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esxi shutdown script I found online
#!/bin/sh
# ESXi 5.1 host automated shutdown script
# these are the VM IDs to shutdown in the order specified
# use the SSH shell, run "vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms" to get ID numbers
# specify IDs separated by a space
SERVERIDS=$(vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms | sed -e '1d' -e 's/ \[.*$//' | awk '$1 ~ /^[0-9]+$/ {print $1}')
# New variable to allow script testing, assuming the vim commands all work to issue shutdowns
# can be "0" or "1"
TEST=0
# script waits WAIT_TRYS times, WAIT_TIME seconds each time
# number of times to wait for a VM to shutdown cleanly before forcing power off.
WAIT_TRYS=20
# how long to wait in seconds each time for a VM to shutdown.
WAIT_TIME=10
# ------ DON'T CHANGE BELOW THIS LINE ------
validate_shutdown()
{
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate $SRVID | grep -i "off" > /dev/null 2<&1
STATUS=$?
if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
if [ $TRY -lt $WAIT_TRYS ]; then
# if the vm is not off, wait for it to shut down
TRY=$((TRY + 1))
echo "Waiting for guest VM ID $SRVID to shutdown (attempt #$TRY)..."
sleep $WAIT_TIME
validate_shutdown
else
# force power off and wait a little (you could use vmsvc/power.suspend here instead)
echo "Unable to gracefully shutdown guest VM ID $SRVID... forcing power off."
if [ $TEST -eq 0 ]; then
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off $SRVID
fi
sleep $WAIT_TIME
fi
fi
}
# enter maintenance mode immediately
echo "Entering maintenance mode..."
if [ $TEST -eq 0 ]; then
esxcli system maintenanceMode set -e true -t 0 &
fi
# read each line as a server ID and shutdown/poweroff
for SRVID in $SERVERIDS
do
TRY=0
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate $SRVID | grep -i "off\|Suspended" > /dev/null 2<&1
STATUS=$?
if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Attempting shutdown of guest VM ID $SRVID..."
if [ $TEST -eq 0 ]; then
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.shutdown $SRVID
fi
validate_shutdown
else
echo "Guest VM ID $SRVID already off..."
fi
done
# guest vm shutdown complete
echo "Guest VM shutdown complete..."
# shutdown the ESXi host
echo "Shutting down ESXi host after 10 seconds..."
if [ $TEST -eq 0 ]; then
esxcli system shutdown poweroff -d 10 -r "Automated ESXi host shutdown - esxidown.sh"
fi
# exit maintenance mode immediately before server has a chance to shutdown/power off
# NOTE: it is possible for this to fail, leaving the server in maintenance mode on reboot!
echo "Exiting maintenance mode..."
if [ $TEST -eq 0 ]; then
esxcli system maintenanceMode set -e false -t 0
fi
# exit the session
exit
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