ESXi 5 Scriptable Power Management Settings Commands

I now use Proxmox VE

use the tool esxcfg-advcfg

Get the current Active Policy

esxcfg-advcfg –get /Power/CpuPolicy

Low Power

esxcfg-advcfg -s low /Power/CpuPolicy

Balanced

esxcfg-advcfg -s dynamic /Power/CpuPolicy

High Performance

esxcfg-advcfg -s static /Power/CpuPolicy

or use esxcli

Get the current Active Policy

esxcli system settings advanced list -o “/Power/CpuPolicy”

Low Power

esxcli system settings advanced set -o “/Power/CpuPolicy” –string-value “low”

Balanced

esxcli system settings advanced set -o “/Power/CpuPolicy” –string-value “dynamic”

High Performance

esxcli system settings advanced set -o “/Power/CpuPolicy” –string-value “Static”

Remote from Linux

ssh root@ESXi-HOSTNAME-OR-IP “esxcli system settings advanced set -o “/Power/CpuPolicy” –string-value “low””

from Windows

plink root@ESXi-HOSTNAME-OR-IP -l root -pw PASSWORD “esxcli system settings advanced set -o “/Power/CpuPolicy” –string-value “low””