Stopping and Rebooting
Hosts with ESXCLILast Updated December 16, 2024
You can shut down or reboot an
ESXi
host by using the vSphere Client
or ESXCLI. Shutting down a managed host disconnects it from the
vCenter Server
system, but does not remove the host from the
inventory. You can shut down a single host or all hosts in a data center or cluster. To shut down a host, run
esxcli system
shutdown poweroff
. You must specify the --reason
option
and supply a reason for the shutdown. A --delay
option allows you to
specify a delay interval, in seconds. To reboot a host, run
esxcli system shutdown
reboot
. You must specify the --reason
option and supply a
reason for the reboot. A --delay
option allows you to specify a delay
interval, in seconds.