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## VM Operations

Show running VMs

```sh
xe vm-list --multiple power-state=running
```

Poweroff all VMs currently running

```sh
xe vm-shutdown --multiple power-state=running
```

Start VM

```sh
xe vm-start uuid={VM UUID}
```

## Host reboot procedure

> [XCP-ng documentation](https://docs.xcp-ng.org/guides/host-reboot/)

## Snapshot management

_TODO_

## VM Limits

Check current limits

```sh
xe vm-param-get uuid={VM UUID} param-name={PARAMETER}
```

Parameters:

```
VCPUs-max: Maximum number of CPU cores
VCPUs-at-startup: Number of CPU cores initially assigned
```

Set Limits

```sh
xe vm-param-set uuid={VM UUID} {PARAMETER}={VALUE}
```

[TODO Memory limits](https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX219771/increase-ram-for-xenserver-vms-through-command-line-interface)