Remotely Control VMware Server Machines
Wednesday, 14 June 2006 by Michel Roth
The ability of VMware Server to run virtual machines "behind-the-scenes" is a great boon. This means you no longer have to have the GUI screen open on your desktop, taking up valuable screen real-estate. It also means that you can switch your virtual machines to another machine that is constantly up and have your virtual machines available to you at any time, keeping them up and running around the clock.

Running the server without a GUI interface makes it more difficult to control the machines, but with a little effort, you can get the same functionality via the command line. You will still want the GUI in order to change configuration options and create new machines, however.

The vmware-cmd program is your gateway to controlling virtual machines.

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