When you run vmware-cmd, the virtual machine path is usually required.

You can specify the virtual machine by using one of the following formats.

Type

Syntax

Examples

Datastore prefix style

 
'[ds_name] relative_path'
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'[myStorage1] testvms/VM1/VM1.vmx' (Linux)

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"[myStorage1] testvms/VM1/VM1.vmx" (Windows)

UUID-based path

 
folder/subfolder/file
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'/vmfs/volumes/mystorage/testvms/VM1/VM1.vmx' (Linux)

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"/vmfs/volumes/mystorage/testvms/VM1/VM1.vmx" (Windows)