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Summary of all ESXCLI commands: # esxcli <conn_options> esxcli command list • ESXCLI connection options when connecting through vCenter Server: --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> • ESXCLI connection options when connecting directly to ESXi host: --server <ESXi host ip> Host Commands Virtual Machine Commands Other Commands Authentication TBD ESXi Resources and Quick Links vMA Deployment Tips vCLI Supported Platforms ESXCLI Name Spaces Storage Commands Network Commands ESXi Upgrade Path VMware ESXi ™ 5.0 Reference Performance and Troubleshooting vSphere Client PowerCLI vMA/ESXCLI/ vCLI SCSI Performance Statistics (ESXi Shell only) # vscsiStats {options} Show Open Ports (ESXi Shell only) # nc –z <vcenter ip> <port range> Capture Network Traffic (ESXi Shell only) # tcpdump-uw –c 5 –n –I vmk0 host <vcenter ip> and port 123 Test Network Connectivity (ESXi Shell only) # vmkping [–s 9000] <ip address> Memory/CPU Utilization # esxtop (ESXi Shell) # resxtop (vCLI) ESXi VMkernel Boot Options Stateless PXE USB SAN User mode API (fuller POSIX subset) Resource Scheduling Distributed VM file system CIM broker HA hostd NTP DCUI syslog vpxa SNMP VMX Virtual NIC & Switch Storage Stack Device Drivers Network Stack VM CIM providers VMM Local Disk ESXCFG/ VICFG Command PowerCLI Cmdlet ESXCLI 5.0 svmotion Move-VM –Datastore No equivalent esxcfg-advcfg vicfg-advcfg Get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration Set-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration esxcli system settings advanced vicfg-cfgbackup Get-VMHostFirmware Set-VMHostFirmware No equivalent vicfg-dns Get-VMHostNetwork Set-VMHostNetwork esxcli network ip dns server esxcfg-dumppart vicfg-dumppart Get-EsxCLI esxcli system coredump esxcfg-firewall Get-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy Get-VMHostFirewallException Set-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicy Set-VMHostFirewallException esxcli network firewall vicfg-hostops Get-VMHost Set-VMHost Restart-VMHost No equivalent esxcfg-ipsec vicfg-ipsec No equivalent No equivalent esxcfg-swiscsi esxcfg-hwiscsi vicfg-iscsi Get-iScsiHBATarget New-iScsiHBATarget Set-iScsiHBATarget Remove-iScsiHBATarget esxcli iscsi esxcfg-module vicfg-module Get-EsxCLI esxcli system module esxcfg-mpath vicfg-mpath Get-ScsiLun Set-ScsiLun esxcli storage core path vicfg-mpath35 Get-ScsiLun Set-ScsiLun No equivalent esxcfg-nas vicfg-nas Get-Datastore New-Datastore Set-Datastore esxcli storage nfs esxcfg-nics vicfg-nics Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter esxcli network nic vicfg-ntp Get-VMHostNTPServer Set-VMHostNTPServer No equivalent esxcfg-rescan vicfg-rescan Get-VMHostStorage –RescanAllHBA esxcli storage core esxcfg-route vicfg-route Set-VMHostNetwork No equivalent esxcfg-scsidevs vicfg-scsidevs Get-ScsiLun Set-ScsiLun esxcli storage core esxcli storage core filesystem vicfg-snmp Get-VMHostSNMP Set-VMHostSNMP No equivalent vicfg-syslog Get-VMHostSysLogServer Set-VMHostSysLogServer esxcli system syslog vicfg-user Get-VMHostAccount Set-VMHostAccount New-VMHostAccount Remove-VMHostAccount No equivalent esxcfg-vmknic vicfg-vmknic Get-VMHostNetworkAdapter Set-VMHostNetworkAdapter esxcli network interface esxcfg-volume vicfg-volume Get-View needed to call APIs esxcli storage filesystem esxcfg-vswitch vicfg-vswitch Get-VirtualSwitch Set-VirtualSwitch Get-VirtualPortGroup Set-VirtualPortgroup esxcli network vswitch vifs.pl Copy-DatastoreItem PSDrives No equivalent vihostupdate Install-VMHostPatch esxcli software vihostupdate35 Install-VMHostPatch No equivalent vmkfstools Get-HardDisk Copy-HardDisk Set-HardDisk No equivalent vmware-cmd Various cmdlets including: Get-VM Set-VM Get-Snapshot Set-Snapshot Get-VMGuestInfo Start-VM Stop-VM Restart-VM No equivalent esxtop resxtop Get-EsxTop No equivalent esxupdate Get-VMHostPatch Install-VMHostPatch esxcli software vib vmkfstools No equivalent No equivalent vmkping No equivalent No equivalent vmware-cmd Multiple VM cmdlets available No equivalent vm-support Get-Log No equivalent adapter nic cpu bootdevice clock memory pci platform adapter networkportal physicalnetworkportal session ibftboot logicalnetworkportal plugin software fence firewall ip vswitch nic sources acceptance profile vib core nmp vmfs filesystem nfs boot coredump module process secpolicy settings stats syslog visorfs hostname time uuid version welcomemsg process esxcli5.0 fcoe hardware iscsi network software storage system vm List Registered VMs (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> –l Unregister a VM (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> -s unregister /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx <datacenter> <resource pool> Register a VM (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> -s register /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx <datacenter> <resource pool> Get Guest OS Platform (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx getproductinfo platform Get Platform Hosting VM (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx getproductinfo product Power on a VM (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx start [ soft | hard ] Power off a VM (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx stop [ soft | hard ] Reset a VM (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx reset [ soft | hard ] Suspending a VM (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx suspend [ soft | hard ] Resume a VM (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx resume Show VM Uptime (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx getuptime Show VMware Tools Status (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx gettoolslastactive 0 = not installed/not running 1 = normal 5 = intermittent heartbeat 10 = no heartbeat Create VM Snapshot (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx createsnapshot <name> <desc> 0 0 Check if VM Has a Snapshot (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx hassnapshot 0 = snapshot exists 1 = no snapshot Revert to VM Snapshot (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx revertsnapshot Remove VM Snapshot (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx removesnapshot Forcibly Stop a VM with ESXCLI # esxcli <conn_options> vm process list # esxcli <conn_options> vm process kill --type soft|hard|force --world-id <id> Setting up vMA FastPass # vifp addserver <hostname> --username <user> --password <password> # viftptarget --set <hostname> ESXCLI Command-Line Authentication # esxcli --server=<vcenter ip> --vihost=<hostname> --user <user> --password <password> <command> ESXCLI Creating a Session File # save_session --savesessionfile <file> --server <vcenter ip> --username <user> --password <pass> ESXCLI Using Windows Pass-Through Authentication C:\esxcli --server <vcenter ip> --passthroughauth --passthroughauthpackage “Kerberos” --vihost <hostname> network ip interface list ESXCLI Using Environment Variables # VI_USERNAME=root <username> # VI_PASSWORD=vmware123 <password> # VI_SERVER=<IP of vCenter Server or ESXi host> vMA Docs: https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/ vMA Downloads: http://www.vmware.com/downloads/login.do vMA Community: http://communities.vmware.com/community/ vmtn/server/vsphere/automationtools/vima vSphere SDK and Perl Documentation: https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/viperltoolkit/ vSphere Knowledge Base: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/microsite.do vMA Linux-based appliance that includes the vCLI and vSphere SDK for Perl Linux - RHEL 5.5 Server (32-bit and 64-bit) - SLES 10 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit) - SLES 11 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Ubuntu 10.04 (32-bit and 64-bit) vSwitches List Defined Standard Virtual Switches # esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard list Add/Remove a vSwitch # esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard [add|remove] --vswitch-name <name> Set MTU for a vSwitch # esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard set --mtu=9000 --vswitch-name <name> List Network Policy Settings # esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard policy [ failover | security | shaping ] get Port Groups List Defined Port Groups # esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup list Add a Port Group # esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup [add|remove] --portgroup-name <portgroup> --vswitch-name <name> Add Active Uplink to Port Group # esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup policy failover set –-active-uplinks=<uplink1, uplink2> Set a Port Group vlan ID # esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup set --portgroup-name <portgroup> --vlan-id=<vlanid> Add a Virtual Network Adaptor to Port Group # esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface add --portgroup-name <portgroup> Configure the IP Address and netmask for a Port Group # esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv4 set --interface-name=<vmk#> --ipv4=<ip address> --netmask<netmask> --type=static List All Uplink Adapters # esxcli <conn_options> network nic list List VMkernel Interfaces # esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface list Add VMkernel Interface # esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface add –-interface-name=<vmk#> --portgroup-name=<portgroup> List VMkernel Interfaces # esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv4 set –-ip=<ip address> --netmask=<subnetmask> --interface- name=<vmk#> Scan Storage Devices # esxcli <conn_options> storage core adapter rescan VMFS Show all VMFS Volumes # esxcli <conn_options> storage filesystem list Attach a Datastore # esxcli <conn_options> storage core device detached list # esxcli <conn_options> storage core device set –d naa.XXX –state=on Mount a Datastore # esxcli <conn_options> storage filesystem list # esxcli <conn_options> storage filesystem volume mount –volume-label=label NAS List NAS Filesystems # esxcli <conn_options> storage nfs list Add NAS Filesystem # esxcli <conn_options> storage nfs add –-host=<FQHN> --share=/path/to/share --volume-name=<share name> Remove NAS Filesystem # esxcli <conn_options> storage nfs remove --volume- name=<share name> iSCSI Enable Software iSCSI # esxcli <conn_options> iscsi software set –-enabled=true List iSCSI Adapters # esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter list Add iSCSI Adapters # esxcli <conn_options> iscsi networkportal add –n <portal_name> -A <vmhba> Show iSCSI Status # esxcli <conn_options> iscsi software get Set the iSCSI Name and Alias # esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter set –-adapter=<iscsi adapter> --name=<name> # esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter set –-adapter=<iscsi adapter> --alias=<alias> Set iSCSI CHAP Authentication # esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter auth chap set –-direction=mutual –mchap_username=<name> --mchap_password=<pwd> --level=required --secret=<string> --adapter=<vmhba> Discover iSCSI Storage Devices # esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter discovery rediscover Display host ESXi version # esxcli <conn_options> system version get Set the system time # esxcli <conn_options> system time set --hour <16> --min <30> --sec <00> Set the banner message # esxcli <conn_options> system welcomemsg set --message <message string> Configure a remote log host # esxcli <conn_options> system syslog config set --loghost=<ip address> # esxcli <conn_options> system syslog reload Configure a remote dump host # esxcli <conn_options> system coredump network set --interface-name <vmk#> --server-ipv4 <ip address> --server-port <portnumber> 6500 # esxcli <conn_options> system coredump network set --enable true Join host to Active Directory Join host to AD domain (vCLI only) # vicfg-authconfig --server=<ip address> --username=<user> --password=<password> --authscheme AD --joindomain <domainname> --adusername=<user> --adpassword=<password> Verify AD domain (vCLI only) # vicfg-authconfig --server <ip address> --authscheme AD –c Host Operations Enter/Exit Maintenance Mode (vCLI only) # vicfg-hostops <conn_options> --operation [enter | info | exit] Shutdown/reboot a single host (vCLI only) # vicfg-hostops <conn_options> --operation [ shutdown | reboot ] Host Backup/Restore Backup host configuration (vCLI only) # vicfg-cfgbackup <conn_options> -s </path/filename> Restore host configuration (vCLI only) # vicfg-cfgbackup <conn_options> -l </path/filename> Managing Modules List all modules # esxcli <conn_options> system module list [--enabled=true] List all loaded modules # esxcli <conn_options> system module list --loaded=true Enable/Disable modules # esxcli <conn_options> system module list --enabled = [ true | false ] Configure NTP Add NTP Server (vCLI only) # vicfg-ntp <conn_options> --add <ip address> Remove NTP Server (vCLI only) # vicfg-ntp <conn_options> --delete <ip address> Start NTP Service (vCLI only) # vicfg-ntp <conn_options> --start List NTP Service (vCLI only) # vicfg-ntp <conn_options> --start Stop NTP Service (vCLI only) # vicfg-ntp <conn_options> --stop Users List Users (vCLI only) # vicfg-user <conn_options> -e user –o list Add User (vCLI only) # vicfg-user <conn_options> -e user –o add –l <user> -p <password> Change User Password (vCLI only) # vicfg-user <conn_options> -e user –o modify –l <user> -p <password> Assign User Read Only Role (vCLI only) # vicfg-user <conn_options> -e user –o modify –l <user> --role read-only Remove User (vCLI only) # vicfg-user <conn_options> -e user –o delete –l <user> -g <group> Groups List Groups (vCLI only) # vicfg-user <conn_options> -e group –o list Add Group (vCLI only) # vicfg-user <conn_options> -e group –o add –d <groupname> Add User to Group (vCLI only) # vicfg-user <conn_options> -e group –o modify –d <groupname> --adduser <user1>,<user2>,<user3> Remove User from Group (vCLI only) # vicfg-user <conn_options> -e group –o modify –d <groupname> --removeuser <username> Remove Group (vCLI only) # vicfg-user <conn_options> -e group –o delete –d <groupname> Configure ESXi Dump Collector # esxcli <conn_options> system coredump network set –-interface-name vmk0 --server-ipv4=<ip address> --port=<port name> # esxcli <conn_options> system coredump network set –-enabled=true # esxcli <conn_options> system coredump network get Configure ESXi Syslog Collector # esxcli <conn_options> system syslog config set –-loghost=<ip address> # esxcli <conn_options> system syslog reload Attaching Devices Connect CDROM (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/ volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx connectdevice <CD Drive> Disconnect CDROM (vCLI only) # vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/ volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx disconnectdevice <CD Drive> Manage Routes Set Gateway (vCLI only) # vicfg-route <conn_options> <gateway> Add Route (vCLI only) # vicfg-route <conn_options> -add <ip address> <netmask> <gateway> List Routes (vCLI only) # vicfg-route <conn_options> Configure DNS Set Fully Qualified Hostname # esxcli <conn_options> system hostname set --fdn=<hostname> Display DNS Servers # esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns server list Add/Remove DNS Server # esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns server [add|remove] --server=<ip address> Display DNS Search Domain # esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns search list Add/Remove DNS Search Domain # esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns server [add|remove] --domain=<domain> Enable DHCP # esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv4 set --interface-name=<vmk#> --type=dhcp Set Static IP # esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv4 set -- interface-name=<vmk#> --ipv4=<ip address> --netmask=<subnetmask> --type=static Download ESXi: http://downloads.vmware.com/d/ ESXi Documentation: http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/ ESXi Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.vmware.com/ products/vsphere/esxi-and-esx/faqs.html#c177114 vSphere Install and Upgrade Community: http://communities.vmware.com/ community/vmtn/server/vsphere/upgradecenter ESXi 5 Community: http://communities.vmware.com/community/ vmtn/server/vsphere/esxi5 ESXi 4 Community: http://communities.vmware.com/community/ vmtn/server/vsphere/esxi ESXi Official Blog: http://blogs.vmware.com/esxi/ Twitter: @VMwarevSphere, @VMwareESXi vSphere Automation Tools Community: http://communities.vmware.com/ community/vmtn/server/vsphere/automationtools?view=overview Training: vSphere Transition to ESXi Essentials: http://mylearn.vmware.com/ mgrreg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id_subject=23970 Training: What Is New in ESXi 5.0: http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrreg/ courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id_subject=24417 Running vCenter 5.0 Host on 32-bit or Incompatible Hardware Host Running ESX/ESXi 4.x Upgradable Boot Disk Replace Server Upgrade to 4.x New 5.0 Install Host on 64-bit Compatible Hardware Upgrade to 5.0 Using Update Manager Upgrade to 5.0 Using ESXi Installer Non-Upgradable Boot Disk Host Running ESX/ESXi 3.5 Windows - Windows Vista Enterprise SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Windows 2008 64-bit - Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit

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Page 1: VMware ESXi 5.0 Reference · 2013-01-11 · ESXi Upgrade Path VMware ESXi™ 5.0 Reference Performance and Troubleshooting vSphere Client PowerCLI vMA/ESXCLI/ vCLI SCSI Performance

Summary of all ESXCLI commands: # esxcli <conn_options> esxcli command list • ESXCLI connection options when connecting through vCenter Server: --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> • ESXCLI connection options when connecting directly to ESXi host: --server <ESXi host ip>

Host Commands

Virtual Machine Commands Other Commands

Authentication

TBD

ESXi Resources and Quick Links

vMA Deployment Tips

vCLI Supported Platforms

ESXCLI Name Spaces

Storage CommandsNetwork Commands

ESXi Upgrade Path

VMware ESXi™ 5.0 Reference

Performance and Troubleshooting

vSphere Client

PowerCLI

vMA/ESXCLI/vCLI

SCSI Performance Statistics (ESXi Shell only)# vscsiStats {options}

Show Open Ports (ESXi Shell only)# nc –z <vcenter ip> <port range>

Capture Network Tra�c (ESXi Shell only)# tcpdump-uw –c 5 –n –I vmk0 host <vcenter ip> and port 123

Test Network Connectivity (ESXi Shell only)# vmkping [–s 9000] <ip address>

Memory/CPU Utilization# esxtop (ESXi Shell)# resxtop (vCLI)

ESXi

VMkernel

Boot Options

Stateless PXE

USB

SAN

User mode API (fuller POSIX subset)

ResourceScheduling

DistributedVM file system

CIM broker HA

hostd

NTP

DCUI

syslog

vpxa SNMP VMX

Virtual NIC& Switch

Storage Stack

Device Drivers

Network Stack

VMCIM

providers

VMM

Local Disk

ESXCFG/VICFG Command

PowerCLI Cmdlet ESXCLI 5.0

svmotion Move-VM –Datastore No equivalent

esxcfg-advcfgvicfg-advcfg

Get-VMHostAdvancedConfigurationSet-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration

esxcli system settings advanced

vicfg-cfgbackup Get-VMHostFirmwareSet-VMHostFirmware

No equivalent

vicfg-dns Get-VMHostNetworkSet-VMHostNetwork

esxcli network ip dns server

esxcfg-dumppartvicfg-dumppart

Get-EsxCLI esxcli system coredump

esxcfg-firewall Get-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicyGet-VMHostFirewallExceptionSet-VMHostFirewallDefaultPolicySet-VMHostFirewallException

esxcli network firewall

vicfg-hostops Get-VMHostSet-VMHostRestart-VMHost

No equivalent

esxcfg-ipsecvicfg-ipsec

No equivalent No equivalent

esxcfg-swiscsiesxcfg-hwiscsivicfg-iscsi

Get-iScsiHBATargetNew-iScsiHBATargetSet-iScsiHBATargetRemove-iScsiHBATarget

esxcli iscsi

esxcfg-modulevicfg-module

Get-EsxCLI esxcli system module

esxcfg-mpathvicfg-mpath

Get-ScsiLunSet-ScsiLun

esxcli storage core path

vicfg-mpath35 Get-ScsiLunSet-ScsiLun

No equivalent

esxcfg-nasvicfg-nas

Get-DatastoreNew-DatastoreSet-Datastore

esxcli storage nfs

esxcfg-nicsvicfg-nics

Get-VMHostNetworkAdapterSet-VMHostNetworkAdapter

esxcli network nic

vicfg-ntp Get-VMHostNTPServerSet-VMHostNTPServer

No equivalent

esxcfg-rescanvicfg-rescan

Get-VMHostStorage –RescanAllHBA esxcli storage core

esxcfg-routevicfg-route

Set-VMHostNetwork No equivalent

esxcfg-scsidevsvicfg-scsidevs

Get-ScsiLunSet-ScsiLun

esxcli storage coreesxcli storage core filesystem

vicfg-snmp Get-VMHostSNMPSet-VMHostSNMP

No equivalent

vicfg-syslog Get-VMHostSysLogServerSet-VMHostSysLogServer

esxcli system syslog

vicfg-user Get-VMHostAccountSet-VMHostAccountNew-VMHostAccountRemove-VMHostAccount

No equivalent

esxcfg-vmknicvicfg-vmknic

Get-VMHostNetworkAdapterSet-VMHostNetworkAdapter

esxcli network interface

esxcfg-volumevicfg-volume

Get-View needed to call APIs esxcli storage filesystem

esxcfg-vswitchvicfg-vswitch

Get-VirtualSwitchSet-VirtualSwitchGet-VirtualPortGroupSet-VirtualPortgroup

esxcli network vswitch

vifs.pl Copy-DatastoreItemPSDrives

No equivalent

vihostupdate Install-VMHostPatch esxcli software

vihostupdate35 Install-VMHostPatch No equivalent

vmkfstools Get-HardDiskCopy-HardDiskSet-HardDisk

No equivalent

vmware-cmd Various cmdlets including:Get-VM Set-VM Get-SnapshotSet-Snapshot Get-VMGuestInfo Start-VM Stop-VM Restart-VM

No equivalent

esxtopresxtop

Get-EsxTop No equivalent

esxupdate Get-VMHostPatchInstall-VMHostPatch

esxcli software vib

vmkfstools No equivalent No equivalent

vmkping No equivalent No equivalent

vmware-cmd Multiple VM cmdlets available No equivalent

vm-support Get-Log No equivalent

adapternic

cpubootdeviceclockmemorypciplatform

adapternetworkportalphysicalnetworkportalsessionibftbootlogicalnetworkportalpluginsoftware

fencefirewallipvswitchnic

sourcesacceptanceprofilevib

corenmpvmfsfilesystemnfs

bootcoredumpmoduleprocesssecpolicysettingsstatssyslogvisorfshostnametimeuuidversionwelcomemsg

process

esxcli5.0

fcoe hardware iscsi network software storage system vm

List Registered VMs (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> –l

Unregister a VM (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> -s unregister /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx <datacenter> <resource pool>

Register a VM (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> -s register /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx <datacenter> <resource pool>

Get Guest OS Platform (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx getproductinfo platform

Get Platform Hosting VM (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx getproductinfo product

Power on a VM (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx start [ soft | hard ]

Power o� a VM (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx stop [ soft | hard ]

Reset a VM (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx reset [ soft | hard ]

Suspending a VM (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx suspend [ soft | hard ]

Resume a VM (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx resume

Show VM Uptime (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx getuptime

Show VMware Tools Status (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx gettoolslastactive

0 = not installed/not running1 = normal5 = intermittent heartbeat10 = no heartbeat

Create VM Snapshot (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx createsnapshot <name> <desc> 0 0

Check if VM Has a Snapshot (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx hassnapshot

0 = snapshot exists1 = no snapshot

Revert to VM Snapshot (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx revertsnapshot

Remove VM Snapshot (vCLI only)

# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx removesnapshot

Forcibly Stop a VM with ESXCLI# esxcli <conn_options> vm process list

# esxcli <conn_options> vm process kill --type soft|hard|force --world-id <id>

Setting up vMA FastPass# vifp addserver <hostname> --username <user> --password <password>

# viftptarget --set <hostname>

ESXCLI Command-Line Authentication# esxcli --server=<vcenter ip> --vihost=<hostname> --user <user> --password <password> <command>

ESXCLI Creating a Session File# save_session --savesessionfile <file> --server <vcenter ip> --username <user> --password <pass>

ESXCLI Using Windows Pass-Through AuthenticationC:\esxcli --server <vcenter ip> --passthroughauth --passthroughauthpackage “Kerberos” --vihost <hostname> network ip interface list

ESXCLI Using Environment Variables# VI_USERNAME=root <username>

# VI_PASSWORD=vmware123 <password>

# VI_SERVER=<IP of vCenter Server or ESXi host>

vMA Docs: https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/

vMA Downloads: http://www.vmware.com/downloads/login.do

vMA Community: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/automationtools/vima

vSphere SDK and Perl Documentation: https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/viperltoolkit/

vSphere Knowledge Base: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/microsite.do

vMALinux-based appliance that includes the vCLI and vSphere SDK for Perl Linux- RHEL 5.5 Server (32-bit and 64-bit)- SLES 10 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit)- SLES 11 (32-bit and 64-bit)- Ubuntu 10.04 (32-bit and 64-bit)

vSwitchesList Defined Standard Virtual Switches# esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard list

Add/Remove a vSwitch# esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard [add|remove] --vswitch-name <name>

Set MTU for a vSwitch# esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard set --mtu=9000 --vswitch-name <name>

List Network Policy Settings# esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard policy [ failover | security | shaping ] get

Port GroupsList Defined Port Groups# esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup list

Add a Port Group# esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup [add|remove] --portgroup-name <portgroup> --vswitch-name <name>

Add Active Uplink to Port Group# esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup policy failover set –-active-uplinks=<uplink1, uplink2>

Set a Port Group vlan ID# esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup set --portgroup-name <portgroup> --vlan-id=<vlanid>

Add a Virtual Network Adaptor to Port Group# esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface add --portgroup-name <portgroup>

Configure the IP Address and netmask for a Port Group# esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv4 set --interface-name=<vmk#> --ipv4=<ip address> --netmask<netmask> --type=static

List All Uplink Adapters# esxcli <conn_options> network nic list

List VMkernel Interfaces# esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface list

Add VMkernel Interface# esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface add –-interface-name=<vmk#> --portgroup-name=<portgroup>

List VMkernel Interfaces# esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv4 set –-ip=<ip address> --netmask=<subnetmask> --interface-name=<vmk#>

Scan Storage Devices# esxcli <conn_options> storage core adapter rescan

VMFSShow all VMFS Volumes# esxcli <conn_options> storage filesystem list

Attach a Datastore# esxcli <conn_options> storage core device detached list

# esxcli <conn_options> storage core device set –d naa.XXX –state=on

Mount a Datastore# esxcli <conn_options> storage filesystem list

# esxcli <conn_options> storage filesystem volume mount –volume-label=label

NASList NAS Filesystems# esxcli <conn_options> storage nfs list

Add NAS Filesystem# esxcli <conn_options> storage nfs add –-host=<FQHN> --share=/path/to/share --volume-name=<share name>

Remove NAS Filesystem# esxcli <conn_options> storage nfs remove --volume-name=<share name>

iSCSIEnable Software iSCSI# esxcli <conn_options> iscsi software set –-enabled=true

List iSCSI Adapters# esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter list

Add iSCSI Adapters# esxcli <conn_options> iscsi networkportal add –n <portal_name> -A <vmhba>

Show iSCSI Status# esxcli <conn_options> iscsi software get

Set the iSCSI Name and Alias# esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter set –-adapter=<iscsi adapter> --name=<name>

# esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter set –-adapter=<iscsi adapter> --alias=<alias>

Set iSCSI CHAP Authentication# esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter auth chap set –-direction=mutual –mchap_username=<name> --mchap_password=<pwd> --level=required --secret=<string> --adapter=<vmhba>

Discover iSCSI Storage Devices# esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter discovery rediscover

Display host ESXi version# esxcli <conn_options> system version get

Set the system time# esxcli <conn_options> system time set --hour <16> --min <30> --sec <00>

Set the banner message# esxcli <conn_options> system welcomemsg set --message <message string>

Configure a remote log host# esxcli <conn_options> system syslog config set --loghost=<ip address># esxcli <conn_options> system syslog reload

Configure a remote dump host# esxcli <conn_options> system coredump network set --interface-name <vmk#> --server-ipv4 <ip address> --server-port <portnumber> 6500# esxcli <conn_options> system coredump network set --enable true

Join host to Active DirectoryJoin host to AD domain (vCLI only)# vicfg-authconfig --server=<ip address> --username=<user> --password=<password> --authscheme AD --joindomain <domainname> --adusername=<user> --adpassword=<password>

Verify AD domain (vCLI only)# vicfg-authconfig --server <ip address> --authscheme AD –c

Host OperationsEnter/Exit Maintenance Mode (vCLI only)# vicfg-hostops <conn_options> --operation [enter | info | exit]

Shutdown/reboot a single host (vCLI only)# vicfg-hostops <conn_options> --operation [ shutdown | reboot ]

Host Backup/RestoreBackup host configuration (vCLI only)# vicfg-cfgbackup <conn_options> -s </path/filename>

Restore host configuration (vCLI only)# vicfg-cfgbackup <conn_options> -l </path/filename>

Managing ModulesList all modules# esxcli <conn_options> system module list [--enabled=true]

List all loaded modules# esxcli <conn_options> system module list --loaded=true

Enable/Disable modules# esxcli <conn_options> system module list --enabled = [ true | false ]

Configure NTPAdd NTP Server (vCLI only)# vicfg-ntp <conn_options> --add <ip address>

Remove NTP Server (vCLI only)# vicfg-ntp <conn_options> --delete <ip address>

Start NTP Service (vCLI only)# vicfg-ntp <conn_options> --start

List NTP Service (vCLI only)# vicfg-ntp <conn_options> --start

Stop NTP Service (vCLI only)# vicfg-ntp <conn_options> --stop

UsersList Users (vCLI only)# vicfg-user <conn_options> -e user –o list

Add User (vCLI only)# vicfg-user <conn_options> -e user –o add –l <user> -p <password>

Change User Password (vCLI only)# vicfg-user <conn_options> -e user –o modify –l <user> -p <password>

Assign User Read Only Role (vCLI only)# vicfg-user <conn_options> -e user –o modify –l <user> --role read-only

Remove User (vCLI only)# vicfg-user <conn_options> -e user –o delete –l <user> -g <group>

GroupsList Groups (vCLI only)# vicfg-user <conn_options> -e group –o list

Add Group (vCLI only)# vicfg-user <conn_options> -e group –o add –d <groupname>

Add User to Group (vCLI only)# vicfg-user <conn_options> -e group –o modify –d <groupname> --adduser <user1>,<user2>,<user3>

Remove User from Group (vCLI only)# vicfg-user <conn_options> -e group –o modify –d <groupname> --removeuser <username>

Remove Group (vCLI only)# vicfg-user <conn_options> -e group –o delete –d <groupname>

Configure ESXi Dump Collector# esxcli <conn_options> system coredump network set –-interface-name vmk0 --server-ipv4=<ip address> --port=<port name># esxcli <conn_options> system coredump network set –-enabled=true# esxcli <conn_options> system coredump network get

Configure ESXi Syslog Collector# esxcli <conn_options> system syslog config set –-loghost=<ip address># esxcli <conn_options> system syslog reload

Attaching DevicesConnect CDROM (vCLI only)# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/ volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx connectdevice <CD Drive>

Disconnect CDROM (vCLI only)# vmware-cmd --server <vcenter ip> --vihost <ESXi host ip> /vmfs/ volumes/<volume name>/<vm>/<vm>.vmx disconnectdevice <CD Drive>

Manage RoutesSet Gateway (vCLI only)# vicfg-route <conn_options> <gateway>

Add Route (vCLI only)# vicfg-route <conn_options> -add <ip address> <netmask> <gateway>

List Routes (vCLI only)# vicfg-route <conn_options>

Configure DNSSet Fully Qualified Hostname# esxcli <conn_options> system hostname set --fdn=<hostname>

Display DNS Servers# esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns server list

Add/Remove DNS Server# esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns server [add|remove] --server=<ip address>

Display DNS Search Domain# esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns search list

Add/Remove DNS Search Domain# esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns server [add|remove] --domain=<domain>

Enable DHCP# esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv4 set --interface-name=<vmk#> --type=dhcp

Set Static IP# esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv4 set -- interface-name=<vmk#> --ipv4=<ip address> --netmask=<subnetmask> --type=static

Download ESXi: http://downloads.vmware.com/d/

ESXi Documentation: http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/

ESXi Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/esxi-and-esx/faqs.html#c177114

vSphere Install and Upgrade Community: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/upgradecenter

ESXi 5 Community: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/esxi5

ESXi 4 Community: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/esxi

ESXi O�cial Blog: http://blogs.vmware.com/esxi/

Twitter: @VMwarevSphere, @VMwareESXi

vSphere Automation Tools Community: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/automationtools?view=overview

Training: vSphere Transition to ESXi Essentials: http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrreg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id_subject=23970

Training: What Is New in ESXi 5.0: http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrreg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id_subject=24417

Running vCenter 5.0

Host on 32-bit or Incompatible

Hardware

Host RunningESX/ESXi 4.x

UpgradableBoot Disk

Replace Server

Upgrade to 4.x

New 5.0 InstallHost on 64-bit

CompatibleHardware

Upgrade to 5.0Using Update

Manager

Upgrade to 5.0Using ESXi

Installer

Non-UpgradableBoot Disk

Host RunningESX/ESXi 3.5

Windows- Windows Vista Enterprise SP1

(32-bit and 64-bit)- Windows 2008 64-bit- Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit

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