Citrix Restart VM Command - Shell/Bash

Introduction

In Citrix virtualization environments, it is often necessary to restart virtual machines (VMs) for maintenance, troubleshooting, or other reasons. The Citrix Restart VM command is a handy tool for restarting VMs from the command line. This command can be executed from a terminal window or within a shell script.

Syntax

The basic syntax of the Citrix Restart VM command is as follows:

xe vm-restart vm=VM_name

where VM_name is the name of the virtual machine you wish to restart.

Examples

Here are a few examples of how the Citrix Restart VM command can be used:

Restart a single VM

To restart a single VM named web-server, you would run the following command:

xe vm-restart vm=web-server

This will initiate a restart of the virtual machine.

Restart multiple VMs

To restart multiple VMs at once, you can specify multiple VM names along with the command. For example:

xe vm-restart vm=web-server1 vm=web-server2 vm=web-server3

This will initiate a restart of all three virtual machines listed.

Restart all running VMs

If you want to restart all running VMs on a Citrix host, you can use the following command:

for vm in $(xe vm-list power-state=running | grep name-label | awk -F": " '{print $2}'); do xe vm-restart vm=$vm; done

This command will loop through all running VMs on the host and initiate a restart for each one.

Conclusion

The Citrix Restart VM command is a useful tool for restarting virtual machines from the command line. With its simple syntax and ability to restart multiple VMs at once, this command can save time and effort for Citrix administrators.