Specifications

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Chapter 5 Using the VMware Service Console
Commands Specific to ESX Server
Identifying Network Cards
The!findnic!command!lets!you!send!network!traffic!from!a!specified!network!adapter!
so!you!can!observe!the!LEDs!on!the!adapters!and!see!which!physical!adapter!is!
associated!with!that!device!name.!The!format!of!the!command!is:
findnic <options> <nic-name> <local-ip> <remote-ip>
Example:
findnic -f vmnic1 10.2.0.5 10.2.0.4
Binds!VMkernel!device!vmnic1!to!IP!address!10.2.0.5,!and!tries!to!flood!ping!the!remote!
machine!with!the!IP!address!10.2.0.4.
See!“VMkernel!Network!Card!Locator”!on!page 314.
Managing a VMware ESX Server File System
The!vmkfstools!command!lets!you!create!and!manipulate!files!on!SCSI!disks!managed!
by!ESX!Server.!
The!format!for!the!vmkfstools!command,!when!specifying!a!SCSI!device,!is:
vmkfstools <options> <device_or_VMFS_volume>[:<file>]
where!<device_or_VMFS_volume>!specifies!a!SCSI!device!(a!SCSI!disk!or!a!partition!
on!a!SCSI!disk)!being!manipulated!or!a!VMFS!volume,!and!<options>!specifies!the!
operation!to!be!performed.!
If!<device_or_VMFS_volume>!is!a!SCSI!device,!it!is!specified!in!a!form!such!as:!
vmhba1:2:0:3
<device_or_VMFS_volume>!can!also!be!a!VMFS!volume!name,!as!set!in!the!
management!interface!or!with!the!vmkfstools --setfsname!command.
The!variable!<file>!is!the!name!of!a!file!stored!in!the!VMFS!volume!on!the!specified!
device.!
Option Explanation
-f Do!a!flood!ping.
-i <seconds> Send!pings!at!specified!interval.
NOTE You!must!be!logged!in!as!the!root!user!to!run!the!vmkfstools!command.