VMware KB: VCenter, Powering off a virtual machine „vmware unable to connect to the mks“

Using the ESXi 5.0 esxcli command to power off a virtual machine

The esxcli command can be used locally or remotely to power off a virtual machine running on ESXi 5.0. For more information, see the esxcli vm Commands section of the vSphere Command-Line Interface Reference.

  • Open a console session where the esxcli tool is available, either in the ESXi Shell, the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA), or the location where the vSphere Command-Line Interface (vCLI) is installed.
  • Get a list of running virtual machines, identified by World ID, UUID, Display Name, and path to the .vmx configuration file, using this command:
    esxcli vm process list
  • Power off one of the virtual machines from the list using this command:
    esxcli vm process kill –type=[soft,hard,force] –world-id=WorldNumber

Note: Three power-off methods are available. Soft is the most graceful, hard performs an immediate shutdown, and force should be used as a last resort.

Repeat step 2 and validate that the virtual machine is no longer running.

via VMware KB: Powering off a virtual machine on an ESXi host.

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