This document is generated from govc -h and govc $cmd -h commands.
The following common options are filtered out in this document,
but appear via govc $cmd -h:
-cert= Certificate [GOVC_CERTIFICATE]
-debug=false Store debug logs [GOVC_DEBUG]
-dump=false Enable output dump
-json=false Enable JSON output
-k=false Skip verification of server certificate [GOVC_INSECURE]
-key= Private key [GOVC_PRIVATE_KEY]
-persist-session=true Persist session to disk [GOVC_PERSIST_SESSION]
-tls-ca-certs= TLS CA certificates file [GOVC_TLS_CA_CERTS]
-tls-known-hosts= TLS known hosts file [GOVC_TLS_KNOWN_HOSTS]
-u= ESX or vCenter URL [GOVC_URL]
-vim-namespace=urn:vim25 Vim namespace [GOVC_VIM_NAMESPACE]
-vim-version=6.0 Vim version [GOVC_VIM_VERSION]
-dc= Datacenter [GOVC_DATACENTER]
-host.dns= Find host by FQDN
-host.ip= Find host by IP address
-host.ipath= Find host by inventory path
-host.uuid= Find host by UUID
-vm.dns= Find VM by FQDN
-vm.ip= Find VM by IP address
-vm.ipath= Find VM by inventory path
-vm.path= Find VM by path to .vmx file
-vm.uuid= Find VM by UUID
Usage: govc about [OPTIONS]
Display About info for HOST.
System information including the name, type, version, and build number.
Examples:
govc about
govc about -json | jq -r .About.ProductLineId
Options:
-l=false Include service content
Usage: govc about.cert [OPTIONS]
Display TLS certificate info for HOST.
If the HOST certificate cannot be verified, about.cert will return with exit code 60 (as curl does).
If the '-k' flag is provided, about.cert will return with exit code 0 in this case.
The SHA1 thumbprint can also be used as '-thumbprint' for the 'host.add' and 'cluster.add' commands.
Examples:
govc about.cert -k -json | jq -r .ThumbprintSHA1
govc about.cert -k -show | sudo tee /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/host.crt
govc about.cert -k -thumbprint | tee -a ~/.govmomi/known_hosts
Options:
-show=false Show PEM encoded server certificate only
-thumbprint=false Output host hash and thumbprint only
Usage: govc cluster.add [OPTIONS]
Add HOST to CLUSTER.
The host is added to the cluster specified by the 'cluster' flag.
Examples:
thumbprint=$(govc about.cert -k -u host.example.com -thumbprint | awk '{print $2}')
govc cluster.add -cluster ClusterA -hostname host.example.com -username root -password pass -thumbprint $thumbprint
govc cluster.add -cluster ClusterB -hostname 10.0.6.1 -username root -password pass -noverify
Options:
-cluster=* Path to cluster
-connect=true Immediately connect to host
-force=false Force when host is managed by another VC
-hostname= Hostname or IP address of the host
-license= Assign license key
-noverify=false Accept host thumbprint without verification
-password= Password of administration account on the host
-thumbprint= SHA-1 thumbprint of the host's SSL certificate
-username= Username of administration account on the host
Usage: govc cluster.change [OPTIONS] CLUSTER...
Change configuration of the given clusters.
Examples:
govc cluster.change -drs-enabled -vsan-enabled -vsan-autoclaim ClusterA
govc cluster.change -drs-enabled=false ClusterB
Options:
-drs-enabled=<nil> Enable DRS
-drs-mode= DRS behavior for virtual machines: manual, partiallyAutomated, fullyAutomated
-ha-enabled=<nil> Enable HA
-vsan-autoclaim=<nil> Autoclaim storage on cluster hosts
-vsan-enabled=<nil> Enable vSAN
Usage: govc cluster.create [OPTIONS] CLUSTER
Create CLUSTER in datacenter.
The cluster is added to the folder specified by the 'folder' flag. If not given,
this defaults to the host folder in the specified or default datacenter.
Examples:
govc cluster.create ClusterA
govc cluster.create -folder /dc2/test-folder ClusterB
Options:
-folder= Inventory folder [GOVC_FOLDER]
Usage: govc datacenter.create [OPTIONS] NAME...
Options:
-folder= Inventory folder [GOVC_FOLDER]
Usage: govc datacenter.info [OPTIONS] [PATH]...
Options:
Usage: govc datastore.cp [OPTIONS] SRC DST
Copy SRC to DST on DATASTORE.
Examples:
govc datastore.cp foo/foo.vmx foo/foo.vmx.old
govc datastore.cp -f my.vmx foo/foo.vmx
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-f=false If true, overwrite any identically named file at the destination
Usage: govc datastore.create [OPTIONS] HOST...
Create datastore on HOST.
Examples:
govc datastore.create -type nfs -name nfsDatastore -remote-host 10.143.2.232 -remote-path /share cluster1
govc datastore.create -type vmfs -name vmfsDatastore -disk=mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0 cluster1
govc datastore.create -type local -name localDatastore -path /var/datastore host1
Options:
-disk= Canonical name of disk (VMFS only)
-force=false Ignore DuplicateName error if datastore is already mounted on a host
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-mode=readOnly Access mode for the mount point (readOnly|readWrite)
-name= Datastore name
-password= Password to use when connecting (CIFS only)
-path= Local directory path for the datastore (local only)
-remote-host= Remote hostname of the NAS datastore
-remote-path= Remote path of the NFS mount point
-type= Datastore type (NFS|NFS41|CIFS|VMFS|local)
-username= Username to use when connecting (CIFS only)
Usage: govc datastore.disk.create [OPTIONS] VMDK
Create VMDK on DS.
Examples:
govc datastore.mkdir disks
govc datastore.disk.create -size 24G disks/disk1.vmdk
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-size=10.0GB Size of new disk
Usage: govc datastore.disk.info [OPTIONS] VMDK
Query VMDK info on DS.
Examples:
govc datastore.disk.info disks/disk1.vmdk
Options:
-c=false Chain format
-d=false Include datastore in output
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-p=true Include parents
Usage: govc datastore.download [OPTIONS] SOURCE DEST
Copy SOURCE from DS to DEST on the local system.
If DEST name is "-", source is written to stdout.
Examples:
govc datastore.download vm-name/vmware.log ./local.log
govc datastore.download vm-name/vmware.log - | grep -i error
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc datastore.info [OPTIONS] [PATH]...
Options:
Usage: govc datastore.ls [OPTIONS] [FILE]...
Options:
-R=false List subdirectories recursively
-a=false Do not ignore entries starting with .
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-l=false Long listing format
-p=false Append / indicator to directories
Usage: govc datastore.mkdir [OPTIONS] DIRECTORY
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-namespace=false Return uuid of namespace created on vsan datastore
-p=false Create intermediate directories as needed
Usage: govc datastore.mv [OPTIONS] SRC DST
Move SRC to DST on DATASTORE.
Examples:
govc datastore.mv foo/foo.vmx foo/foo.vmx.old
govc datastore.mv -f my.vmx foo/foo.vmx
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-f=false If true, overwrite any identically named file at the destination
Usage: govc datastore.remove [OPTIONS] HOST...
Remove datastore from HOST.
Examples:
govc datastore.remove -ds nfsDatastore cluster1
govc datastore.remove -ds nasDatastore host1 host2 host3
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc datastore.rm [OPTIONS] FILE
Remove FILE from DATASTORE.
Examples:
govc datastore.rm vm/vmware.log
govc datastore.rm vm
govc datastore.rm -f images/base.vmdk
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-f=false Force; ignore nonexistent files and arguments
-namespace=false Path is uuid of namespace on vsan datastore
-t=true Use file type to choose disk or file manager
Usage: govc datastore.tail [OPTIONS] PATH
Output the last part of datastore files.
Examples:
govc datastore.tail -n 100 vm-name/vmware.log
govc datastore.tail -n 0 -f vm-name/vmware.log
Options:
-c=-1 Output the last NUM bytes
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-f=false Output appended data as the file grows
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-n=10 Output the last NUM lines
Usage: govc datastore.upload [OPTIONS] SOURCE DEST
Copy SOURCE from the local system to DEST on DS.
If SOURCE name is "-", read source from stdin.
Examples:
govc datastore.upload -ds datastore1 ./config.iso vm-name/config.iso
genisoimage ... | govc datastore.upload -ds datastore1 - vm-name/config.iso
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
Usage: govc datastore.vsan.dom.ls [OPTIONS] [UUID]...
List vSAN DOM objects in DS.
Examples:
govc datastore.vsan.dom.ls
govc datastore.vsan.dom.ls -ds vsanDatastore -l
govc datastore.vsan.dom.ls -l d85aa758-63f5-500a-3150-0200308e589c
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-l=false Long listing
-o=false List orphan objects
Usage: govc datastore.vsan.dom.rm [OPTIONS] UUID...
Remove vSAN DOM objects in DS.
Examples:
govc datastore.vsan.dom.rm d85aa758-63f5-500a-3150-0200308e589c
govc datastore.vsan.dom.rm -f d85aa758-63f5-500a-3150-0200308e589c
govc datastore.vsan.dom.ls -o | xargs govc datastore.vsan.dom.rm
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-f=false Force delete
-v=false Print deleted UUIDs to stdout, failed to stderr
Usage: govc device.boot [OPTIONS]
Configure VM boot settings.
Examples:
govc device.boot -vm $vm -delay 1000 -order floppy,cdrom,ethernet,disk
Options:
-delay=0 Delay in ms before starting the boot sequence
-order= Boot device order
-retry=false If true, retry boot after retry-delay
-retry-delay=0 Delay in ms before a boot retry
-setup=false If true, enter BIOS setup on next boot
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.cdrom.add [OPTIONS]
Add CD-ROM device to VM.
Examples:
govc device.cdrom.add -vm $vm
govc device.ls -vm $vm | grep ide-
govc device.cdrom.add -vm $vm -controller ide-200
govc device.info cdrom-*
Options:
-controller= IDE controller name
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.cdrom.eject [OPTIONS]
Eject media from CD-ROM device.
If device is not specified, the first CD-ROM device is used.
Examples:
govc device.cdrom.eject -vm vm-1
govc device.cdrom.eject -vm vm-1 -device floppy-1
Options:
-device= CD-ROM device name
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.cdrom.insert [OPTIONS] ISO
Insert media on datastore into CD-ROM device.
If device is not specified, the first CD-ROM device is used.
Examples:
govc device.cdrom.insert -vm vm-1 -device cdrom-3000 images/boot.iso
Options:
-device= CD-ROM device name
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.connect [OPTIONS] DEVICE...
Connect DEVICE on VM.
Examples:
govc device.connect -vm $name cdrom-3000
Options:
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.disconnect [OPTIONS] DEVICE...
Disconnect DEVICE on VM.
Examples:
govc device.disconnect -vm $name cdrom-3000
Options:
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.floppy.add [OPTIONS]
Add floppy device to VM.
Examples:
govc device.floppy.add -vm $vm
govc device.info floppy-*
Options:
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.floppy.eject [OPTIONS]
Eject image from floppy device.
If device is not specified, the first floppy device is used.
Examples:
govc device.floppy.eject -vm vm-1
Options:
-device= Floppy device name
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.floppy.insert [OPTIONS] IMG
Insert IMG on datastore into floppy device.
If device is not specified, the first floppy device is used.
Examples:
govc device.floppy.insert -vm vm-1 vm-1/config.img
Options:
-device= Floppy device name
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.info [OPTIONS] [DEVICE]...
Device info for VM.
Examples:
govc device.info -vm $name
govc device.info -vm $name disk-*
govc device.info -vm $name -json ethernet-0 | jq -r .Devices[].MacAddress
Options:
-net= Network [GOVC_NETWORK]
-net.adapter=e1000 Network adapter type
-net.address= Network hardware address
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.ls [OPTIONS]
List devices for VM.
Examples:
govc device.ls -vm $name
Options:
-boot=false List devices configured in the VM's boot options
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.remove [OPTIONS] DEVICE...
Remove DEVICE from VM.
Examples:
govc device.remove -vm $name cdrom-3000
govc device.remove -vm $name -keep disk-1000
Options:
-keep=false Keep files in datastore
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.scsi.add [OPTIONS]
Add SCSI controller to VM.
Examples:
govc device.scsi.add -vm $vm
govc device.scsi.add -vm $vm -type pvscsi
govc device.info -vm $vm {lsi,pv}*
Options:
-hot=false Enable hot-add/remove
-sharing=noSharing SCSI sharing
-type=lsilogic SCSI controller type (lsilogic|buslogic|pvscsi|lsilogic-sas)
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.serial.add [OPTIONS]
Add serial port to VM.
Examples:
govc device.serial.add -vm $vm
govc device.info -vm $vm serialport-*
Options:
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.serial.connect [OPTIONS] URI
Connect service URI to serial port.
If "-" is given as URI, connects file backed device with file name of
device name + .log suffix in the VM Config.Files.LogDirectory.
Defaults to the first serial port if no DEVICE is given.
Examples:
govc device.ls | grep serialport-
govc device.serial.connect -vm $vm -device serialport-8000 telnet://:33233
govc device.info -vm $vm serialport-*
govc device.serial.connect -vm $vm "[datastore1] $vm/console.log"
govc device.serial.connect -vm $vm -
govc datastore.tail -f $vm/serialport-8000.log
Options:
-client=false Use client direction
-device= serial port device name
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
-vspc-proxy= vSPC proxy URI
Usage: govc device.serial.disconnect [OPTIONS]
Disconnect service URI from serial port.
Examples:
govc device.ls | grep serialport-
govc device.serial.disconnect -vm $vm -device serialport-8000
govc device.info -vm $vm serialport-*
Options:
-device= serial port device name
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc device.usb.add [OPTIONS]
Add USB device to VM.
Examples:
govc device.usb.add -vm $vm
govc device.usb.add -type xhci -vm $vm
govc device.info usb*
Options:
-auto=true Enable ability to hot plug devices
-ehci=true Enable enhanced host controller interface (USB 2.0)
-type=usb USB controller type (usb|xhci)
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc dvs.add [OPTIONS] HOST...
Add hosts to DVS.
Examples:
govc dvs.add -dvs dvsName -pnic vmnic1 hostA hostB hostC
Options:
-dvs= DVS path
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-pnic=vmnic0 Name of the host physical NIC
Usage: govc dvs.create [OPTIONS] DVS
Create DVS (DistributedVirtualSwitch) in datacenter.
The dvs is added to the folder specified by the 'folder' flag. If not given,
this defaults to the network folder in the specified or default datacenter.
Examples:
govc dvs.create DSwitch
govc dvs.create -product-version 5.5.0 DSwitch
Options:
-folder= Inventory folder [GOVC_FOLDER]
-product-version= DVS product version
Usage: govc dvs.portgroup.add [OPTIONS] NAME
Add portgroup to DVS.
Examples:
govc dvs.create DSwitch
govc dvs.portgroup.add -dvs DSwitch -type earlyBinding -nports 16 ExternalNetwork
govc dvs.portgroup.add -dvs DSwitch -type ephemeral InternalNetwork
Options:
-dvs= DVS path
-nports=128 Number of ports
-type=earlyBinding Portgroup type (earlyBinding|lateBinding|ephemeral)
-vlan=0 VLAN ID
Usage: govc dvs.portgroup.change [OPTIONS] PATH
Change DVS portgroup configuration.
Examples:
govc dvs.portgroup.change -nports 26 ExternalNetwork
govc dvs.portgroup.change -vlan 3214 ExternalNetwork
Options:
-nports=0 Number of ports
-type=earlyBinding Portgroup type (earlyBinding|lateBinding|ephemeral)
-vlan=0 VLAN ID
Usage: govc dvs.portgroup.info [OPTIONS] DVS
Portgroup info for DVS.
Examples:
govc dvs.portgroup.info DSwitch
govc find / -type DistributedVirtualSwitch | xargs -n1 govc dvs.portgroup.info
Options:
-active=false Filter by port active or inactive status
-connected=false Filter by port connected or disconnected status
-count=0 Number of matches to return (0 = unlimited)
-inside=true Filter by port inside or outside status
-pg= Distributed Virtual Portgroup
-uplinkPort=false Filter for uplink ports
-vlan=0 Filter by VLAN ID (0 = unfiltered)
Usage: govc env [OPTIONS]
Output the environment variables for this client.
If credentials are included in the url, they are split into separate variables.
Useful as bash scripting helper to parse GOVC_URL.
Options:
-x=false Output variables for each GOVC_URL component
Usage: govc events [OPTIONS] [PATH]...
Display events.
Examples:
govc events vm/my-vm1 vm/my-vm2
govc events /dc1/vm/* /dc2/vm/*
govc ls -t HostSystem host/* | xargs govc events | grep -i vsan
Options:
-f=false Follow event stream
-force=false Disable number objects to monitor limit
-n=25 Output the last N events
Usage: govc extension.info [OPTIONS] [KEY]...
Options:
Usage: govc extension.register [OPTIONS]
Options:
-update=false Update extension
Usage: govc extension.setcert [OPTIONS] ID
Set certificate for the extension ID.
The '-cert-pem' option can be one of the following:
'-' : Read the certificate from stdin
'+' : Generate a new key pair and save locally to ID.crt and ID.key
... : Any other value is passed as-is to ExtensionManager.SetCertificate
Options:
-cert-pem=- PEM encoded certificate
-org=VMware Organization for generated certificate
Usage: govc extension.unregister [OPTIONS]
Options:
Usage: govc fields.add [OPTIONS] NAME
Options:
Usage: govc fields.ls [OPTIONS]
Options:
Usage: govc fields.rename [OPTIONS] KEY NAME
Options:
Usage: govc fields.rm [OPTIONS] KEY...
Options:
Usage: govc fields.set [OPTIONS] KEY VALUE PATH...
Options:
Usage: govc find [OPTIONS] [ROOT] [KEY VAL]...
Find managed objects.
ROOT can be an inventory path or ManagedObjectReference.
ROOT defaults to '.', an alias for the root folder or DC if set.
Optional KEY VAL pairs can be used to filter results against object instance properties.
The '-type' flag value can be a managed entity type or one of the following aliases:
a VirtualApp
c ClusterComputeResource
d Datacenter
f Folder
g DistributedVirtualPortgroup
h HostSystem
m VirtualMachine
n Network
o OpaqueNetwork
p ResourcePool
r ComputeResource
s Datastore
w DistributedVirtualSwitch
Examples:
govc find
govc find /dc1 -type c
govc find vm -name my-vm-*
govc find . -type n
govc find . -type m -runtime.powerState poweredOn
govc find . -type m -datastore $(govc find -i datastore -name vsanDatastore)
govc find . -type s -summary.type vsan
govc find . -type h -hardware.cpuInfo.numCpuCores 16
Options:
-i=false Print the managed object reference
-maxdepth=-1 Max depth
-name=* Resource name
-type=[] Resource type
Usage: govc firewall.ruleset.find [OPTIONS]
Find firewall rulesets matching the given rule.
For a complete list of rulesets: govc host.esxcli network firewall ruleset list
For a complete list of rules: govc host.esxcli network firewall ruleset rule list
Examples:
govc firewall.ruleset.find -direction inbound -port 22
govc firewall.ruleset.find -direction outbound -port 2377
Options:
-c=true Check if esx firewall is enabled
-direction=outbound Direction
-enabled=true Find enabled rule sets if true, disabled if false
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-port=0 Port
-proto=tcp Protocol
-type=dst Port type
Usage: govc folder.create [OPTIONS] PATH...
Create folder with PATH.
Examples:
govc folder.create /dc1/vm/folder-foo
govc object.mv /dc1/vm/vm-foo-* /dc1/vm/folder-foo
govc folder.create -pod /dc1/datastore/sdrs
govc object.mv /dc1/datastore/iscsi-* /dc1/datastore/sdrs
Options:
-pod=false Create folder(s) of type StoragePod (DatastoreCluster)
Usage: govc folder.info [OPTIONS] [PATH]...
Options:
Usage: govc guest.chmod [OPTIONS] MODE FILE
Change FILE MODE on VM.
Examples:
govc guest.chmod -vm $name 0644 /var/log/foo.log
Options:
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.chown [OPTIONS] UID[:GID] FILE
Change FILE UID and GID on VM.
Examples:
govc guest.chown -vm $name UID[:GID] /var/log/foo.log
Options:
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.download [OPTIONS] SOURCE DEST
Copy SOURCE from the guest VM to DEST on the local system.
If DEST name is "-", source is written to stdout.
Examples:
govc guest.download -l user:pass -vm=my-vm /var/log/my.log ./local.log
govc guest.download -l user:pass -vm=my-vm /etc/motd -
Options:
-f=false If set, the local destination file is clobbered
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.getenv [OPTIONS] [NAME]...
Read NAME environment variables from VM.
Examples:
govc guest.getenv -vm $name
govc guest.getenv -vm $name HOME
Options:
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.kill [OPTIONS]
Kill process ID on VM.
Examples:
govc guest.kill -vm $name -p 12345
Options:
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-p=[] Process ID
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.ls [OPTIONS] PATH
List PATH files in VM.
Examples:
govc guest.ls -vm $name /tmp
Options:
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-s=false Simple path only listing
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.mkdir [OPTIONS] PATH
Create directory PATH in VM.
Examples:
govc guest.mkdir -vm $name /tmp/logs
govc guest.mkdir -vm $name -p /tmp/logs/foo/bar
Options:
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-p=false Create intermediate directories as needed
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.mktemp [OPTIONS]
Create a temporary file or directory in VM.
Examples:
govc guest.mktemp -vm $name
govc guest.mktemp -vm $name -d
govc guest.mktemp -vm $name -t myprefix
govc guest.mktemp -vm $name -p /var/tmp/$USER
Options:
-d=false Make a directory instead of a file
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-p= If specified, create relative to this directory
-s= Suffix
-t= Prefix
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.mv [OPTIONS] SOURCE DEST
Move (rename) files in VM.
Examples:
govc guest.mv -vm $name /tmp/foo.sh /tmp/bar.sh
govc guest.mv -vm $name -n /tmp/baz.sh /tmp/bar.sh
Options:
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-n=false Do not overwrite an existing file
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.ps [OPTIONS]
List processes in VM.
By default, unless the '-e', '-p' or '-U' flag is specified, only processes owned
by the '-l' flag user are displayed.
The '-x' and '-X' flags only apply to processes started by vmware-tools,
such as those started with the govc guest.start command.
Examples:
govc guest.ps -vm $name
govc guest.ps -vm $name -e
govc guest.ps -vm $name -p 12345
govc guest.ps -vm $name -U root
Options:
-U= Select by process UID
-X=false Wait for process to exit
-e=false Select all processes
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-p=[] Select by process ID
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
-x=false Output exit time and code
Usage: govc guest.rm [OPTIONS] PATH
Remove file PATH in VM.
Examples:
govc guest.rm -vm $name /tmp/foo.log
Options:
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.rmdir [OPTIONS] PATH
Remove directory PATH in VM.
Examples:
govc guest.rmdir -vm $name /tmp/empty-dir
govc guest.rmdir -vm $name -r /tmp/non-empty-dir
Options:
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-r=false Recursive removal
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.start [OPTIONS] PATH [ARG]...
Start program in VM.
The process can have its status queried with govc guest.ps.
When the process completes, its exit code and end time will be available for 5 minutes after completion.
Examples:
govc guest.start -vm $name /bin/mount /dev/hdb1 /data
pid=$(govc guest.start -vm $name /bin/long-running-thing)
govc guest.ps -vm $name -p $pid -X
Options:
-C= The absolute path of the working directory for the program to start
-e=[] Set environment variable (key=val)
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.touch [OPTIONS] FILE
Change FILE times on VM.
Examples:
govc guest.touch -vm $name /var/log/foo.log
govc guest.touch -vm $name -d "$(date -d '1 day ago')" /var/log/foo.log
Options:
-a=false Change only the access time
-c=false Do not create any files
-d= Use DATE instead of current time
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc guest.upload [OPTIONS] SOURCE DEST
Copy SOURCE from the local system to DEST in the guest VM.
If SOURCE name is "-", read source from stdin.
Examples:
govc guest.upload -l user:pass -vm=my-vm ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub /home/$USER/.ssh/authorized_keys
cowsay "have a great day" | govc guest.upload -l user:pass -vm=my-vm - /etc/motd
Options:
-f=false If set, the guest destination file is clobbered
-gid=<nil> Group ID
-l=: Guest VM credentials [GOVC_GUEST_LOGIN]
-perm=0 File permissions
-uid=<nil> User ID
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc host.account.create [OPTIONS]
Create local account on HOST.
Examples:
govc host.account.create -id $USER -password password-for-esx60
Options:
-description= The description of the specified account
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-id= The ID of the specified account
-password= The password for the specified account id
Usage: govc host.account.remove [OPTIONS]
Remove local account on HOST.
Examples:
govc host.account.remove -id $USER
Options:
-description= The description of the specified account
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-id= The ID of the specified account
-password= The password for the specified account id
Usage: govc host.account.update [OPTIONS]
Update local account on HOST.
Examples:
govc host.account.update -id root -password password-for-esx60
Options:
-description= The description of the specified account
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-id= The ID of the specified account
-password= The password for the specified account id
Usage: govc host.add [OPTIONS]
Add host to datacenter.
The host is added to the folder specified by the 'folder' flag. If not given,
this defaults to the host folder in the specified or default datacenter.
Examples:
thumbprint=$(govc about.cert -k -u host.example.com -thumbprint | awk '{print $2}')
govc host.add -hostname host.example.com -username root -password pass -thumbprint $thumbprint
govc host.add -hostname 10.0.6.1 -username root -password pass -noverify
Options:
-connect=true Immediately connect to host
-folder= Inventory folder [GOVC_FOLDER]
-force=false Force when host is managed by another VC
-hostname= Hostname or IP address of the host
-noverify=false Accept host thumbprint without verification
-password= Password of administration account on the host
-thumbprint= SHA-1 thumbprint of the host's SSL certificate
-username= Username of administration account on the host
Usage: govc host.autostart.add [OPTIONS] VM...
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-start-action=powerOn Start Action
-start-delay=-1 Start Delay
-start-order=-1 Start Order
-stop-action=systemDefault Stop Action
-stop-delay=-1 Stop Delay
-wait=systemDefault Wait for Hearbeat Setting (systemDefault|yes|no)
Usage: govc host.autostart.configure [OPTIONS]
Options:
-enabled=<nil>
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-start-delay=0
-stop-action=
-stop-delay=0
-wait-for-heartbeat=<nil>
Usage: govc host.autostart.info [OPTIONS]
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.autostart.remove [OPTIONS] VM...
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.cert.csr [OPTIONS]
Generate a certificate-signing request (CSR) for HOST.
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-ip=false Use IP address as CN
Usage: govc host.cert.import [OPTIONS] FILE
Install SSL certificate FILE on HOST.
If FILE name is "-", read certificate from stdin.
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.cert.info [OPTIONS]
Display SSL certificate info for HOST.
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.date.change [OPTIONS]
Change date and time for HOST.
Examples:
govc host.date.change -date "$(date -u)"
govc host.date.change -server time.vmware.com
govc host.service enable ntpd
govc host.service start ntpd
Options:
-date= Update the date/time on the host
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-server= IP or FQDN for NTP server(s)
-tz= Change timezone of the host
Usage: govc host.date.info [OPTIONS]
Display date and time info for HOST.
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.disconnect [OPTIONS]
Disconnect HOST from vCenter.
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.esxcli [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARG]...
Invoke esxcli command on HOST.
Output is rendered in table form when possible, unless disabled with '-hints=false'.
Examples:
govc host.esxcli network ip connection list
govc host.esxcli system settings advanced set -o /Net/GuestIPHack -i 1
govc host.esxcli network firewall ruleset set -r remoteSerialPort -e true
govc host.esxcli network firewall set -e false
Options:
-hints=true Use command info hints when formatting output
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.info [OPTIONS]
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.maintenance.enter [OPTIONS] HOST...
Put HOST in maintenance mode.
While this task is running and when the host is in maintenance mode,
no VMs can be powered on and no provisioning operations can be performed on the host.
Options:
-evacuate=false Evacuate powered off VMs
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-timeout=0 Timeout
Usage: govc host.maintenance.exit [OPTIONS] HOST...
Take HOST out of maintenance mode.
This blocks if any concurrent running maintenance-only host configurations operations are being performed.
For example, if VMFS volumes are being upgraded.
The 'timeout' flag is the number of seconds to wait for the exit maintenance mode to succeed.
If the timeout is less than or equal to zero, there is no timeout.
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-timeout=0 Timeout
Usage: govc host.option.ls [OPTIONS] [NAME]
List option with the given NAME.
If NAME ends with a dot, all options for that subtree are listed.
Examples:
govc host.option.ls
govc host.option.ls Config.HostAgent.
govc host.option.ls Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.option.set [OPTIONS] NAME VALUE
Set option NAME to VALUE.
Examples:
govc host.option.set Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob true
govc host.option.set Config.HostAgent.log.level verbose
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.portgroup.add [OPTIONS] NAME
Add portgroup to HOST.
Examples:
govc host.portgroup.add -vswitch vSwitch0 -vlan 3201 bridge
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-vlan=0 VLAN ID
-vswitch= vSwitch Name
Usage: govc host.portgroup.change [OPTIONS] NAME
Change configuration of HOST portgroup NAME.
Examples:
govc host.portgroup.change -allow-promiscuous -forged-transmits -mac-changes "VM Network"
govc host.portgroup.change -vswitch-name vSwitch1 "Management Network"
Options:
-allow-promiscuous=<nil> Allow promiscuous mode
-forged-transmits=<nil> Allow forged transmits
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-mac-changes=<nil> Allow MAC changes
-name= Portgroup name
-vlan-id=-1 VLAN ID
-vswitch-name= vSwitch name
Usage: govc host.portgroup.info [OPTIONS]
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.portgroup.remove [OPTIONS] NAME
Remove portgroup from HOST.
Examples:
govc host.portgroup.remove bridge
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.reconnect [OPTIONS]
Reconnect HOST to vCenter.
This command can also be used to change connection properties (hostname, fingerprint, username, password),
without disconnecting the host.
Options:
-force=false Force when host is managed by another VC
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-hostname= Hostname or IP address of the host
-noverify=false Accept host thumbprint without verification
-password= Password of administration account on the host
-sync-state=false Sync state
-thumbprint= SHA-1 thumbprint of the host's SSL certificate
-username= Username of administration account on the host
Usage: govc host.remove [OPTIONS] HOST...
Remove HOST from vCenter.
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.service [OPTIONS] ACTION ID
Apply host service ACTION to service ID.
Where ACTION is one of: start, stop, restart, status, enable, disable
Examples:
govc host.service enable TSM-SSH
govc host.service start TSM-SSH
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.service.ls [OPTIONS]
List HOST services.
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.shutdown [OPTIONS]
Shutdown HOST.
Options:
-f=false Force shutdown when host is not in maintenance mode
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.storage.info [OPTIONS]
Show HOST storage system information.
Examples:
govc ls -t HostSystem host/* | xargs -n1 govc host.storage.info -unclaimed -host
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-rescan=false Rescan for new storage devices
-t=lun Type (hba,lun)
-unclaimed=false Only show disks that can be used as new VMFS datastores
Usage: govc host.storage.mark [OPTIONS] DEVICE_PATH
Mark device at DEVICE_PATH.
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-local=<nil> Mark as local
-ssd=<nil> Mark as SSD
Usage: govc host.storage.partition [OPTIONS] DEVICE_PATH
Show partition table for device at DEVICE_PATH.
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.vnic.info [OPTIONS]
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.vnic.service [OPTIONS] SERVICE DEVICE
Enable or disable service on a virtual nic device.
Where SERVICE is one of: vmotion|faultToleranceLogging|vSphereReplication|vSphereReplicationNFC|management|vsan|vSphereProvisioning
Where DEVICE is one of: vmk0|vmk1|...
Examples:
govc host.vnic.service -host hostname -enable vsan vmk0
govc host.vnic.service -host hostname -enable=false vmotion vmk1
Options:
-enable=true Enable service
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.vswitch.add [OPTIONS] NAME
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-mtu=0 MTU
-nic= Bridge nic device
-ports=128 Number of ports
Usage: govc host.vswitch.info [OPTIONS]
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc host.vswitch.remove [OPTIONS] NAME
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc import.ova [OPTIONS] PATH_TO_OVA
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-folder= Path to folder to add the VM to
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-name= Name to use for new entity
-options= Options spec file path for VM deployment
-pool= Resource pool [GOVC_RESOURCE_POOL]
Usage: govc import.ovf [OPTIONS] PATH_TO_OVF
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-folder= Path to folder to add the VM to
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-name= Name to use for new entity
-options= Options spec file path for VM deployment
-pool= Resource pool [GOVC_RESOURCE_POOL]
Usage: govc import.spec [OPTIONS] PATH_TO_OVF_OR_OVA
Options:
-verbose=false Verbose spec output
Usage: govc import.vmdk [OPTIONS] PATH_TO_VMDK [REMOTE_DIRECTORY]
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-force=false Overwrite existing disk
-keep=false Keep uploaded disk after import
-pool= Resource pool [GOVC_RESOURCE_POOL]
-upload=true Upload specified disk
Usage: govc license.add [OPTIONS] KEY...
Options:
Usage: govc license.assign [OPTIONS] KEY
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-name= Display name
-remove=false Remove assignment
Usage: govc license.assigned.ls [OPTIONS]
Options:
-id= Entity ID
Usage: govc license.decode [OPTIONS] KEY...
Options:
-feature= List licenses with given feature
Usage: govc license.ls [OPTIONS]
Options:
-feature= List licenses with given feature
Usage: govc license.remove [OPTIONS] KEY...
Options:
Usage: govc logs [OPTIONS]
View VPX and ESX logs.
The '-log' option defaults to "hostd" when connected directly to a host or
when connected to VirtualCenter and a '-host' option is given. Otherwise,
the '-log' option defaults to "vpxd:vpxd.log". The '-host' option is ignored
when connected directly to a host. See 'govc logs.ls' for other '-log' options.
Examples:
govc logs -n 1000 -f
govc logs -host esx1
govc logs -host esx1 -log vmkernel
Options:
-f=false Follow log file changes
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-log= Log file key
-n=25 Output the last N log lines
Usage: govc logs.download [OPTIONS] [PATH]...
Generate diagnostic bundles.
A diagnostic bundle includes log files and other configuration information.
Use PATH to include a specific set of hosts to include.
Examples:
govc logs.download
govc logs.download host-a host-b
Options:
-default=true Specifies if the bundle should include the default server
Usage: govc logs.ls [OPTIONS]
List diagnostic log keys.
Examples:
govc logs.ls
govc logs.ls -host host-a
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
Usage: govc ls [OPTIONS] [PATH]...
List inventory items.
Examples:
govc ls -l '*'
govc ls -t ClusterComputeResource host
govc ls -t Datastore host/ClusterA/* | grep -v local | xargs -n1 basename | sort | uniq
Options:
-L=false Follow managed object references
-i=false Print the managed object reference
-l=false Long listing format
-t= Object type
Usage: govc metric.change [OPTIONS] NAME...
Change counter NAME levels.
Examples:
govc metric.change -level 1 net.bytesRx.average net.bytesTx.average
Options:
-device-level=0 Level for the per device counter
-i=0 Interval ID
-level=0 Level for the aggregate counter
Usage: govc metric.info [OPTIONS] PATH [NAME]...
Metric info for NAME.
If PATH is a value other than '-', provider summary and instance list are included
for the given object type.
If NAME is not specified, all available metrics for the given INTERVAL are listed.
An object PATH must be provided in this case.
Examples:
govc metric.info vm/my-vm
govc metric.info -i 300 vm/my-vm
govc metric.info - cpu.usage.average
govc metric.info /dc1/host/cluster cpu.usage.average
Options:
-i=0 Interval ID
Usage: govc metric.interval.change [OPTIONS]
Change historical metric intervals.
Examples:
govc metric.interval.change -i 300 -level 2
govc metric.interval.change -i 86400 -enabled=false
Options:
-enabled=<nil> Enable or disable
-i=0 Interval ID
-level=0 Level
Usage: govc metric.interval.info [OPTIONS]
List historical metric intervals.
Examples:
govc metric.interval.info
govc metric.interval.info -i 300
Options:
-i=0 Interval ID
Usage: govc metric.ls [OPTIONS] PATH
List available metrics for PATH.
Examples:
govc metric.ls /dc1/host/cluster1
govc metric.ls datastore/*
govc metric.ls vm/* | grep mem. | xargs govc metric.sample vm/*
Options:
-i=0 Interval ID
-l=false Long listing format
Usage: govc metric.reset [OPTIONS] NAME...
Reset counter NAME to the default level of data collection.
Examples:
govc metric.reset net.bytesRx.average net.bytesTx.average
Options:
-i=0 Interval ID
Usage: govc metric.sample [OPTIONS] PATH... NAME...
Sample for object PATH of metric NAME.
Interval ID defaults to 20 (realtime) if supported, otherwise 300 (5m interval).
By default, INSTANCE '*' samples all instances and the aggregate counter.
An INSTANCE value of '-' will only sample the aggregate counter.
An INSTANCE value other than '*' or '-' will only sample the given instance counter.
If PLOT value is set to '-', output a gnuplot script. If non-empty with another
value, PLOT will pipe the script to gnuplot for you. The value is also used to set
the gnuplot 'terminal' variable, unless the value is that of the DISPLAY env var.
Only 1 metric NAME can be specified when the PLOT flag is set.
Examples:
govc metric.sample host/cluster1/* cpu.usage.average
govc metric.sample -plot .png host/cluster1/* cpu.usage.average | xargs open
govc metric.sample vm/* net.bytesTx.average net.bytesTx.average
govc metric.sample -instance vmnic0 vm/* net.bytesTx.average
govc metric.sample -instance - vm/* net.bytesTx.average
Options:
-d=30 Limit object display name to D chars
-i=0 Interval ID
-instance=* Instance
-n=6 Max number of samples
-plot= Plot data using gnuplot
-t=false Include sample times
Usage: govc object.collect [OPTIONS] [MOID] [PROPERTY]...
Collect managed object properties.
MOID can be an inventory path or ManagedObjectReference.
MOID defaults to '-', an alias for 'ServiceInstance:ServiceInstance'.
By default only the current property value(s) are collected. Use the '-n' flag to wait for updates.
Examples:
govc object.collect - content
govc object.collect -s HostSystem:ha-host hardware.systemInfo.uuid
govc object.collect -s /ha-datacenter/vm/foo overallStatus
govc object.collect -json -n=-1 EventManager:ha-eventmgr latestEvent | jq .
govc object.collect -json -s $(govc object.collect -s - content.perfManager) description.counterType | jq .
Options:
-n=0 Wait for N property updates
-s=false Output property value only
Usage: govc object.destroy [OPTIONS] PATH...
Destroy managed objects.
Examples:
govc object.destroy /dc1/network/dvs /dc1/host/cluster
Options:
Usage: govc object.method [OPTIONS] PATH...
Enable or disable methods for managed objects.
Examples:
govc object.method -name Destroy_Task -enable=false /dc1/vm/foo
govc object.collect /dc1/vm/foo disabledMethod | grep --color Destroy_Task
govc object.method -name Destroy_Task -enable /dc1/vm/foo
Options:
-enable=true Enable method
-name= Method name
-reason= Reason for disabling method
-source=govc Source ID
Usage: govc object.mv [OPTIONS] PATH... FOLDER
Move managed entities to FOLDER.
Examples:
govc folder.create /dc1/host/example
govc object.mv /dc2/host/*.example.com /dc1/host/example
Options:
Usage: govc object.reload [OPTIONS] PATH...
Reload managed object state.
Examples:
govc datastore.upload $vm.vmx $vm/$vm.vmx
govc object.reload /dc1/vm/$vm
Options:
Usage: govc object.rename [OPTIONS] PATH NAME
Rename managed objects.
Examples:
govc object.rename /dc1/network/dvs1 Switch1
Options:
Usage: govc option.ls [OPTIONS] [NAME]
List option with the given NAME.
If NAME ends with a dot, all options for that subtree are listed.
Examples:
govc option.ls
govc option.ls config.vpxd.sso.
govc option.ls config.vpxd.sso.sts.uri
Options:
Usage: govc option.set [OPTIONS] NAME VALUE
Set option NAME to VALUE.
Examples:
govc option.set log.level info
govc option.set logger.Vsan verbose
Options:
Usage: govc permissions.ls [OPTIONS] [PATH]...
List the permissions defined on or effective on managed entities.
Examples:
govc permissions.ls
govc permissions.ls /dc1/host/cluster1
Options:
-a=true Include inherited permissions defined by parent entities
-i=false Use moref instead of inventory path
Usage: govc permissions.remove [OPTIONS] [PATH]...
Removes a permission rule from managed entities.
Examples:
govc permissions.remove -principal root
govc permissions.remove -principal [email protected] -role Admin /dc1/host/cluster1
Options:
-group=false True, if principal refers to a group name; false, for a user name
-i=false Use moref instead of inventory path
-principal= User or group for which the permission is defined
Usage: govc permissions.set [OPTIONS] [PATH]...
Set the permissions managed entities.
Examples:
govc permissions.set -principal root -role Admin
govc permissions.set -principal [email protected] -role Admin /dc1/host/cluster1
Options:
-group=false True, if principal refers to a group name; false, for a user name
-i=false Use moref instead of inventory path
-principal= User or group for which the permission is defined
-propagate=true Whether or not this permission propagates down the hierarchy to sub-entities
-role=Admin Permission role name
Usage: govc pool.change [OPTIONS] POOL...
Change the configuration of one or more resource POOLs.
POOL may be an absolute or relative path to a resource pool or a (clustered)
compute host. If it resolves to a compute host, the associated root resource
pool is returned. If a relative path is specified, it is resolved with respect
to the current datacenter's "host" folder (i.e. /ha-datacenter/host).
Paths to nested resource pools must traverse through the root resource pool of
the selected compute host, i.e. "compute-host/Resources/nested-pool".
The same globbing rules that apply to the "ls" command apply here. For example,
POOL may be specified as "*/Resources/*" to expand to all resource pools that
are nested one level under the root resource pool, on all (clustered) compute
hosts in the current datacenter.
Options:
-cpu.expandable=<nil> CPU expandable reservation
-cpu.limit=0 CPU limit in MHz
-cpu.reservation=0 CPU reservation in MHz
-cpu.shares= CPU shares level or number
-mem.expandable=<nil> Memory expandable reservation
-mem.limit=0 Memory limit in MB
-mem.reservation=0 Memory reservation in MB
-mem.shares= Memory shares level or number
-name= Resource pool name
Usage: govc pool.create [OPTIONS] POOL...
Create one or more resource POOLs.
POOL may be an absolute or relative path to a resource pool. The parent of the
specified POOL must be an existing resource pool. If a relative path is
specified, it is resolved with respect to the current datacenter's "host"
folder (i.e. /ha-datacenter/host). The basename of the specified POOL is used
as the name for the new resource pool.
The same globbing rules that apply to the "ls" command apply here. For example,
the path to the parent resource pool in POOL may be specified as "*/Resources"
to expand to the root resource pools on all (clustered) compute hosts in the
current datacenter.
For example:
*/Resources/test Create resource pool "test" on all (clustered)
compute hosts in the current datacenter.
somehost/Resources/*/nested Create resource pool "nested" in every
resource pool that is a direct descendant of
the root resource pool on "somehost".
Options:
-cpu.expandable=true CPU expandable reservation
-cpu.limit=0 CPU limit in MHz
-cpu.reservation=0 CPU reservation in MHz
-cpu.shares=normal CPU shares level or number
-mem.expandable=true Memory expandable reservation
-mem.limit=0 Memory limit in MB
-mem.reservation=0 Memory reservation in MB
-mem.shares=normal Memory shares level or number
Usage: govc pool.destroy [OPTIONS] POOL...
Destroy one or more resource POOLs.
POOL may be an absolute or relative path to a resource pool or a (clustered)
compute host. If it resolves to a compute host, the associated root resource
pool is returned. If a relative path is specified, it is resolved with respect
to the current datacenter's "host" folder (i.e. /ha-datacenter/host).
Paths to nested resource pools must traverse through the root resource pool of
the selected compute host, i.e. "compute-host/Resources/nested-pool".
The same globbing rules that apply to the "ls" command apply here. For example,
POOL may be specified as "*/Resources/*" to expand to all resource pools that
are nested one level under the root resource pool, on all (clustered) compute
hosts in the current datacenter.
Options:
-children=false Remove all children pools
Usage: govc pool.info [OPTIONS] POOL...
Retrieve information about one or more resource POOLs.
POOL may be an absolute or relative path to a resource pool or a (clustered)
compute host. If it resolves to a compute host, the associated root resource
pool is returned. If a relative path is specified, it is resolved with respect
to the current datacenter's "host" folder (i.e. /ha-datacenter/host).
Paths to nested resource pools must traverse through the root resource pool of
the selected compute host, i.e. "compute-host/Resources/nested-pool".
The same globbing rules that apply to the "ls" command apply here. For example,
POOL may be specified as "*/Resources/*" to expand to all resource pools that
are nested one level under the root resource pool, on all (clustered) compute
hosts in the current datacenter.
Options:
-a=false List virtual app resource pools
-p=true List resource pools
Usage: govc role.create [OPTIONS] NAME [PRIVILEGE]...
Create authorization role.
Optionally populate the role with the given PRIVILEGE(s).
Examples:
govc role.create MyRole
govc role.create NoDC $(govc role.ls Admin | grep -v Datacenter.)
Options:
-i=false Use moref instead of inventory path
Usage: govc role.ls [OPTIONS] [NAME]
List authorization roles.
If NAME is provided, list privileges for the role.
Examples:
govc role.ls
govc role.ls Admin
Options:
-i=false Use moref instead of inventory path
Usage: govc role.remove [OPTIONS] NAME
Remove authorization role.
Examples:
govc role.remove MyRole
govc role.remove MyRole -force
Options:
-force=false Force removal if role is in use
-i=false Use moref instead of inventory path
Usage: govc role.update [OPTIONS] NAME [PRIVILEGE]...
Update authorization role.
Set, Add or Remove role PRIVILEGE(s).
Examples:
govc role.update MyRole $(govc role.ls Admin | grep VirtualMachine.)
govc role.update -r MyRole $(govc role.ls Admin | grep VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.)
govc role.update -a MyRole $(govc role.ls Admin | grep Datastore.)
govc role.update -name RockNRole MyRole
Options:
-a=false Add given PRIVILEGE(s)
-i=false Use moref instead of inventory path
-name= Change role name
-r=false Remove given PRIVILEGE(s)
Usage: govc role.usage [OPTIONS] NAME...
List usage for role NAME.
Examples:
govc role.usage
govc role.usage Admin
Options:
-i=false Use moref instead of inventory path
Usage: govc session.ls [OPTIONS]
List active sessions.
Examples:
govc session.ls
govc session.ls -json | jq -r .CurrentSession.Key
Options:
Usage: govc session.rm [OPTIONS] KEY...
Remove active sessions.
Examples:
govc session.ls | grep root
govc session.rm 5279e245-e6f1-4533-4455-eb94353b213a
Options:
Usage: govc snapshot.create [OPTIONS] NAME
Create snapshot of VM with NAME.
Examples:
govc snapshot.create -vm my-vm happy-vm-state
Options:
-d= Snapshot description
-m=true Include memory state
-q=false Quiesce guest file system
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc snapshot.remove [OPTIONS] NAME
Remove snapshot of VM with given NAME.
NAME can be the snapshot name, tree path, moid or '*' to remove all snapshots.
Examples:
govc snapshot.remove -vm my-vm happy-vm-state
Options:
-c=true Consolidate disks
-r=false Remove snapshot children
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc snapshot.revert [OPTIONS] [NAME]
Revert to snapshot of VM with given NAME.
If NAME is not provided, revert to the current snapshot.
Otherwise, NAME can be the snapshot name, tree path or moid.
Examples:
govc snapshot.revert -vm my-vm happy-vm-state
Options:
-s=false Suppress power on
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc snapshot.tree [OPTIONS]
List VM snapshots in a tree-like format.
The command will exit 0 with no output if VM does not have any snapshots.
Examples:
govc snapshot.tree -vm my-vm
govc snapshot.tree -vm my-vm -D -i
Options:
-D=false Print the snapshot creation date
-c=true Print the current snapshot
-f=false Print the full path prefix for snapshot
-i=false Print the snapshot id
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc vapp.destroy [OPTIONS] VAPP...
Options:
Usage: govc vapp.power [OPTIONS]
Options:
-force=false Force (If force is false, the shutdown order in the vApp is executed. If force is true, all virtual machines are powered-off (regardless of shutdown order))
-off=false Power off
-on=false Power on
-suspend=false Power suspend
-vapp.ipath= Find vapp by inventory path
Usage: govc version [OPTIONS]
Options:
-require= Require govc version >= this value
Usage: govc vm.change [OPTIONS]
Change VM configuration.
To add ExtraConfig variables that can read within the guest, use the 'guestinfo.' prefix.
Examples:
govc vm.change -vm $vm -e smc.present=TRUE -e ich7m.present=TRUE
govc vm.change -vm $vm -e guestinfo.vmname $vm
# Read the variable set above inside the guest:
vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.vmname"
Options:
-c=0 Number of CPUs
-e=[] ExtraConfig. <key>=<value>
-g= Guest OS
-m=0 Size in MB of memory
-name= Display name
-nested-hv-enabled=<nil> Enable nested hardware-assisted virtualization
-sync-time-with-host=<nil> Enable SyncTimeWithHost
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc vm.clone [OPTIONS] NAME
Clone VM to NAME.
Examples:
govc vm.clone -vm template-vm new-vm
Options:
-annotation= VM description
-c=0 Number of CPUs
-customization= Customization Specification Name
-datastore-cluster= Datastore cluster [GOVC_DATASTORE_CLUSTER]
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-folder= Inventory folder [GOVC_FOLDER]
-force=false Create VM if vmx already exists
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-m=0 Size in MB of memory
-net= Network [GOVC_NETWORK]
-net.adapter=e1000 Network adapter type
-net.address= Network hardware address
-on=true Power on VM
-pool= Resource pool [GOVC_RESOURCE_POOL]
-template=false Create a Template
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
-waitip=false Wait for VM to acquire IP address
Usage: govc vm.create [OPTIONS]
Options:
-annotation= VM description
-c=1 Number of CPUs
-datastore-cluster= Datastore cluster [GOVC_DATASTORE_CLUSTER]
-disk= Disk path (to use existing) OR size (to create new, e.g. 20GB)
-disk-datastore= Datastore for disk file
-disk.controller=scsi Disk controller type
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-folder= Inventory folder [GOVC_FOLDER]
-force=false Create VM if vmx already exists
-g=otherGuest Guest OS
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-iso= ISO path
-iso-datastore= Datastore for ISO file
-link=true Link specified disk
-m=1024 Size in MB of memory
-net= Network [GOVC_NETWORK]
-net.adapter=e1000 Network adapter type
-net.address= Network hardware address
-on=true Power on VM. Default is true if -disk argument is given.
-pool= Resource pool [GOVC_RESOURCE_POOL]
Usage: govc vm.destroy [OPTIONS]
Options:
Usage: govc vm.disk.attach [OPTIONS]
Options:
-controller= Disk controller
-disk= Disk path name
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-link=true Link specified disk
-persist=true Persist attached disk
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc vm.disk.change [OPTIONS]
Change some properties of a VM's DISK
In particular, you can change the DISK mode, and the size (as long as it is bigger)
Examples:
govc vm.disk.change -vm VM -disk.key 2001 -size 10G
govc vm.disk.change -vm VM -disk.label "BDD disk" -size 10G
govc vm.disk.change -vm VM -disk.name "hard-1000-0" -size 12G
govc vm.disk.change -vm VM -disk.filePath "[DS] VM/VM-1.vmdk" -mode nonpersistent
Options:
-disk.filePath= Disk file name
-disk.key=0 Disk unique key
-disk.label= Disk label
-disk.name= Disk name
-mode= Disk mode (persistent|nonpersistent|undoable|independent_persistent|independent_nonpersistent|append)
-size=0B New disk size
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc vm.disk.create [OPTIONS]
Create disk and attach to VM.
Examples:
govc vm.disk.create -vm $name -name $name/disk1 -size 10G
Options:
-controller= Disk controller
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-eager=false Eagerly scrub new disk
-mode=persistent Disk mode (persistent|nonpersistent|undoable|independent_persistent|independent_nonpersistent|append)
-name= Name for new disk
-size=10.0GB Size of new disk
-thick=false Thick provision new disk
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc vm.guest.tools [OPTIONS] VM...
Manage guest tools in VM.
Examples:
govc vm.guest.tools -mount VM
govc vm.guest.tools -unmount VM
govc vm.guest.tools -upgrade -options "opt1 opt2" VM
Options:
-mount=false Mount tools CD installer in the guest
-options= Installer options
-unmount=false Unmount tools CD installer in the guest
-upgrade=false Upgrade tools in the guest
Usage: govc vm.info [OPTIONS]
Options:
-e=false Show ExtraConfig
-g=true Show general summary
-r=false Show resource summary
-t=false Show ToolsConfigInfo
-waitip=false Wait for VM to acquire IP address
Usage: govc vm.ip [OPTIONS] VM...
List IPs for VM.
By default the vm.ip command depends on vmware-tools to report the 'guest.ipAddress' field and will
wait until it has done so. This value can also be obtained using:
govc vm.info -json $vm | jq -r .VirtualMachines[].Guest.IpAddress
When given the '-a' flag, only IP addresses for which there is a corresponding virtual nic are listed.
If there are multiple nics, the listed addresses will be comma delimited. The '-a' flag depends on
vmware-tools to report the 'guest.net' field and will wait until it has done so for all nics.
Note that this list includes IPv6 addresses if any, use '-v4' to filter them out. IP addresses reported
by tools for which there is no virtual nic are not included, for example that of the 'docker0' interface.
These values can also be obtained using:
govc vm.info -json $vm | jq -r .VirtualMachines[].Guest.Net[].IpConfig.IpAddress[].IpAddress
When given the '-n' flag, filters '-a' behavior to the nic specified by MAC address or device name.
The 'esxcli' flag does not require vmware-tools to be installed, but does require the ESX host to
have the /Net/GuestIPHack setting enabled.
The 'wait' flag default to 1hr (original default was infinite). If a VM does not obtain an IP within
the wait time, the command will still exit with status 0.
Examples:
govc vm.ip $vm
govc vm.ip -wait 5m $vm
govc vm.ip -a -v4 $vm
govc vm.ip -n 00:0c:29:57:7b:c3 $vm
govc vm.ip -n ethernet-0 $vm
govc host.esxcli system settings advanced set -o /Net/GuestIPHack -i 1
govc vm.ip -esxcli $vm
Options:
-a=false Wait for an IP address on all NICs
-esxcli=false Use esxcli instead of guest tools
-n= Wait for IP address on NIC, specified by device name or MAC
-v4=false Only report IPv4 addresses
-wait=1h0m0s Wait time for the VM obtain an IP address
Usage: govc vm.markastemplate [OPTIONS] VM...
Mark VM as a virtual machine template.
Examples:
govc vm.markastemplate $name
Options:
Usage: govc vm.markasvm [OPTIONS] VM...
Mark VM template as a virtual machine.
Examples:
govc vm.markasvm $name -host host1
govc vm.markasvm $name -pool cluster1/Resources
Options:
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-pool= Resource pool [GOVC_RESOURCE_POOL]
Usage: govc vm.migrate [OPTIONS] VM...
Migrates VM to a specific resource pool, host or datastore.
Examples:
govc vm.migrate -host another-host vm-1 vm-2 vm-3
govc vm.migrate -ds another-ds vm-1 vm-2 vm-3
Options:
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-pool= Resource pool [GOVC_RESOURCE_POOL]
-priority=defaultPriority The task priority
Usage: govc vm.network.add [OPTIONS]
Add network adapter to VM.
Examples:
govc vm.network.add -vm $vm -net "VM Network" -net.adapter e1000e
govc device.info -vm $vm ethernet-*
Options:
-net= Network [GOVC_NETWORK]
-net.adapter=e1000 Network adapter type
-net.address= Network hardware address
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc vm.network.change [OPTIONS] DEVICE
Change network DEVICE configuration.
Examples:
govc vm.network.change -vm $vm -net PG2 ethernet-0
govc vm.network.change -vm $vm -net.address 00:00:0f:2e:5d:69 ethernet-0
govc device.info -vm $vm ethernet-*
Options:
-net= Network [GOVC_NETWORK]
-net.adapter=e1000 Network adapter type
-net.address= Network hardware address
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc vm.power [OPTIONS]
Options:
-force=false Force (ignore state error and hard shutdown/reboot if tools unavailable)
-off=false Power off
-on=false Power on
-r=false Reboot guest
-reset=false Power reset
-s=false Shutdown guest
-suspend=false Power suspend
Usage: govc vm.question [OPTIONS]
Options:
-answer= Answer to question
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc vm.rdm.attach [OPTIONS]
Attach DEVICE to VM with RDM.
Examples:
govc vm.rdm.attach -vm VM -device /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.000000000000000000000000000000000
Options:
-device= Device Name
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc vm.rdm.ls [OPTIONS]
List available devices that could be attach to VM with RDM.
Examples:
govc vm.rdm.ls -vm VM
Options:
-vm= Virtual machine [GOVC_VM]
Usage: govc vm.register [OPTIONS] VMX
Add an existing VM to the inventory.
VMX is a path to the vm config file, relative to DATASTORE.
Examples:
govc vm.register path/name.vmx
Options:
-as-template=false Mark VM as template
-ds= Datastore [GOVC_DATASTORE]
-folder= Inventory folder [GOVC_FOLDER]
-host= Host system [GOVC_HOST]
-name= Name of the VM
-pool= Resource pool [GOVC_RESOURCE_POOL]
Usage: govc vm.unregister [OPTIONS] VM...
Remove VM from inventory without removing any of the VM files on disk.
Options:
Usage: govc vm.vnc [OPTIONS] VM...
Enable or disable VNC for VM.
Port numbers are automatically chosen if not specified.
If neither -enable or -disable is specified, the current state is returned.
Examples:
govc vm.vnc -enable -password 1234 $vm | awk '{print $2}' | xargs open
Options:
-disable=false Disable VNC
-enable=false Enable VNC
-password= VNC password
-port=-1 VNC port (-1 for auto-select)
-port-range=5900-5999 VNC port auto-select range