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Retrieves the power state of the specified virtual machine. | Retrieves the power state of the specified virtual machine. | ||
You can use [[vmsvc/getallvms]] to retrieve the vmid | |||
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Powered off | Powered off | ||
==== note ==== | |||
This command can be used to replace the old -obsolete- ESX CLI command: | |||
vmware-cmd path.vmx getstate | |||
[[Category: Vimsh]] | [[Category: Vimsh]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:05, 23 July 2013
vimsh vmsvc/power.getstate
Usage: power.getstate vmid
Retrieves the power state of the specified virtual machine.
You can use vmsvc/getallvms to retrieve the vmid
Example output
For a machine that is powered on:
[/]$ vmsvc/power.getstate 4400 Retrieved runtime info Powered on
For a non existing machine:
[/]$ vmsvc/power.getstate 123
(vim.fault.NotFound) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
msg = "Unable to find a VM corresponding to "123""
}
For a suspended machine:
[/]$ vmsvc/power.getstate 4414 Retrieved runtime info Suspended
and powered off:
[/]$ vmsvc/power.getstate 4400 Retrieved runtime info Powered off
note
This command can be used to replace the old -obsolete- ESX CLI command:
vmware-cmd path.vmx getstate
