ssh control für esxi:

vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms - this command checks for your existing VMs, then run

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off 48 - <vm id> on my ESXi is 48.

If you need to restart your VM on a daily basis I would edit and add the cron job in:

var/spool/cron/crontabs/root

Command for restarting any vm is:

vim-cmd vmsvc/power.restart <vm-id>