Comandi utili VMware Esxi

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Rebooting a running VM Guest

1. ssh into ESXi host
2. List all VMs
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
3. Get the power state of the VM in question - vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate <vm-id#>
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate 128
4. VMware Tools Soft Reboot - vim-cmd vmsvc/power.reboot <vm-id#>
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.reboot 128

Hard Reboot that VM (this is only if you can not do it through vmtools) - vim-cmd vmsvc/power.reset <vm-id#>
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.reset 128

Get All vmsvc commands
vim-cmd vmsvc

Check guest VM IP
vim-cmd vmsvc/get.summary 128
http://robertbchase.blogspot.com/2008/12/vmware-esxi-ssh-cli-commands.html

Set Jumbo Frames on Switch0
1. List Switchs and MTU Settings
esxcfg-vswitch -l
2. Set MTU to 9000 for Switch0
esxcfg-vswitch -m 9000 vSwitch0
3. Verify
esxcfg-vswitch -l
esxcfg-nics -l

Migrate script that will convert vmdks to thin provision
http://www.bryanpopham.com/tutorials/migrate.sh.ESXi.txt

Install Drivers ESXi SSH
#1. List Drivers
esxcli software vib list
#2 Install Driver that SCP to /tmp
esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/LSI_2.27.08.036vm50-offline_bundle-637081.zip
www.tinkertry.com/lsi92658iesxi5/

RDM Sata Drives
1. Find you disk to RDM in the /dev/disks folder
ls -lah /dev/disks/

2. Make a RDM vmdk in a local datastore
vmkfstools -z /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.4xxxc6xxxxxxxxcf /vmfs/volumes/(your localDS name)/RDM.naa.4xxxc6xxxxxxxxcf.vmdk

3. Add RDM.naa.4xxxc6xxxxxxxxcf.vmdk to your VM in vSphere Client
http://blog.davidwarburton.net/2010/10/25/rdm-mapping-of-local-sata-storage-for-esxi/

Backup Config
1. Flush conf changes
vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/sync_config

2. Make backup file & download in browser naming it configBundle.tgz
vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/backup_config
Alternative method scp the file from /tmp/scratch/downloads/

Restore Config
1. scp configBundle.tgz to /tmp

2. Set server to maintenance mode
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter

3. Restore conf that you scp to /tmp
vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/restore_config /tmp/configBundle.tgz