ESXi create vm

# vmkfstools -c 40G -a lsilogic /vmfs/volumes/datastorage/vm1.vmdk
# vim-cmd solo/registervm /vmfs/volumes/datastorage/vm1.vmx
# vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms | grep vm1
# vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on <vmid>

/vmfs/volumes/datastorage/vm1.vmx

.encoding = "UTF-8"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "11"
nvram = "vm1.nvram"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
svga.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
hpet0.present = "TRUE"
numvcpus = "2"
cpuid.coresPerSocket = "2"
memSize = "4096"
sched.cpu.units = "mhz"
powerType.powerOff = "default"
powerType.suspend = "default"
powerType.reset = "default"
scsi0.virtualDev = "pvscsi"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.startConnected = "FALSE"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
ide1:0.clientDevice = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "emptyBackingString"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"
floppy0.clientDevice = "TRUE"
floppy0.fileName = "vmware-null-remote-floppy"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3"
ethernet0.networkName = "VM Network"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
ethernet0.uptCompatibility = "TRUE"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:0.fileName = "vm1.vmdk"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
displayName = "vm1"
guestOS = "rhel7-64"
toolScripts.afterPowerOn = "TRUE"
toolScripts.afterResume = "TRUE"
toolScripts.beforeSuspend = "TRUE"
toolScripts.beforePowerOff = "TRUE"
chipset.onlineStandby = "FALSE"
sched.cpu.min = "0"
sched.cpu.shares = "normal"
sched.mem.min = "0"
sched.mem.minSize = "0"
sched.mem.shares = "normal"

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