Use the vmware fling vgc to start iometer and other windows benchmark tools

In the vgc video is at minute 4:50 shown how to start a batch file for 2 vms.

As vgc use the vmware tools to interact with vm , an advatage is for iometer test in 10 vms parallel for disk test you don't need a network configuration.

I use it i esx 4.1  . Did not trie it with 5.0 or higher.

VGC – VMware Labs

VMware Guest Console Demo - Part 1 - YouTube

VMware Guest Console (VGC) has the following features :

1. Task Manager
   • List processes running in the Guest
   • Start new programs in the Guest
   • End running processes in the Guest
2. Mass Deployment
   • Copy programs or scripts to multiple guests and execute them
   • Useful for things such as antivirus installation, agent deployment, test deployment etc.
   All of the above operations can be performed on:
   • a single VM, or
   • all the VMs on a host, or
   • all the VMs on all connected hosts
3. File Explorer
   1. Provides an interface to access and manage the Guest file system
   2. Copies files from host to guest and vice-versa
   3. Copies files between guests running on any machine
   4. Also supports other basic file system operations like delete, rename, etc.
4. Snapshot Manager
   1. Displays a comprehensive TREE and LIST view of snapshots on all VMs on all connected hosts
   2. Supports snapshot operations like Create, Delete and Revert with a single user action
   • on a single VM
   • or all the VMs on a host
   • or on all the VMs on all connected hosts
   Mass operations like "delete" can be performed on dynamically selected group of snapshots based on criteria like snapshot names, creation time, power state etc.
5. VM Manager
   • Displays vital statistics of GuestOS like OS type/version, IP address, tools build number, guest uptime, logged-in user, etc.
   • Displays vital statistics of VM like power state, CPU count, memory, hardware version, storage path, etc.
   • Dynamic teaming allows mass power operations, deployment and snapshot operations on VMs from different hosts/products
6. Inventory
   • All the information displayed in the VM Manager, Snapshot Manager and Task Manager can be saved for inventory purposes.