How do I view the processes on an Active VM remotely?

[JohnZahorsky]

We are running View 4.6 on ESXi 4.1.0 using vSphere 4.1.0

The issue I am having is I have VMs that show aberant memory and/or CPU usage (typically maxed out).  I would like to be able to see what processes/programs are running on those VMs remotely with out kicking the user off, so that I can determine if the aberant usage statistics are bassed on work related needs, non-work related use, or a problem with the system.  I imagine there is a way to do this I just have yet to be able to figure it out.

If someone can tell me how to do this or even just point em in the right direction I would really appreciate it.

John

[admin]

If you want a command line tool, vmrun, which is part of the VIX API (http://vmware.com/go/vix) will list the processes in a VM.

Ex:

vmrun -h myVCServer.example.com -u Admin -p password -gu GuestAdmin -go GuestPassword listProcessesInGuest "[storage1] myVm/myVm.vmx"

If you'd prefer something with a graphical interface, you can take a look at the VMware Guest Console (http://labs.vmware.com/flings/vgc).

These won't give CPU usage statistics, but you'll be able to see the names and command lines, who started them, and the process IDs.

[TheITHollow]

the psinfo tools might work.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897550

[prince1121]

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