When poweroff-vm-default.bat is executed in a Windows environment

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

How to know when poweroff-vm-default.bat is executed in a Windows environment

Environment

VMware Tools

 

Resolution

[poweroff-vm-default.bat] is the default script for VMware Tools.
The file is located in the Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder where VMware Tools is installed.

When you perform a [Shut Down Guest OS] command from vSphere Client / VMware Host Client, poweroff-vm-default.bat is executed.

Additional Information

If you [Power Off] a virtual machine from vSphere Client / VMware Host Client or shut down the guest OS, poweroff-vm-default.bat will not be executed.

Default VMware Tools Scripts