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==== RCLI & VI Perl Toolkit scripts ====
==== RCLI & VI Perl Toolkit scripts ====


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[[Free VM Clone utility for ESX and ESXi]]

Revision as of 17:51, 13 January 2009

Documentation

ESX Service Console

RTFM ESX 3.x Service Console Guide

VMware API

VMware ESX 2.3 scripting API users manual

VMware vimsh

Xtravirt scripting papers about vimsh among others

VMware RCLI

What is VMware RCLI?
The VMware Infrastructure Remote CLI provides a command-line interface for datacenter management from a remote server. This interface is fully supported on ESX 3.5 Update 2 and ESXi Update 2. Download it here

ESX3i Remote CLI documentation

VMware VI Perl Toolkit

VI Perl Toolkit command documentation

VMware VIMA

What is VMware VIMA? http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/

Why use VMware VIMA? http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1340611,00.html

How to setup VMware VIMA? http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1340917,00.html#

VIX/vmrun

Using vmrun one can automate ESX3.5/ESXi virtual machines as well as virtual machines on VMware Server 2.0 and VMware Worstation 6.0

What is VMware VIX and why use it? http://blogs.vmware.com/vix/2008/07/what-is-vix-and.html

What is VMware vmrun? http://blogs.vmware.com/vix/2008/12/managing-vm-guests-using-vmrun.html

vmrun command documentation


Scripts:

vmrun scripts

Scripts to execute to automate actions in your guest.

vmrun batch file execution

vmrun return all IPs for running VMs


bash scripts

build host vmware kernel modules

Linked Clones for ESX 3.x+

Linked Clones for ESXi

Custom my-vmware-cmd management script

locate all VMs with NPIV WWN for ESX

locate all VMs with NPIV WWN for ESXi

locate all VMs with RDMs for ESX and ESXi

Free VM backup solution for ESX and ESXi


RCLI & VI Perl Toolkit scripts

Free VM Clone utility for ESX and ESXi