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Chapter 1 vSphere CLI Command Overviews

Supported Platforms for vCLI Commands

YoucannotrunthevihostupdatecommandagainstanESXi5.0orlatersystem.

Youcannotrunvicfg-syslog --setserverorvicfg-syslog --setportwithanESXi5.0orlatertarget.

Table 1‐3listsplatformsupportforthedifferentvCLIcommands.

Table 1-3. Platform Support for vCLI 5.x Commands

Command ESXi 5.x and 6.0 VC 5.xand 6.0 ESXi 4.x ESX 4.x VC 4.x

DCLI No No No No No

esxcli Yes Yes Yes Yes No

resxtop Yes(fromLinux) Yes(fromLinux) Yes(from

Linux)

Yes(from

Linux)

Yes(from

Linux)

svmotion No Yes No No Yes

vicfg-advcfg Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-authconfig Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-cfgbackup Yes No Yes No No

vicfg-dns Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-dumppart Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-hostops Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-ipsec Yes No Yes Yes No

vicfg-iscsi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-module Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-mpath Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-nas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-nics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-ntp Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-rescan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-route Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-scsidevs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-snmp Yes No Yes Yes No

vicfg-syslog No Nofor5.0target Yes No Yes

vicfg-user Yes No Yes Yes No

vicfg-vmknic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-volume Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-vswitch Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vifs Yes No Yes Yes No

vihostupdate Useesxcli software vibinstead. Yes Yes No

vmkfstools Yes No Yes Yes No

vmware-cmd Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

vicfg-mpath35 No No No No No

vihostupdate35 No No No No No