VMware Telnet Commands
lists the VMware telnet extension commands and their brief descriptions. Commands in the table are grouped by purpose: VMware telnet extension and suboptions, proxy, vMotion, and identification. The table uses command symbols. A VMware telnet extension command is a two- or three-byte code embedded in a telnet command sequence. For more information about commands and the code equivalents, see VMware Telnet Extension Commands for Proxy Communication.
| Command | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VMWARE-TELNET-EXT | virtual machine, proxy | The VMware telnet extension option command |
| KNOWN-SUBOPTIONS-1 | virtual machine | Suboptions supported by the virtual machine |
| KNOWN-SUBOPTIONS-2 | proxy | Suboptions supported by the proxy |
| UNKNOWN-SUBOPTION-RCVD-1 | virtual machine | Unknown suboption received by the virtual machine |
| UNKNOWN-SUBOPTION-RCVD-2 | proxy | Unknown suboption received by the proxy |
| DO-PROXY | virtual machine | Virtual machine request for proxy support |
| WILL-PROXY | proxy | Positive proxy response |
| WON’T-PROXY | proxy | Negative proxy response |
| VMOTION-BEGIN | virtual machine | Notification of a pending vMotion operation for a virtual machine |
| VMOTION-GOAHEAD | proxy | Positive proxy response |
| VMOTION-NOTNOW | proxy | Negative proxy response |
| VMOTION-PEER | virtual machine | Virtual machine request identifying the new virtual machine instance |
| VMOTION-PEER-OK | proxy | Proxy response accepting the new virtual machine instance |
| VMOTION-COMPLETE | virtual machine | Notification that vMotion operation is complete |
| VMOTION-ABORT | virtual machine | Notification that vMotion operation was aborted |
| GET-VM-VC-UUID | proxy | Proxy request for the virtual center representation of virtual machine UUID |
| VM-VC-UUID | virtual machine | Virtual machine response |
| GET-VM-NAME | proxy | Proxy request for the virtual machine name |
| VM-NAME | virtual machine | Virtual machine response |
| GET-VM-BIOS-UUID | proxy | Proxy request for the virtual machine BIOS UUID |
| VM-BIOS-UUID | virtual machine | Virtual machine response |
| GET-VM-LOCATION-UUID | proxy | Proxy request for the virtual machine location UUID |
| VM-LOCATION-UUID | virtual machine | Virtual machine response |