Find which ESXi host a VM is on

Posted by robd on April 21, 2016
Encyrption

To identify the host on which the virtual machine runs, use one of these methods:

 

Query the vCenter Server database in MSSQL:

  1. Log in to to the Microsoft SQL 2005/2008 Server as an administrator.
  2. Open SQL Management Studio.
  3. Right-click the database that vCenter Server is using.
  4. Open a new query window and ensure that the vCenter Server database is selected.
  5. Run this SQL statement :
    SELECT vpxv_vms.vmid, vpxv_vms.NAME, vpxv_vms.hostid, vpxv_hosts.NAME
    FROM vpxv_vms
    JOIN vpxv_hosts on VPXV_VMS.HOSTID = VPXV_HOSTS.HOSTID
    WHERE (
    (vpxv_hosts.hostid = vpxv_vms.hostid)
    AND (vpxv_vms.NAME = '<b><em>virtual_machine_name</em></b>')
    )

    This query returns the virtual machine ID, virtual machine name, host ID, and host name.

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