Stop VMware VM
This Automation Manager object stops the virtual machine without doing a graceful OS shutdown (to shutdown gracefully, use the Shutdown VM object).
Install VMware.PowerCLI
Before using this VMware Automation Manager Object, you must install the PowerShell module VMware.PowerCLI.
This VMware Automation Object runs on 64-bit PowerShell, and the module must also be added to 64-bit PowerShell.
Requires PowerShell 5.0
Before using this VMware Automation Manager Object, you must install PowerShell 5.0.
Input Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session ID | String | Yes | This is the session ID that is generated by the VMware connection object. This is required for the object to work. |
| Virtual Machine Name | String | Yes | This is the name of the VM about which you want to get information. The field support wildcards, so to return all VMs, use “*” as the value. |
Output Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Current Power State | String | This output parameter will output the state of the virtual machine as the object was being requested to perform the action. |
| Result | Number | Returns a success value of zero or any value other than zero to indicate failure. |
| Result String | String | Object execution error details. |
Example Input Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session ID | String | Yes | "ab4c55c1273cb609678a2bb6a15104e927ac8dec", 10.199.2.23 |
| Virtual Machine Name | String | Yes | SRVExchange SRV* * |