How to check booting status of VM using pyvmomi?

Question

I have created VM using pyvmomi module and made it to boot from ISO. Once the vm is powered on, the VM will be booting from ISO. How to check the status whether the VM is booted or not?

Are vmtools part of your image? – Vano Apr 12 '16 at 19:57 — Vano, Apr 12 '16 at 19:57
Yes, vmtools is part of the image. – Suresh Jaganathan Apr 15 '16 at 02:46 — Suresh Jaganathan, Apr 15 '16 at 02:46

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered May 19 '16 at 11:24

I check if the VM is running and if the status of the VMTools is 'toolsOk' (meaning they are installed and running).

from pyVmomi import vim
#...
# connect and get your vm
#...
vm_running = False
if (vm.runtime.powerstate == vim.VirtualMachinePowerState.poweredOn) and (vm.guest.toolsStatus == vim.vm.GuestInfo.ToolsStatus.toolsOk):
    vm_running = True
#...

How to check booting status of VM using pyvmomi?

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