====== ESXi command line ======

===== ESXi maintenance mode =====

To enter and exit maintenance mode
<cli prompt='#'>
~ # esxcli <conn_options> system maintenanceMode set --enable true
</cli>

After all virtual machines on the host have been suspended or migrated, the host enters maintenance mode. You cannot deploy or power on a virtual machine on hosts in maintenance mode.

To exit maintenance mode
<cli prompt='#'>
~ # esxcli <conn_options> system maintenanceMode set --enable false 
</cli>

===== ESXi poweroff/reboot =====

To poweroff the system, it must be in maintenance mode:
<cli prompt='#'>
~ # esxcli system shutdown poweroff --delay=10 --reason=reboot
</cli>

===== Clone a vmdk =====

Stop the VM, then for each vmdk:
<cli prompt='#'>
~ # vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/Storage1/examplevm/examplevm-000003.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/Storage2/examplevm_clone.vmdk -d thin
</cli>