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Using vim-cmd to Power On and Power Off Virtual Machines

To get a list of all virtual machines on a host:

vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

To power on a specific virtual machine (from above):

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on vmnumber

To power off a specific virtual machine (from above):

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off vmnumber