To find ESXi software version & build
# vmware -v
VMware ESXi 5.0.0 build-469512
# vmware -l
VMware ESXi 5.0.0 GA
To see the running process
# esxtop
To list the network cards properties
# esxcfg-vmknic -l
Interface Port Group/DVPort IP Family IP Address Netmask Broadcast MAC Address MTU TSO MSS Enabled Type
vmk0 Management Network IPv4 10.78.203.72 255.255.255.0 10.78.203.255 00:10:18:a7:76:88 1500 65535 true STATIC #
#esxcfg-nics -l
Name PCI Driver Link Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description
vmnic0 0000:0b:00.00 bnx2 Up 1000Mbps Full 00:10:18:a7:76:88 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
vmnic1 0000:0b:00.01 bnx2 Up 1000Mbps Full 00:10:18:a7:76:8a 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
vmnic2 0000:0c:00.00 bnx2 Up 1000Mbps Full 00:10:18:a7:76:8c 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
# esxcfg-vswitch -l
Switch Name Num Ports Used Ports Configured Ports MTU Uplinks
vSwitch0 128 3 128 1500 vmnic0
PortGroup Name VLAN ID Used Ports Uplinks
VM Network 0 0 vmnic0
Management Network 0 1 vmnic0
Switch Name Num Ports Used Ports Configured Ports MTU Uplinks
vSwitch1 128 3 128 1500 vmnic1
PortGroup Name VLAN ID Used Ports Uplinks
Ted Network 0 1 vmnic1
# vsish -e get net/pNics/vmnic0/propertiesproperties {
Driver Name:bnx2
Driver Version:2.0.15g.v50.11-5vmw
Driver Firmware Version:bc 5.2.3
System Device Name:vmnic0
Module Interface Used By The Driver:vmklinux
Device Hardware Cap Supported:: 0x483c032b -> VMNET_CAP_SG VMNET_CAP_IP4_CSUM VMNET_CAP_HIGH_DMA VMNET_CAP_TSO VMNET_CAP_HW_TX_VLAN VMNET_CAP_HW_RX_VLAN VMNET_CAP_SG_SPAN_PAGES VMNET_CAP_IPV6_CSUM VMNET_CAP_TSO6 VMNET_CAP_TSO256k VMNET_CAP_OFFLOAD_16OFFSET VMNET_CAP_SCHED
Device Hardware Cap Activated:: 0x83c032b -> VMNET_CAP_SG VMNET_CAP_IP4_CSUM VMNET_CAP_HIGH_DMA VMNET_CAP_TSO VMNET_CAP_HW_TX_VLAN VMNET_CAP_HW_RX_VLAN VMNET_CAP_SG_SPAN_PAGES VMNET_CAP_IPV6_CSUM VMNET_CAP_TSO6 VMNET_CAP_TSO256k VMNET_CAP_OFFLOAD_16OFFSET
Device Software Cap Activated:: 0x34800000 -> VMNET_CAP_RDONLY_INETHDRS VMNET_CAP_OFFLOAD_8OFFSET
PCI Bus:11
PCI Slot:0
PCI Fn:0
PCI Vendor:0x14e4
PCI Device ID:0x1639
Interrupt Vector:0xc0
Link Up:1
Speed (Mb/s):1000
Full Duplex:1
Uplink Port ID:0x01000002
Flags:: 0x1a0e -> DEVICE_PRESENT DEVICE_OPENED DEVICE_EVENT_NOTIFIED DEVICE_SCHED_CONNECTED DEVICE_RESPOOLS_SCHED_ALLOWED DEVICE_RESPOOLS_SCHED_SUPPORTED
Network Hint:0 10.78.203.128/255.255.255.128
MAC address:00:10:18:a7:76:88
VLanHwTxAccel:1
VLanHwRxAccel:1
Queue Stopped:8
Pseudo Device:0
Respools sched allowed:1
Respools sched supported:1
To view the ESXi host console interface
#dcui
1. To power on a virtual machine from the command line:#vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
/sbin # vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
Vmid Name File Guest OS Version Annotation
2 VM2 [nfs] VM2_1/VM2.vmx winXPProGuest vmx-08
4 VM1 [nfs] VM1/VM1.vmx winXPProGuest vmx-08
#vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms | grep VM1
Vmid Name File Guest OS Version Annotation
4 VM1 [nfs] VM1/VM1.vmx winXPProGuest vmx-08
Note: The first column of the output shows the vmid.
2. Check the power state of the virtual machine with the command:#vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate <vmid>
# vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate 4
Retrieved runtime info
Powered off
- Power-on the virtual machine with the command:vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on <vmid>
# vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on 4
Powering on VM:
# vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate 4
Retrieved runtime info
Powered on
ESXi 4.1
To power on a virtual machine from the command line:
- List the inventory ID of the virtual machine with the command:vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms |grep <vm name>
Note: The first column of the output shows the vmid.
- Check the power state of the virtual machine with the command:vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate <vmid>
- Power-on the virtual machine with the command:vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on <vmid>
To view the vms guest os
# vim-cmd vmsvc/get.guest 4
Guest information:
(vim.vm.GuestInfo) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
toolsStatus = "toolsOk",
toolsVersionStatus = "guestToolsCurrent",
toolsVersionStatus2 = "guestToolsCurrent",
toolsRunningStatus = "guestToolsRunning",
toolsVersion = "8384",
guestId = "winXPProGuest",
guestFamily = "windowsGuest",
guestFullName = "Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit)",
hostName = "ciscovm1",
ipAddress = "169.254.44.229",
net = (vim.vm.GuestInfo.NicInfo) [
(vim.vm.GuestInfo.NicInfo) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
network = "VM Network",
ipAddress = (string) [
"169.254.44.229"
],
macAddress = "00:50:56:a7:34:5c",
connected = true,
deviceConfigId = 4001,
dnsConfig = (vim.net.DnsConfigInfo) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
dhcp = false,
hostName = "",
domainName = "",
},
ipConfig = (vim.net.IpConfigInfo) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = (vim.net.IpConfigInfo.IpAddress) [
(vim.net.IpConfigInfo.IpAddress) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = "169.254.44.229",
prefixLength = 16,
origin = "random",
state = "preferred",
lifetime = <unset>,
}
],
dhcp = (vim.net.DhcpConfigInfo) null,
autoConfigurationEnabled = <unset>,
},
netBIOSConfig = (vim.net.NetBIOSConfigInfo) null,
},
(vim.vm.GuestInfo.NicInfo) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
network = "VM Network",
ipAddress = (string) [
"169.254.7.162"
],
macAddress = "00:0c:29:61:59:32",
connected = true,
deviceConfigId = 4000,
dnsConfig = (vim.net.DnsConfigInfo) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
dhcp = false,
hostName = "",
domainName = "",
},
ipConfig = (vim.net.IpConfigInfo) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = (vim.net.IpConfigInfo.IpAddress) [
(vim.net.IpConfigInfo.IpAddress) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = "169.254.7.162",
prefixLength = 16,
origin = "random",
state = "preferred",
lifetime = <unset>,
}
],
dhcp = (vim.net.DhcpConfigInfo) null,
autoConfigurationEnabled = <unset>,
},
netBIOSConfig = (vim.net.NetBIOSConfigInfo) null,
}
],
ipStack = (vim.vm.GuestInfo.StackInfo) [
(vim.vm.GuestInfo.StackInfo) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
dnsConfig = (vim.net.DnsConfigInfo) null,
ipRouteConfig = (vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipRoute = (vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.IpRoute) [
(vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.IpRoute) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
network = "169.254.0.0",
prefixLength = 16,
gateway = (vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.Gateway) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = "169.254.44.229",
device = "0",
},
},
(vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.IpRoute) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
network = "169.254.0.0",
prefixLength = 16,
gateway = (vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.Gateway) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = "169.254.7.162",
device = "1",
},
},
(vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.IpRoute) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
network = "169.254.255.255",
prefixLength = 32,
gateway = (vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.Gateway) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = "169.254.44.229",
device = "0",
},
},
(vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.IpRoute) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
network = "169.254.255.255",
prefixLength = 32,
gateway = (vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.Gateway) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = "169.254.7.162",
device = "1",
},
},
(vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.IpRoute) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
network = "224.0.0.0",
prefixLength = 4,
gateway = (vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.Gateway) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = "169.254.44.229",
device = "0",
},
},
(vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.IpRoute) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
network = "224.0.0.0",
prefixLength = 4,
gateway = (vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.Gateway) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = "169.254.7.162",
device = "1",
},
},
(vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.IpRoute) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
network = "255.255.255.255",
prefixLength = 32,
gateway = (vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.Gateway) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = "169.254.44.229",
device = "0",
},
},
(vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.IpRoute) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
network = "255.255.255.255",
prefixLength = 32,
gateway = (vim.net.IpRouteConfigInfo.Gateway) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ipAddress = "169.254.7.162",
device = "1",
},
}
],
},
dhcpConfig = (vim.net.DhcpConfigInfo) null,
}
],
disk = (vim.vm.GuestInfo.DiskInfo) [
(vim.vm.GuestInfo.DiskInfo) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
diskPath = "C:\",
capacity = 10725732352,
freeSpace = 7530975232,
}
],
screen = (vim.vm.GuestInfo.ScreenInfo) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
width = 640,
height = 480,
},
guestState = "running",
powerPolicy = (vim.vm.PowerPolicy) null,
appHeartbeatStatus = "appStatusGray",
guestOperationsReady = true,
interactiveGuestOperationsReady = false,
}
