To find vmware version, run
vmware -l vmware -v
Example
[root@dedi-ams-116581:~] vmware -l VMware ESXi 6.5.0 GA [root@dedi-ams-116581:~] vmware -v VMware ESXi 6.5.0 build-4887370 [root@dedi-ams-116581:~]
To find IP address, run
[root@dedi-ams-116581:~] hostname -i 51.15.0.152 [root@dedi-ams-116581:~]
See VMWare esxcli
Identify virtual machine technology
Linux KVM
Microsoft Hyper V
VMWare
lxc
lxd
virsh
Vagrant
https://www.solus.io/
https://fleio.com
Virtualizor is a VPS management control panel.
To install Virtualizor with KVM Virtualization, run
wget -N http://files.virtualizor.com/install.sh
chmod 0755 install.sh
./install.sh email=your@email.com kernel=kvmVirtualizor also supports other virtualization technologies like Xen, OpenVZ, and LXC.
Once installed, you will be able to log in at
https://IP-ADDR:4085/
User = root
PW = password for system user root.Restart Virtualizor
systemctl restart virtualizor
To list all running Virtual Machines, run
qm list
To stop a VM, run
qm stop VM_ID
Here are other qm commands
qm guest cmdqm guest exec-status qm guest passwd [OPTIONS] qm guest exec [ ] [OPTIONS] qm clone [OPTIONS] qm config [OPTIONS] qm create [OPTIONS] qm delsnapshot [OPTIONS] qm destroy [OPTIONS] qm list [OPTIONS] qm listsnapshot qm migrate [OPTIONS] qm move_disk [OPTIONS] qm pending qm reset [OPTIONS] qm resize [OPTIONS] qm resume [OPTIONS] qm rollback qm sendkey [OPTIONS] qm set [OPTIONS] qm shutdown [OPTIONS] qm snapshot [OPTIONS] qm start [OPTIONS] qm stop [OPTIONS] qm suspend [OPTIONS] qm template [OPTIONS] qm unlink --idlist [OPTIONS] qm cleanup qm importdisk [OPTIONS] qm importovf [OPTIONS] qm monitor qm mtunnel qm nbdstop qm rescan [OPTIONS] qm showcmd [OPTIONS] qm status [OPTIONS] qm terminal [OPTIONS] qm unlock qm vncproxy qm wait [OPTIONS]
To set Virtual machine to start on boot, Go to
VMware ESXi > Virtual Machines
Click on the Virtual machine you need to start on Boot.
From Actions Menu, select “Autostart” click “Enable”
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
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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
How to install VMware ESXi on OVH Dedicated Server
You can run
esxcfg-info
In VMware ESXi host SSH terminal. You can also see this information by going to URL
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 is a Virtualization software that allows you to run KVM virtual machines and LXC containers.
Once installed, you will be able to access proxmox on port 8006.
https://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8006Some commands
pvecm nodes
pvecm status
systemctl status pve-cluster
systemctl status pvestatd
systemctl status pvedaemonxe command is used to manage XenServer from command line
[root@ns319379 ~]# xe help Usage: xe[-s server] [-pw passwd] [-p port] [-u user] [-pwf password-file] [command specific arguments] To get help on a specific command: xe help 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
[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 ~]#