vmrun -T server -h https://localhost:8333/sdk -u <user> -p <password> list
vmrun -T server -h https://localhost:8333/sdk -u <user> -p <password> start "[standard] vm/linux.vmx"
vmrun -T server -h https://localhost:8333/sdk -u <user> -p <password> suspend "[standard] vm/linux.vmx"
vmrun -T server -h https://localhost:8333/sdk -u <user> -p <password> runProgramInGuest "[standard] vm/linux.vmx" /sbin/shutdown -h now
ゲストに VMware Tools を入れておく必要がありそう。