check_and_auto_start_vms.sh

#!/bin/sh -eux

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# this script will check and auto start
# the selected vms in VMware ESXi 6.0
# just put this script to /usr/sbin/ then
# append the following to the root's crontable then restart crond by pkill crond && crond
##min hour day mon dow command
#1    1    *   *   *   /sbin/tmpwatch.py
#1    *    *   *   *   /sbin/auto-backup.sh
#0    *    *   *   *   /usr/lib/vmware/vmksummary/log-heartbeat.py
#*/5  *    *   *   *   /sbin/hostd-probe ++group=host/vim/vmvisor/hostd-probe

#*/1  *    *   *   *   /usr/sbin/check_and_auto_start_vms.sh "5.2" > /tmp/check_and_auto_start_vms.log 2>&1
# 
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#[ -n "$1" ] ||  echo "please input the vm name or vm keywords" ||   exit 1
[ -n "$1" ] ||  exit 1
KEYWORD="$1"

# check target vm state
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# get target vm id by name
VM_IDs=$(vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms | awk "/$KEYWORD/ {print \$1}")

for id in $VM_IDs; do
  vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstat $id | grep -iq 'Powered off'
        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
          echo "this vm is powered off now power it on ..."
          echo vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on $id
        fi
  echo "This is vm identified by vmid: $id is already powered on skipping..."
done
echo '*********************************'
echo "auto start selected vms done!"
echo '*********************************'