Shutdown ESXi host over SSH

2016-04-08

Shutdown ESXi host over SSH

1. Connect ESXi host over SSH
2. Get a list of running virtual machines, we will use the [World ID] later.

esxcli vm process list

3. Power off the virtual machines one by one from the list

esxcli vm process kill --type=[soft, hard, force] --world-id=[World ID]

4. Shutdown VMs and Power off ESXi Host

/sbin/shutdown.sh && /sbin/poweroff

[Alternative]Power off/on a virtual machine with command-line utilities

1. List VMs

vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

2. Get the power state of a VM

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate <Vmid>

3. Power on a virtual machine

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off <Vmid>

References

• vSphere Command-Line Interface Reference
• Performing common virtual machine-related tasks with command-line utilities (2012964)