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Display a list of virtual machines on the ESXi host:
vmware-cmd -l

Start virtual server:
vmware-cmd /path/to/virtual_machine/virtual_machine.vmx start

Stop virtual server:
vmware-cmd /path/to/virtual_machine/virtual_machine.vmx stop

Check status – on or off
vmware-cmd /path/to/virtual_machine/virtual_machine.vmx getstate