To set Virtual machine to start on boot, Go to
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VMware ESXi > Virtual Machines |
Click on the Virtual machine you need to start on Boot.
From Actions Menu, select “Autostart” click “Enable”
Create Virtual Machine in VMware ESXi Server
To create Virtual Machine, login to VMware ESXi, click on “Create/Register VM” link on top.
On next page, it ask you to “Select creation type”.
Select “Create a new virtual machine”. Click next.
On next page, you need to “Select a name and guest OS”.
It ask for datastore, select the datastore you need to use for your VM.
On “Customize settings” page you need to select Virtual Machine CPU/RAM/Disk etc..
If you need to boot from ISO, set “CD/DVD Drive 1” to “Datastore ISO file”. This will show you datastore browser, you need to select the ISO file you need to install. Make sure you select “Connect at power on” option for VM to boot from ISO file.
On next screen, it shows information about the virtual machine you are going to create.
Click “Finish” to create the Virtual Machine.
Click on “Virtual Machines” link on left side menu, you will see all your Virtual Machines
Click on the VM to start the Virtual Machine, this will boot the VM from ISO, you can do the installation of Guest OS.
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Finding Information on VMware ESXi Host
How to add ISO to VMware ESXi
Create Virtual Machine in VMware ESXi Server
VMware ESXi set Virtual Machine to start on Boot
VMware Horizon
VMWare esxcli
VMWare ESXI add SSH key
VMWare ESXI Commands
Delete a disk partition in VMWare ESXI
Clone VM on VMware ESXi using vmkfstools
Finding Information on VMware ESXi Host
You can run
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esxcfg-info |
In VMware ESXi host SSH terminal. You can also see this information by going to URL
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https://SERVER_IP/cgi-bin/esxcfg-info.cgi |
This will ask for your user name and password. Normally default user name is root.
Once you logged in you will see something like
https://gist.github.com/serverok/b173106275a5d1d593ae73c40b1828c7
proxmox
Proxmox is a virtualization software that allow you to run KVM virtual machines.
Once installed, you will be able to access proxmox on port 8006.
https://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8006/
Downloading Proxmox CT Templates
Add ISO Images to Proxmox
Proxmox Manage Virtual Machines with qm command
Proxmox 6 disable No valid subscription notice
Manage XenServer from command line with xe
xe command is used to manage XenServer from command line
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[root@ns319379 ~]# xe help Usage: xe <command> [-s server] [-pw passwd] [-p port] [-u user] [-pwf password-file] [command specific arguments] To get help on a specific command: xe help <command> To get a full listing of commands: xe help --all Common command list ------------------- cd-list, diagnostic-vm-status, network-list, snapshot-clone snapshot-copy, snapshot-disk-list, snapshot-export-to-template snapshot-reset-powerstate, snapshot-revert, snapshot-uninstall, sr-list template-export, template-uninstall, vm-cd-add, vm-cd-eject vm-cd-insert, vm-cd-list, vm-cd-remove, vm-checkpoint, vm-clone vm-compute-maximum-memory, vm-copy, vm-disk-add, vm-disk-list vm-disk-remove, vm-export, vm-import, vm-install, vm-list, vm-migrate vm-pause, vm-reboot, vm-reset-powerstate, vm-resume, vm-shutdown vm-snapshot, vm-snapshot-with-quiesce, vm-start, vm-suspend vm-uninstall, vm-unpause, vm-vif-list [root@ns319379 ~]# |
To list VM, run
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[root@ns319379 ~]# xe vm-list uuid ( RO) : 18e4994d-e536-9ab1-5fd3-ed3ba98cafa2 name-label ( RW): XOA power-state ( RO): running uuid ( RO) : 1c8c3087-9afa-f040-4544-f77be88f0d83 name-label ( RW): XOA power-state ( RO): halted uuid ( RO) : 7461bdf5-8986-471d-9067-01d12bf38f99 name-label ( RW): Control domain on host: stock.ovh.net power-state ( RO): running uuid ( RO) : 56e60d30-15a7-ed07-c526-a17a81d692b4 name-label ( RW): centos-webmin power-state ( RO): halted [root@ns319379 ~]# |