Determine the Path to the Virtual Machine Configuration File and Disk File
Last Updated December 19, 2024

To use the

--vm

option, you need the current virtual machine configuration file location.

Run

vmware-cmd -l

to list all virtual machine configuration files (VMX files).

vmware-cmd -H <vc_server> -U <login_user> -P <login_password> -h <esx_host> -l

Choose the VMX file for the virtual machine of interest.

By default, the virtual disk file has the same name as the VMX file but has a

.vmdk

extension.

Use

vifs

to verify that you are using the correct VMDK file.

VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 6.7