Power on/off VM via command line.

Power on a VM

To power on a virtual machine from the command line:

1. List the inventory ID of the virtual machine with the command:
   
   vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms |grep <vm name>
   
   Note: The first column of the output shows the vmid.
   
2. Check the power state of the virtual machine with the command:
   
   vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate <vmid>
   
3. Power-on the virtual machine with the command:
   
   vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on <vmid>