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, and suspend the state of a virtual machine:

PS C:\> Get-VMGuest "LAB AD"

State          IPAddress            OSFullName             
-----          ---------            ----------             
Running        {fe80::acd6:aa2f...