9.0

Using vmrun to Control Virtual Machines
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vmrun -T esx -h 10.0.1.8 -u root -p <pass> start "[datastore1] WinXP/WinXP.vmx"
IfHTTPSserviceisnotconfiguredonport443,specifytheappropriateportafterthecolon:
vmrun -T esx -h 10.0.1.9:8333 -u root -p <pass> start "[datastore1] WinXP/WinXP.vmx"
OntheremoteESX/ESXihostwithIPaddress10.0.1.8,poweroffthevirtualmachine:
vmrun -T esx -h 10.0.1.8 -u root -p <pass> start "[datastore1] WinXP/WinXP.vmx"
ForvCenterServerinstalledonWindowsServer,the-uuserisusuallyAdministrator,notroot.
vmrun -T vc -h 10.0.1.8 -u Administrator -p <pass> start "[datastore1] WinXP/WinXP.vmx"
Snapshot Commands
CreateasnapshotofavirtualmachinewithWorkstationonaLinuxhostorVMwareFusion:
vmrun -T ws snapshot /path/to/vm/Ubuntu/Ubuntu.vmx mySnapshot
Listsnapshotsonthevirtualmachine,showingtheonemadeinthepreviouscommand:
vmrun -T ws listSnapshots /path/to/vm/Ubuntu/Ubuntu.vmx
Total snapshots: 1
mySnapshot
Reverttothesnapshotyoumade,whichsuspendsthevirtualmachine,andrestarttoresumeoperation:
vmrun -T ws revertToSnapshot /path/to/vm/Ubuntu/Ubuntu.vmx mySnapshot
vmrun -T ws start /path/to/vm/Ubuntu/Ubuntu.vmx
Deletethesnapshotbyspecifyingitsname:
vmrun -T ws deleteSnapshot /path/to/vm/Ubuntu/Ubuntu.vmx mySnapshot
Running Guest Applications
MostvmrunguestoperationsrequireVMwareToolstobeinstalledontheguestoperatingsystem.
Startthecommandtool,minimized,onaWindowsguest:
vmrun -T ws -gu <user> runProgramInGuest WinXP\WinXP.vmx cmd.exe
Guest password: <pass>
StartthecommandtoolonaWindowsguestasanactivewindowonthedesktop:
vmrun -T ws -gu <user> runProgramInGuest WinXP\WinXP.vmx -activeWindow cmd.exe
Guest password: <pass>
RunabatchscriptfileonaWindowsguest,withPerlasthescriptinterpreter:
vmrun -T ws -gu <user> runScriptInGuest Win2k\Win2k.vmx C:\perl\perl.exe C:\script.pl
Guest password: <pass>
Runabatchscriptandkeeprunningafterwards.Tousecmd.exeonWindows,youmustspecifythescript
interpreterasnull:
vmrun -T ws -gu <user> -gp <pass> runScriptInGuest WindowsXP\WindowsProfessionalXP.vmx ""
"cmd.exe /k \"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\VC\\vcvarsall.bat\" x86"
RunaBashshellscriptcalledrunitonaLinuxguest:
vmrun -T ws -gu <user> -gp <pass> runScriptInGuest Ubuntu/Ubuntu.vmx /bin/bash /home/<user>/runit
StartanXclockonaLinuxguest(thisrequiresthe-displayoptiontoappearontheconsole).
vmrun -gu <user> -gp <pass> runProgramInGuest SUSE/SUSE.vmx /usr/bin/xclock -display :0
RunthesameXclockcommand,butreturncontrolbacktotheconsoleimmediately:
vmrun -gu <user> -gp <pass> runProgramInGuest SUSE/SUSE.vmx -noWait /usr/bin/xclock -display :0
NewversionsofFirefoxsupportthe--displayflagfromX11,sotheoptionlooksabitdifferent:
vmrun -gu <user> -gp <pass> runProgramInGuest Ubuntu/Ubuntu.vmx /usr/bin/firefox --display=:0