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General Syntax

The pctl utility is used to perform administration tasks on virtual machines. The utility supports a full range of tasks from creating and administering virtual machines to getting statistics and generating problem reports.

Syntax

pctl command ID | name [ options ] [ -v , --verbose number ]

Parameters

Name

Description

command

The name of the command to execute (see the table below for the complete list of commands).

ID

The ID of the virtual machine on which to perform the operation. To obtain the list of the available virtual machines, use the pctl list command.

name

The name of the virtual machine on which to perform the operation. To obtain the list of the available virtual machines, use the pctl list command.

options

Command options. See individual commands for available options.

-v, --verbose number

Show verbose output. The greater the number , the more verbose output will be produced.

Remarks

To display help, enter pctl without any parameters.

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