Try these two commands. Notice the small x and then a large X. Ssh in as root.
vm-support -x This will give you a list of vm's with a vmid. Look for the vmid of the vm that is hung. vm-support -X vmid this will crash the vm though. I just had to do this last week. hth -----Original Message----- From: Richard Stovall [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 10:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: can't power off a VM on ESX 3.5 I'm sure there are appropriate commands to turn off the VM from the console, but you might not need to go that way. Try browsing to the ESX host (by ip, if necessary) and logging in to "VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access". -----Original Message----- From: Michael Leone [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: can't power off a VM on ESX 3.5 On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:58 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > Or alternatively, is a snapshot being removed/still open? No snapshot. At least, I didn't tell it to take a snapshot, and there's nothing that schedules snapshots. I'm not trying to shut down the ESX server, just one of the VMs. I can SSH directly to that ESX server, but what would I do once I got there? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately via e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake; then, delete this e-mail from your system. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
