Start ESXI VM From CLI

Posted Jul 24, 2022 Updated Jul 24, 2022

By Mark Riggs

1 min read

ESXI CLI

Enable ESXI SSH access then connect the ESXi host via SSH.

To get a list of all VMs run:

vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

Find the ID for the VM you want to start and Replace <##> in the command below:

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on <##>

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