Linux版VMWare Serverを触ってみた

まずは、基本となるvmware-cmdコマンドを実行すると、ずらずらと使い方が説明される。

# vmware-cmd
Use of uninitialized value in string eq at
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/VMware/VmPerl.pm line 114.
Usage: /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <options> <vm-cfg-path> <vm-action> <arguments>
      /usr/bin/vmware-cmd -s <options> <server-action> <arguments>

  Options:
    Connection Options:
      -H <host>      specifies an alternative host (if set, -U and -P must also be set)
      -O <port>      specifies an alternative port
      -U <username>  specifies a user
      -P <password>  specifies a password
    General Options:
      -h More detailed help.
      -q Quiet. Minimal output
      -v Verbose.

  Server Operations:
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd -l
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd -s register <config_file_path>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd -s unregister <config_file_path>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd -s getresource <variable>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd -s setresource <variable> <value>

  VM Operations:
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getconnectedusers
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getstate
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> start <powerop_mode>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> stop <powerop_mode>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> reset <powerop_mode>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> suspend <powerop_mode>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> setconfig <variable> <value>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getconfig <variable>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> setguestinfo <variable> <value>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getguestinfo <variable>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getid
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getpid
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getproductinfo <prodinfo>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> connectdevice <device_name>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> disconnectdevice <device_name>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getconfigfile
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getheartbeat
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getuptime
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getremoteconnections
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> gettoolslastactive
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getresource <variable>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> setresource <variable> <value>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> setrunasuser <username> <password>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getrunasuser
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> getcapabilities
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> addredo <disk_device_name>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> commit <disk_device_name> <level> <freeze> <wait>
    /usr/bin/vmware-cmd <cfg> answer

次にマウント可能なゲストOSを調べてみる。

# vmware-cmd -l
Use of uninitialized value in string eq at
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/VMware/VmPerl.pm line 114.
/vm/pj1/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.vmx
/vm/pj2/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.vmx
/vm/pj3/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.vmx

ゲストOSのステータスを調べる。

# vmware-cmd "/vm/pj1/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.vmx" getstate
Use of uninitialized value in string eq at
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/VMware/VmPerl.pm line 114.
getstate() = off

ゲストOSを開始します。

# vmware-cmd "/vm/pj1/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.vmx" start
Use of uninitialized value in string eq at
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/VMware/VmPerl.pm line 114.
VMControl error -16: Virtual machine requires user input to continue

わざわざGUIを使わないでもコマンドで操作できるのがLinux版の良いところです。