There are several VMware offerings that can replace VMware Server depending on the functionality needed. These offerings range from VMware Player for running one or two virtual machines to VMware vSphere for running more than 100 virtual machines with centralized management and cloud scalability.
VMWARE Server VMRUN Command line
To list the currently running virtual machines on a VMware Server host:
vmrun -T server -h https://IPADDRESS-OR-HOSTNAME:PORT/sdk -u HostUser -p HostPassword list
The VMware Tools installation process may be initiated from the command line as follows, although completion of the installation will need to be performed at the console of the guest operating system:
vmrun -T server -h https://IPADDRESS-OR-HOSTNAME:PORT/sdk -u root -p mypassword installTools “[standard] VM/VM.vmx”
To register a virtual machine with the inventory on a specific VMware host, use the register commands as follows:
vmrun -T server -h https://IPADDRESS-OR-HOSTNAME:PORT/sdk -u root -p mypassword register “[standard] VM/VM.vmx”
Similarly, to unregister a virtual machine from the host inventory:
vmrun -T server -h https://IPADDRESS-OR-HOSTNAME:PORT/sdk -u root -p mypassword unregister “[standard] VM/VM.vmx”
How to STOP a VMware Server WorkStation
vmrun -T server -h https://IPADDRESS-OR-HOSTNAME:PORT/sdk -u root -p mypassword stop “[standard] VM/VM.vmx” soft
How to START a VMware Server WorkStation
vmrun -T server -h https://IPADDRESS-OR-HOSTNAME:PORT/sdk -u root -p mypassword reset “[standard] VM/VM.vmx”
The following example takes a snapshot (named MySnapshot) of a virtual machine using the snapshot command:
vmrun -T server -h https://IPADDRESS-OR-HOSTNAME:PORT/sdk -u root -p mypassword snapshot “[standard] VM/VM.vmx” MySnapshot
The corresponding command to revert the virtual machine to the snapshot state uses the revertToSnapshot command and would read as follows:
vmrun -T server -h https://IPADDRESS-OR-HOSTNAME:PORT/sdk -u root -p mypassword revertToSnapshot “[standard] VM/VM.vmx” MySnapshot
Note that if the virtual machine is running at the time the revertToSnapshot command is issued, the virtual machine will be placed into the suspended state while the restoration process is performed. To resume the suspended virtual machine using the restored state, it may be resumed using the vmrun start command as follows:
vmrun -T server -h https://IPADDRESS-OR-HOSTNAME:PORT/sdk -u root -p mypassword start “[standard] VM/VM.vmx”
Finally, an existing snapshot may be deleted using the deleteSnapshot command:
vmrun -T server -h https://IPADDRESS-OR-HOSTNAME:PORT/sdk -u root -p mypassword deleteSnapshot “[standard] VM/VM.vmx” MySnapshot
VMRUN Usage:
-T Type=ws “Work Station”, server “for Server 2.0” and server1 “for Server 1.0”
-h Host Name
-P Host Port
-u User “Not needed in Workstation”
-p Password “Not needed in Workstation”
-gu Guest User
-gp Guest Password
| POWER COMMANDS | PARAMETERS | DESCRIPTION |
| start | Path to vmx file [gui:nogui] | start a VM |
| stop | Path to vmx file [hard:soft] | stop a VM |
| reset | Path to vmx file [hard:soft] | reset a VM |
| suspend | Path to vmx file [hard:soft] | suspend a VM |
| pause | Path to vmx file | pause a VM |
| unpause | Path to vmx file | unpause a VM |
| SNAPSHOT COMMANDS | PARAMETERS | DESCRIPTION |
| snapshot | Path to vmx file Snapshot name | create a snapshot of a vm |
| deleteSnapShot | Path to vmx file Snapshot name | remove a snapshot of a vm |
| revertToSnapshot | Path to vmx file Snapshot name | set vm state to a snapshot |
| RECORD/REPLAY COMMANDS | PARAMETERS | DESCRIPTION |
| beginRecording | Path to vmx file or Snapshot name | begin Recording |
| endRecording | Path to vmx file or Snapshot name | end Recording |
| beginReplay | Path to vmx file or Snapshot name | begin Replay |
| endReplay | Path to vmx file or Snapshot name | end Replay |
More Commands:
Controlling VMware Virtual Machines from the Command Line with vmrun
Using VMRUN to Control Virtual Machines
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