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ESXi 5.5 useful CLI commands
/// LIST ALL REGISTERED VMs
/// Will returns the ID of each VM. In my case the id will be "1".
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms
/// POWER ON A SINGLE VM FROM IT'S ID
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on 1
/// POWER OFF A SINGLE VM FROM IT'S ID
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on 1
/// CHECK STATE OF A SINGLE VM FROM IT'S ID
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate 1
/// UNREGISTER A SINGLE VM FROM IT'S ID
vim-cmd vmsvc/unregister 1
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