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Table Of Contents
- vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples
- Contents
- About This Book
- vSphere CLI Command Overviews
- Introduction
- List of Available Host Management Commands
- Targets and Protocols for vCLI Host Management Commands
- Supported Platforms for vCLI Commands
- Commands with an esxcfg Prefix
- ESXCLI Overview
- Connection Options for vCLI Host Management Commands
- Connection Options for DCLI Commands
- vCLI Host Management Commands and Lockdown Mode
- Managing Hosts
- Managing Files
- Managing Storage
- Introduction to Storage
- Examining LUNs
- Detaching Devices and Removing a LUN
- Working with Permanent Device Loss
- Managing Paths
- Managing Path Policies
- Scheduling Queues for Virtual Machine I/O
- Managing NFS/NAS Datastores
- Monitoring and Managing SAN Storage
- Monitoring and Managing Virtual SAN Storage
- Monitoring vSphere Flash Read Cache
- Monitoring and Managing Virtual Volumes
- Migrating Virtual Machines with svmotion
- Configuring FCoE Adapters
- Scanning Storage Adapters
- Retrieving SMART Information
- Managing iSCSI Storage
- iSCSI Storage Overview
- Protecting an iSCSI SAN
- Command Syntax for esxcli iscsi and vicfg-iscsi
- iSCSI Storage Setup with ESXCLI
- iSCSI Storage Setup with vicfg-iscsi
- Listing and Setting iSCSI Options
- Listing and Setting iSCSI Parameters
- Enabling iSCSI Authentication
- Setting Up Ports for iSCSI Multipathing
- Managing iSCSI Sessions
- Managing Third-Party Storage Arrays
- Managing NMP with esxcli storage nmp
- Path Claiming with esxcli storage core claiming
- Managing Claim Rules
- Managing Users
- Managing Virtual Machines
- vmware-cmd Overview
- Listing and Registering Virtual Machines
- Retrieving Virtual Machine Attributes
- Managing Virtual Machine Snapshots with vmware-cmd
- Powering Virtual Machines On and Off
- Connecting and Disconnecting Virtual Devices
- Working with the AnswerVM API
- Forcibly Stopping Virtual Machines with EXCLI
- Managing vSphere Networking
- Introduction to vSphere Networking
- Retrieving Basic Networking Information
- Network Troubleshooting
- Setting Up vSphere Networking with vSphere Standard Switches
- Setting Up Virtual Switches and Associating a Switch with a Network Interface
- Retrieving Information About Virtual Switches
- Adding and Deleting Virtual Switches
- Checking, Adding, and Removing Port Groups
- Managing Uplinks and Port Groups
- Setting the Port Group VLAN ID
- Managing Uplink Adapters
- Adding and Modifying VMkernel Network Interfaces
- Setting Up vSphere Networking with vSphere Distributed Switch
- Managing Standard Networking Services in the vSphere Environment
- Setting the DNS Configuration
- Adding and Starting an NTP Server
- Managing the IP Gateway
- Setting Up IPsec
- Managing the ESXi Firewall
- Monitoring VXLAN
- Monitoring ESXi Hosts
- Index
Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces
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esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard set --mtu=9000 --vswitch-name=vSwitch1
TheMTUisthesize,inbytes,ofthelargestprotocoldataunittheswitchcanprocess.Whenyousetthis
option,itaffectsalluplinksassignedtothevirtualswitch.
SettheCDPvalueforavSwitch.Youcansetstatustodown,listen,advertise,orboth.
esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard set --cdp-status=listen
--vswitch-name=vSwitch1
Setting Switch Attributes with vicfg-vswitch
Youcansetthemaximumtransmissionunit(MTU)andCDPstatusforavirtualswitch.TheCDPstatusshows
whichCiscoswitchportisconnectedtowhichuplink.Specifyoneoftheoptionslistedin“ConnectionOptions
forvCLIHostManagementCommands”onpage 18inplaceof<conn_options>.
SettheMTUforavSwitch.
vicfg-vswitch <conn_options> -m 9000 vSwitch1
TheMTUisthesize(inbytes)ofthelargestprotocoldataunittheswitchcanprocess.Whenyousetthis
option,itaffectsalluplinksassignedtothevirtualswitch.
SettheCDPvalueforavSwitch.Youcansetstatustodown,listen,advertise,orboth.
vicfg-vswitch <conn_options> --set-cdp ‘listen’
Checking, Adding, and Removing Port Groups
Youcancheck,add,andremoveportgroupswithESXCLIandwithvicfg-vswitch.
Managing Port Groups with ESXCLI
NetworkservicesconnecttovSwitchesthroughportgroups.Aportgroupallowsyoutogrouptrafficand
specifyconfigurationoptionssuchasbandwidthlimitationsandVLANtaggingpoliciesforeachportinthe
portgroup.Avirtualswitchmusthaveoneportgroupassignedtoit.Youcanassignadditionalport
groups.
Youcanuseesxcli network vswitch standard portgroup tocheck,add,andremoveportgroups.
Specifyoneoftheoptionslistedin“ConnectionOptionsforvCLIHostManagementCommands”onpage 18
inplaceof<conn_options>.
Listportgroupscurrentlyassociatedwithavirtualswitch.
esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup list
Liststheportgroupname,associatedvirtualswitch,activeclients,andVLANID.
Addaportgroup.
esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup add --portgroup-name=<name>
--vswitch-name=vSwitch1
Deleteoneoftheexistingportgroups.
esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup remove --portgroup-name=<name>
--vswitch-name=vSwitch1
Managing Port Groups with vicfg-vswitch
Networkservicesconnecttovirtualswitchesthroughportgroups.Aportgroupallowsyoutogrouptraffic
andspecifyconfigurationoptionssuchasbandwidthlimitationsandVLANtaggingpoliciesforeachportin
theportgroup.Avirtualswitchmusthaveoneportgroupassignedtoit.Youcanassignadditional
port
groups.Specifyoneoftheoptionslistedin“ConnectionOptionsforvCLIHostManagementCommands”on
page 18inplaceof<conn_options>.
Youcanusevicfg-vswitchtocheck,add,andremoveportgroups.
Checkwhetherportgroupsarecurrentlyassociatedwithavirtualswitch.
vicfg-vswitch <conn_options> --check-pg <port_group> vSwitch1