====== vmware tips ======

===== starting vmware on slackware =====

On slackware, sometimes vmware-hostd doesn't start properly.  You must:

  - stop apache: <code># /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd stop</code>
  - stop vmware and httpd.vmware, and make sure they are stopped: <code># /etc/init.d/vmware stop
# /etc/init.d/http.vmware stop
# ps ax |grep vmware</code>
  - <del>then run: <code># vmware-hostd -a -d -u /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml</code></del>
  - start just vmware (not the web interface): <code># /etc/init.d/vmware start</code>
  - start apache: <code># /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd start</code>
  - you now should [[# start VMs from the cli]] start the vms from the cli

===== start VMs from the cli =====

To start VMs from the commandline, do the following:
  - get a list of all the VMs: <code># vmware-vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms</code>
  - power on a VM: <code># vmware-vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on 16</code>
  - some other commands:<code># vmware-vim-cmd vmsvc/get.summary
# vmware-vim-cmd help vms</code>


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