Nutanix CVM commands for managing VMs

Nutanix CVM commands with examples using a VM named VMTEST:

acli vm.list – List all VMs in the cluster
Example: acli vm.list

acli vm.get VMTEST – Show detailed information about a specific VM
Example: acli vm.get VMTEST

acli vm.create VMTEST – Create a new VM
Example: acli vm.create VMTEST

acli vm.delete VMTEST – Delete a specific VM
Example: acli vm.delete VMTEST

acli vm.on VMTEST – Power on a specific VM
Example: acli vm.on VMTEST

acli vm.off VMTEST – Power off a specific VM
Example: acli vm.off VMTEST

acli vm.shutdown VMTEST – Gracefully shut down a specific VM
Example: acli vm.shutdown VMTEST

acli vm.reboot VMTEST – Reboot a specific VM
Example: acli vm.reboot VMTEST

acli vm.update VMTEST – Update the configuration of a specific VM
Example: acli vm.update VMTEST memory=4G

acli vm.clone VMTEST VMTEST_CLONE – Clone a VM
Example: acli vm.clone VMTEST VMTEST_CLONE

acli vm.disk_list VMTEST – List disks attached to a specific VM
Example: acli vm.disk_list VMTEST

acli vm.disk_create VMTEST – Attach a new disk to a specific VM
Example: acli vm.disk_create VMTEST size=20G

acli vm.disk_delete VMTEST – Remove a disk from a specific VM
Example: acli vm.disk_delete VMTEST d7e1b4b5-e52d-45f2-a26b-d52d9c3b21e6

acli vm.nic_list VMTEST – List network interfaces attached to a specific VM
Example: acli vm.nic_list VMTEST

acli vm.nic_create VMTEST – Attach a new network interface to a specific VM
Example: acli vm.nic_create VMTEST network=default

acli vm.nic_delete VMTEST – Remove a network interface from a specific VM
Example: acli vm.nic_delete VMTEST 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000

acli vm.nic_update VMTEST mac= – Change the MAC address of a NIC
Example: acli vm.nic_update VMTEST 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000 mac=00:11:22:33:44:55

acli vm.disk_stats VMTEST – Show disk statistics for a specific VM
Example: acli vm.disk_stats VMTEST d7e1b4b5-e52d-45f2-a26b-d52d9c3b21e6

acli storage_list – List all storage containers in the cluster
Example: acli storage_list

acli storage_info – Show detailed information about a specific storage container
Example: acli storage_info default-container

acli storage_stats – Show storage usage statistics
Example: acli storage_stats

acli host.nic_stats – Show network interface statistics for the hosts
Example: acli host.nic_stats

acli host.list – List all hosts in the cluster
Example: acli host.list

acli host.info – Show detailed information about a specific host
Example: acli host.info 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000

acli host.stats – Show overall cluster statistics including CPU, memory, and storage usage
Example: acli host.stats

acli cluster.stats – Show statistics for the entire cluster
Example: acli cluster.stats

acli cluster.network_info – Show information about the cluster network configuration
Example: acli cluster.network_info

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