---
name: "ocf_heartbeat_vmware"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "resource-agents"
version: "1:4.16.0-3+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ocf_heartbeat_vmware"
---

# ocf\_heartbeat\_vmware(7)

Manages VMWare Server 2.0 virtual machines

## NAME

ocf\_heartbeat\_vmware - Manages VMWare Server 2.0 virtual machines

## SYNOPSIS

**vmware** \[start \| stop \| monitor \| meta-data\]

## DESCRIPTION

OCF compliant script to control vmware server 2.0 virtual machines.

## SUPPORTED PARAMETERS

**vmxpath**

VMX configuration file path

(required, string, no default)

**vimshbin**

vmware-vim-cmd executable path

(optional, string, default "/usr/bin/vmware-vim-cmd")

## SUPPORTED ACTIONS

This resource agent supports the following actions (operations):

**start**

Starts the resource. Suggested minimum timeout: 600s.

**stop**

Stops the resource. Suggested minimum timeout: 600s.

**monitor**

Performs a detailed status check. Suggested minimum timeout: 30s. Suggested interval: 300s.

**meta-data**

Retrieves resource agent metadata (internal use only). Suggested minimum timeout: 5s.

## EXAMPLE CRM SHELL

The following is an example configuration for a vmware resource using the [**crm**(8)](/crm/8.md) shell:

```
primitive p_vmware ocf:heartbeat:vmware \
  params \
    vmxpath=string \
  op monitor timeout="30s" interval="300s" depth="0"
```

## EXAMPLE PCS

The following is an example configuration for a vmware resource using [**pcs**(8)](/pcs/8.md)

```
pcs resource create p_vmware ocf:heartbeat:vmware \
  vmxpath=string \
  op monitor timeout="30s" interval="300s" OCF_CHECK_LEVEL="0"
```

## SEE ALSO

**http://clusterlabs.org/**

## AUTHOR

**ClusterLabs contributors (see the resource agent source for information about individual authors)**