ESXi virtual machines as well as virtual machines on VMware Server 2.0 and VMware Worstation 6.0
What is VMware VIX and why use it? http://blogs.vmware.com/vix/2008/07/what-is-vix-and.html
What is VMware vmrun? http://blogs.vmware.com/vix/2008/12/managing-vm-guests-using-vmrun.html
Scripts:
vmrun scripts
Scripts to execute to automate actions in your guest.
vmrun return all IPs for running VMs
bash scripts
build host vmware kernel modules
build guest vmware kernel modules
Custom my-vmware-cmd management script
locate all VMs with NPIV WWN for ESX
locate all VMs with NPIV WWN for ESXi
locate all VMs with RDMs for ESX and ESXi
Free VM backup solution for ESX and ESXi
Performing emergency shut down of VM's on ESX
RCLI & VI Perl Toolkit scripts
Free VM Clone utility for ESX and ESXi
"Quick" migration utility for VM(s) on ESX and ESXi
APC/APCUPSD ESX/ESXi Host shutdown script
Perl scripts
AppleScript
AppleScript to Run Virtual Machine and switch to Full Screen View or Unity View at Login
Javascript
Ghetto vCenter 4.0 Unattended Installer
