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  • 1.  Vm wont Power Off, (esx host shows as being powered on) - Also Pid keeps changing?

    Posted Nov 09, 2013 05:06 PM

    I have followed all docs.  How do I get the right PID?  The below command outputs a different Pid each time......

    ps auxfww | grep -i servername.vmx



  • 2.  RE: Vm wont Power Off, (esx host shows as being powered on) - Also Pid keeps changing?

    Posted Nov 09, 2013 05:29 PM

    Check this link..hope it will help you.

    VMware KB: Forcing a virtual machine to power off in VMware Fusion



  • 3.  RE: Vm wont Power Off, (esx host shows as being powered on) - Also Pid keeps changing?

    Posted Nov 09, 2013 05:36 PM

    This is not Fusion.



  • 4.  RE: Vm wont Power Off, (esx host shows as being powered on) - Also Pid keeps changing?

    Posted Nov 09, 2013 08:44 PM

    You could kill the world using esxtop.

    1) Connect to your host via SSH and use the esxtop command

    2) In esxtop, press V (case) to view the VM's

    3) Then press f for fields and add LWID (Leader world ID) by pressing C one time. Then enter to go back to esxtop.

    4) Press k and give in the LWID to kill

    5) After a few seconds, the VM should be killed.

    Hope this helps.



  • 5.  RE: Vm wont Power Off, (esx host shows as being powered on) - Also Pid keeps changing?

    Posted Nov 10, 2013 11:14 AM

    Hi

    Welcome to the communities.

    Please share the output .

    Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.


  • 6.  RE: Vm wont Power Off, (esx host shows as being powered on) - Also Pid keeps changing?

    Posted Nov 10, 2013 03:22 PM


    Thanks, I have tried everything.  I do not see the vm listed in esxtop V.  I see 4 out of 5.  I cannot get the world id either - it is not listed.   Now what?



  • 7.  RE: Vm wont Power Off, (esx host shows as being powered on) - Also Pid keeps changing?

    Posted Nov 10, 2013 03:25 PM

    Can you reboot the host?