Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Useful VMware Commands


Useful VMware Commands


Restart management services:
Service mgmt-vmware restart
Find DNS servers:
Cat /etc/resolv.conf
Check ESX version:
esxupdate query
Restart vmware management:
service vmware-vpxa restart
service mgmt- vmware restart
vdf –h
view partion info (disk space etc)
ls –larth
list files in a directory in by GB, MB (easy to see file sizes)
ls –larth *delta*
as above but only show files with “delta” in the name
List registered VMs:
vmware-cmd –l (gives machine id)
Check if VM powered on (e.g.):
vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/4a006885-0aed81dd-0cdc-002219b72e1d/Exchange01/Exchange01.vmx getstate
Check if VM powered on (e.g.):
Type ifconfig to check the current IP address.
esxcfg-vswif -i x.x.x.x vswif0
Example esxcfg-vswif -i 10.0.1.3 vswif0
Check jumbo frames are working
Vmkping –s 9000
ifconfig
Display IP information

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