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Power On and Power Off VMs in VMware ESXi 5.5 from the command line
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Get a list of your VMs

vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

Find the one you’re interested in and check its “power” state

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate [vmid]

Power off

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off [vmid]

Power on

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on [vmid]
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