ESX Maintenance Mode via Command Line

Title: ESX Maintenance Mode via Command Line Author(s): Xtravirt (Gavin Jolliffe) Target Audience: Technical - Novice Current Revision: 1.0 April 2008 First Published: 1 April 2008 Products: VMware ESX Server UID: XD10051 Information Title: ESX Maintenance Mode via Command Line Author(s): Xtravirt (Gavin Jolliffe) Target Audience: Technical - Novice First Published: 1 April 2008 Products: VMware ESX Server UID: XD10051 Enter and Exit ESX Maintenance Mode via Service Console Command Line and check status

1.0 Overview
To enter Maintenance Mode, at the ESX console type: vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter To exit Maintenance Mode type: vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit To display whether the ESX Server is currently in maintenance mode or not type: vimsh -n -e"hostsvc/hostsummary" | grep inMaintenanceMode References References: 1. Nil Links:

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