- To Enter Maintenance Mode on ESX HOST:
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter

- To Exit Maintenance Mode on ESX HOST:
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit

Thanks,
Will

If you ever wanted to enter (or exit) the VMware ESX Maintenance Mode, you can do this using the VIMSH command. See below: - To Enter Maintenance Mode on ESX HOST:
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter - To Exit Maintenance Mode on ESX HOST:
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit Thanks,
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