ESXi : Kill running(?) Virtual Machine

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This is how you easily can kill an running VM :

  1. Login to your VMware server
  2. Start esxtop
  3. Press c to show CPU resource screen
  4. Press Shift-V to show only virtual machines
  5. Press f to add a column (Leader World ID)
  6. Identify the machine you wish to kill (LWID)
  7. Press K and enter the ID
  8. Wait for a couple of seconds

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