vmware-cmd 可帮操作 vm, 比如本机vmx注册,查看一台VM 是否开启,帮你关闭和重启一台VM等等 
 vmware-cmd 选项:
Option   Description 
 -H 指定一台需要操作的主机,如果启用H选项,测 -U 和 -P 也必需被选用
 -O 指定一个端口 默认端口为902.
 -U 后跟用户名
 -P 后跟密码
 -h 打印帮助
 -q 大致是说最小化批定参数的执行结果的输出
 -v  Turns on the verbose option.

 vmware-cmd的使用格式如下:
 vmware-cmd -s <options> <server-operation> <arguments> 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Powerop_mode
  soft  <require the VMware Tools to be installed and running in the guest operating system.  
  hard   
  trysoft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples
Retrieving the State of a Virtual Machine
 vmware-cmd /home/vmware/win2000.vmx getstate
Performing a Power Operation
 vmware-cmd -v /home/vmware/win2000.vmx start
 vmware-cmd foo.vmx setconfig ide1:0.file /tmp/cdimages/foo.iso
 vmware-cmd -q  ./firewall.vmx reset hard

 更多:http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/vmware-cmd.html

 

 

 vmware-cmd -l   
 vmware-cmd -s register <vm-cfg-path>  
 vmware-cmd -s unregister <vm-cfg-path> 
 vmware-cmd -s getresource <vm-cfg-path> <variable_name> 
 vmware-cmd -s setresource <variable_name> <value>

 vmware-cmd 针对Virtual Machine 的操作
 vmware-cmd <options> <vm-cfg-path> <vm-operation> <arguments>
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> getstate
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> start <powerop_mode>  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> stop <powerop_mode> 
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> reset <powerop_mode>  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> suspend <powerop_mode>  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> addredo <disk_device_name>
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> commit <disk_device_name> <level> <freeze> <wait>
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> setconfig <variable> <value> 
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> getconfig <variable>  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> setguestinfo <variable> <value> 
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> getguestinfo <variable>  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> getproductinfo <prodinfo>  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> connectdevice <device_name>  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> disconnectdevice <device_name>  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> getconfigfile  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> getheartbeat  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> gettoolslastactive  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> answer 
 vmware-cmd getresource <vm-cfg-path> <variable_name>
 vmware-cmd setresource <vm-cfg-path> <variable_name> <value>
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> getuptime 
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> getid  
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> getpid
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> getcapabilities
 vmware-cmd <vm-cfg-path> getremoteconnections