Shutting down a managed host disconnects it from the vCenter Server system, but does not remove the host from the inventory. You can shut down a single host or all hosts in a datacenter or cluster. Specify one of the options listed in
Connection Options in place of
<conn_options>.
To shut down a host, run esxcli system shutdown poweroff. You must specify the
--reason option and supply a reason for the shutdown. A
--delay option allows you to specify a delay interval, in seconds.
To reboot a host, run system shutdown reboot. You must specify the
--reason option and supply a reason for the shutdown. A
--delay option allows you to specify a delay interval, in seconds.
Shutting down a managed host disconnects it from the vCenter Server system, but does not remove the host from the inventory. You can shut down a single host or all hosts in a datacenter or cluster. Specify one of the options listed in
Connection Options in place of
<conn_options>.
The command returns the host name, manufacturer, model, processor type, CPU cores, memory capacity, and boot time. The command also returns whether vMotion is enabled and whether the host is in maintenance mode.