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          Find UUID for a VM from powercli use power cli 1)Connect Vcenter server: PowerCLI C:\> Connect-VIServer <IP> 2)Find VM UUID: Get-VM <vm_name> | %{(Get-View $_.Id).config.uuid}

   ESXCLI command to power ON or OFF VMs Find the VM ID using:  vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms  Using ID get VM power state:   vim-cmd vmsvc/power.getstate <ID> Power ON VM: vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on<ID> Power OFF VM: vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off<ID>