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Windows commands VMware ESX commands
Set-Vm
Set-VMHost
Get-VMMServer
Get-VMHost
New-VM
Get-Template
New-Template
VMware ESX (VMware ESX cmd) Set-VMHost To change the state of a VMHost
Set-VmHost -VmHost ESX01 -State "Disconnected"
# Disconnect Host
Set-VmHost -VmHost (Get-VmHost -Name "ESX01") -State "Maintenance"
# Enter Host
Connect Host or Exit Maintenance
Set-VmHost -VmHost (Get-VmHost -Name "ESX01") -State "Connected"
Set-VMHost Synopsis
Changes the configuration of the host.
Syntax
Set-VMHost [-VMHost] <VMHost> [[-State] <VMHostState>] [-VMSwapfilePolicy <VMSwapfilePolicy>] [-VMSwapfileDatastore <Datastore>] [-Profile <VMHostProfile>] [-Evacuate] [-TimeZone <VMHostTimeZone>] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>] http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/windowstoolkit/wintk40u1/html/Set-VMHost.html
VMware ESX (VMware ESX cmd) Get-VMHost To list all the VMware Infrastructure Servers (VMHost) on the connected VI Server
Get-VMHost
Get all Hosts member of a Cluster
Get-Cluster Cluster01 | Get-VmHost
To remove a VMHost
Get-VMHost ESX01 | Remove-VmHost
Get-VMHost Synopsis
Retrieves the hosts on a vSphere server.
Syntax
Get-VMHost [-Datastore <Datastore[]>] [-State <VMHostState[]>] [-Location <VIContainer[]>] [[-Name]
<String[]>] [-Id <String[]>] [-NoRecursion] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-VMHost [-VM <VirtualMachine[]>] [-ResourcePool <ResourcePool[]>] [-Datastore <Datastore[]>] [-
Location <VIContainer[]>] [[-Name] <String[]>] [-Id <String[]>] [-NoRecursion] [-Server <VIServer[]>]
[<CommonParameters>]
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/windowstoolkit/wintk40u1/html/Get-VMHost.html
Get-Template Synopsis
Retrieves the virtual machine templates available on a vSphere server.
Syntax
Get-Template [-Location <VIContainer[]>] [[-Name] <String[]>] [-Id <String[]>] [-NoRecursion] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>] http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/PowerCLI41U1/html/Get-Template.html
Windows commands Get-VMMServer (Windows cmd)
Connecting to the Virtual Machine Manager Server Applies To: Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1 You can display Help about System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) cmdlets at any time in the Windows PowerShell - Virtual Machine Manager command shell. However, you can use the VMM cmdlets only after you connect to a VMM server. Connecting to a VMM server retrieves the server object from the VMM database and gives you access to all the other objects in the database. You retain access to the objects in the database until you close the server connection, which you can do by closing the VMM command shell.
To connect to the Virtual Machine Manager server
Type the following command, and then review the output. Replace the placeholders with your own server and domain names:
Get-VMMServer -Computername "<YourVMMServerName>.<YourDomainName>.com"
When the command has successfully completed, the server object is returned. The command shell displays information about the properties of the VMM server object. And, you are connected to the VMM database that is provided by the VMM server. If a command does not work in the command shell, run the command to connect to the VMM server again. If you encounter problems, open the Services tool in Administrative Tools, and then restart the VMM service. Or, restart the service in the command shell. For information about how to restart a service in the command shell, type Get-Help Restart-Service -detailed. If you are working on the server on which VMM is installed, you can substitute "localhost" for the fully qualified domain name (FQDN). You cannot do this if you are accessing the server remotely.
To connect to Virtual Machine Manager if it is installed on the local host
Type the following command, and then review its output:
Get-VMMServer -Computername localhost
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc764276.aspx
Virtual Machines (Windows cmd)
Set-Vm
Change the configuration of a VM
Set-VM -VM (Get-VM -Name "Win XP SP1") -Name "Win XP SP2" -GuestId "winXPProGuest"
-Description "My updatedWin XP virtual machine."
The Set-VM cmdlet configures a virtual machine. Examples Example 1
Configures virtual machine TestVM to shut down when the Hyper-V host shuts down. PS C:\> Set-VM -Name TestVM -AutomaticStopAction Shutdown
Example 2
Stops virtual machine TestVM, sets it to use dynamic memory, sets its maximum amount of memory to 2GB, sets it to use 2 virtual processors, and starts it. PS C:\> Stop-VM -Name TestVM -Passthru | Set-VM -ProcessorCount 2 -DynamicMemory -MemoryMaximumBytes 2GB -Passthru | Start-VM
Provision VM (Windows cmd) VI PowerScripter
To create a new VM (Windows cmd)
$esxhost = Get-VMHost "ESXHost01 .mydomain.com"
New-VM -Name XPVM -VMHost $esxhost -DiskMB 4000 -MemoryMB 256 Creates a new virtual machine. Examples Example 1
Creates a new virtual machine named new 1 that has 512MB of memory. PS C:\> New-VM -Name "new 1" -MemoryStartupBytes 512MB
Example 2
Creates a virtual machine named new 2 that has 1GB of memory and that is connected to a new 40GB VHDX file. PS C:\> New-VM -Name "new 2" -MemoryStartupBytes 1GB -NewVHDPath d:\vhd\base.vhdx
Example 3
Creates a virtual machine named new 3 that has 1GB of memory and is connected to an existing VHDX file. PS C:\> New-VM -Name "new 3" -MemoryStartupBytes 1GB -VHDPath d:\vhd\BaseImage.vhdx
To Remove a VM:
Remove-VM ( Get-VM "myVM" ) -DeleteFromDisk
Templates (Windows cmd)
$template = Get-Template -Name Templ* -Location (Get-Datacenter DC)
Remove-Template -
Template $template
New-Template -VM ( Get-VM XPVM ) -Name Template01 -Location (Get-Datacenter DC)
Set-Template -Template $template -ToVM
# convert Template to VM
How to Create a Virtual Machine Template http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb740832.aspx
Guest Customization Specification
$osspec = Get-OSCustomizationSpec WinXP
# reads Guest Customization Specification object
New-VM -Name MyVM2 -Template Template01 -VMHost ESX01 -OSCustomizationSpec $osspec
other OS Customization CmdLets: New-OSCustomizationSpec Set-OSCustomizationSpec
