Format for Specifying Virtual Machines

When you run

vmware-cmd

, the virtual machine path is usually required.

You can specify the virtual machine by using one of the following formats.

Type	Syntax	Examples
Datastore prefix style	'[ds_name] relative_path'	'[myStorage1] testvms/VM1/VM1.vmx' (Linux) "[myStorage1] testvms/VM1/VM1.vmx" (Windows)
UUID-based path	folder/subfolder/file	'/vmfs/volumes/mystorage/testvms/VM1/VM1.vmx' (Linux) "/vmfs/volumes/mystorage/testvms/VM1/VM1.vmx" (Windows)

VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 6.7