Mastering PowerCLI

Managing the guest OS

In this category, we will discuss how to manage the guest OS of a VM using PowerCLI. To manage the different aspects of the guest OS, we can use the following cmdlets:

• Get-VMGuest
• Restart-VMGuest
• Stop-VMGuest
• Suspend-VMGuest
• Copy-VMGuestFile
• Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface
• Set-VMGuestNetworkInterface
• Get-VMGuestRoute
• New-VMGuestRoute
• Remove-VMGuestRoute
• Invoke-VMScript

We can use the Get-VMGuest cmdlet to get the guest operating system of the VM. Using the next three cmdlets, that is, Restart-VMGuest, Stop-VMGuest, and Suspend-VMGuest, we can control the power state of a VM guest operating system. The Get-VMGuest cmdlet gives the current status of a VM guest. Similarly, we can use the restart, stop, and suspend cmdlets to restart, stop, ...