shows VMs
vimsh -n -e “vmsvc/getallvms”  | grep -i vmid | awk ‘{print $3}’ > /tmp/vmids   
 vimsh -n -e “vmsvc/deviceconnection 
3000 here is usually ide0:0. for others, you’ll need to see it in 
vimsh -n -e “vmsvc/showdevices 
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shows VMs
vimsh -n -e “vmsvc/getallvms”  | grep -i vmid | awk ‘{print $3}’ > /tmp/vmids   
 vimsh -n -e “vmsvc/deviceconnection 
3000 here is usually ide0:0. for others, you’ll need to see it in 
vimsh -n -e “vmsvc/showdevices