VMware Workstation Start & Stop VMs from Command Line
In the folder
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation
or:
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware Workstation
You’ll find vmrun.
Command format: vmrun [AUTHENTICATION-FLAGS] COMMAND [PARAMETERS]
1. To start a virtual machine:
"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun" -T ws start "C:\VMs\Linux.vmx"
2. To Shut down a VM:
"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun" -T ws stop "C:\VMs\Linux.vmx"
3. To reboot:
"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun" -T ws reset "C:\VMs\Linux.vmx"
You can use these commands in the Option tab of BackupChain to start and stop VMs before and after backups, if you don’t want a live backup but a cold backup instead.
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