pathcl / pyvshell

VMware Shell

pyvshell

First attempt to manage ESXi/vCenter through cmd python module and pyVmomi. Tested on Python 3.4.3 and 3.5.0

Installation

$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ python pyvshell.py

Features

Start command

>>> start someesxi.domain.tld
Please enter your username: root
Password:
You're connected to someesxi.domain.tld
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Hosts available here:

DC0_C0_H0
DC0_C0_H1
DC0_C0_H2
DC0_C0_H3
DC0_C0_H4
DC0_C0_H5
DC0_C0_H6
DC0_C0_H7
DC0_C1_H0
DC0_C1_H1
DC0_C1_H2
DC0_C1_H3
DC0_C1_H4
DC0_C1_H5
DC0_C1_H6
DC0_C1_H7
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Host regex?: ^DC0.*
Powered on/total (vcenter) VirtualMachines:  |################################| 48/48

Stop command

>>> stop someesxi.domain.tld
Please enter your username: root
Password:
You're connected to someesxi.domain.tld
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hosts available here:

DC0_C0_H0
DC0_C0_H1
DC0_C0_H2
DC0_C0_H3
DC0_C0_H4
DC0_C0_H5
DC0_C0_H6
DC0_C0_H7
DC0_C1_H0
DC0_C1_H1
DC0_C1_H2
DC0_C1_H3
DC0_C1_H4
DC0_C1_H5
DC0_C1_H6
DC0_C1_H7
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Host regex?: DC0_C1.*
Powered off/total (vcenter) VirtualMachines:  |################                | 24/48

ls command

>>> ls someesxi.domain.tld
Please enter your username: root
Password:
Instance UUID:           503b64ab-3fc2-e59a-36d4-3505079a08ff
CPUs:                    1
MemoryMB:                64
Guest PowerState:        poweredOff
Guest Full Name:         Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard (32-bit)
Guest Container Type:    winNetStandardGuest
Container Version:       vmx-07
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Name:                    DC0_C1_RP2_VM2
Instance UUID:           503b486c-f789-2b43-dbbf-ac2b62364329
CPUs:                    1
MemoryMB:                64
Guest PowerState:        poweredOff
Guest Full Name:         Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard (32-bit)
Guest Container Type:    winNetStandardGuest
Container Version:       vmx-07
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Name:                    DC0_C1_RP0_VM0
Instance UUID:           503b382f-0ec4-b961-9461-883e0c759b31
CPUs:                    1
MemoryMB:                64
Guest PowerState:        poweredOff
Guest Full Name:         Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard (32-bit)
Guest Container Type:    winNetStandardGuest
Container Version:       vmx-07
**********************************************************************
You have a total of 48 VM in someesxi.domain.tld

Shell command(s)

It also takes command from your OS shell.

>>> !uname -a
running shell command: uname -a
Darwin tarro 13.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Wed Mar 18 16:20:14 PDT 2015; root:xnu-2422.115.14~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

Power off/on command(s)

You can power on/off vm machines.

>>> poweron someesxi.domain.tld DC0_C0_RP5_VM0
Please enter your username: user
Password:
DC0_C0_RP5_VM0 is already powered on!!

>>> poweroff someesxi.domain.tld DC0_C0_RP5_VM0
Please enter your username: user
Password:
DC0_C0_RP5_VM0 is now powered off