VMware Telnet
CommandsLast Updated December 19, 2024
Table 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
|