How to get list of VMs from ESX CLI?

[jithinraj]

Hi All,

Can anyone please let me know the ESX command to list the VMs on ESX with performance data?

thanks

Jithin

[LucD]

Not sure what exactly you are asking but with the Get-Stat cmdlet you retrieve performance data for VMs.

[jithinraj]

I was looking for the command to list VMs from ESX host with VM's performance data, includes CPU, Memory utilization etc...thanks

[LucD]

You can check if there is performance data for Historical Interval 1 by doing

Get-VM | Select Name,
    @{N="Perf data available";E={if(Get-Stat -Entity $_ -MaxSamples 1){"Yes"}}}

For the other historical intervals you will have to specify a Start and Finish parameter.

Have a look at my Statistics posts for an intro to performance data with PowerCLI. Start with Part 1.

[jithinraj]

I was looking for VMs list from ESX server using service console command with VMs performance data.

Not sure whther I can use ESXTOP...

thanks

Jithin

[LucD]

You can use the Get-EsxTop cmdlet.

But be warned, the interpretation of the output is not for the faint of heart

I did a couple of posts on the Get-EsxTop cmdlet.

Perhaps these can help you on your way.

[jithinraj]

Thanks very much for the information...