VMware Telnet Commands
Last 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