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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
24 VMware, Inc.
Backing Up Configuration Data
Youcanbackupconfigurationdatabyrunningvicfg-cfgbackupwiththe-soption.
vicfg-cfgbackup <conn_options> -s /tmp/ESXi_181842_backup.txt
Forthebackupfilename,includethenumberofthebuildthatisrunningonthehostthatyouarebackingup.
IfyouarerunningvCLIonvMA,thebackupfileissavedlocallyonvMA.Backupfilescansafelybestored
locallybecausevirtualappliancesarestoredinthe/vmfs/volumes/<datastore>
directoryonthehost,
whichisseparatefromtheESXiimageandconfigurationfiles.
Restoring Configuration Data
Ifyouhavecreatedabackup,youcanlaterrestoreESXiconfigurationdata.Whenyourestoreconfiguration
data,thenumberofthebuildrunningonthehostmustbethesameasthenumberofthebuildthatwas
runningwhenyoucreatedthebackupfile.Tooverridethisrequirement,include
the-f (force)option.
To restore ESXi configuration data
1Poweroffallvirtualmachinesthatarerunningonthehostthatyouwanttorestore.
2LogintoahostonwhichvCLIisinstalled,orlogintovMA.
3Runvicfg-cfgbackupwiththe-lflagtoloadthehostconfigurationfromthespecifiedbackupfile.
Specify
oneoftheoptionslistedin“ConnectionOptionsforvCLIHostManagementCommands”on
page 18inplaceof<conn_options>.
Ifyourunthefollowingcommand,youarepromptedforconfirmation.
vicfg-cfgbackup <conn_options> -l /tmp/ESXi_181842_backup.tgz
Ifyourunthefollowingcommand,youarenotpromptedforconfirmation.
vicfg-cfgbackup <conn_options> -l /tmp/ESXi_181842_backup.tgz -q
Torestorethehosttofactorysettings,runvicfg-cfgbackupwiththe-roption:
vicfg-cfgbackup <conn_options> -r
Using vicfg-cfgbackup from vMA
Tobackupahostconfiguration,youcanrunvicfg-cfgbackupfromavMAinstance.ThevMAinstancecan
runonthetargethost(thehostthatyouarebackinguporrestoring),oronaremotehost.
Torestoreahostconfiguration,youmustrunvicfg-cfgbackup fromavMAinstancerunning
onaremote
host.Thehostmustbeinmaintenancemode,whichmeansallvirtualmachines(includingvMA)mustbe
suspendedonthetargethost.
Forexample,abackupoperationfortwoESXihosts(host1andhost2)withvMAdeployedonbothhostsworks
asfollows:
Tobackuponeofthehost’sconfiguration(host1orhost2),runvicfg-cfgbackupfromthevMA
appliancerunningoneitherhost1orhost2.Usethe--serveroptiontospecifythehostforwhichyou
wantbackupinformation.TheinformationisstoredonvMA.
Torestorethehost1configuration,runvicfg-cfgbackupfromthevMAappliancerunningonhost2.Use
the--serveroptiontopointtohost1torestoretheconfigurationtothathost.
Torestorethehost2configuration,runvicfg-cfgbackupfromthevMAappliancerunningonhost1.Use
the--serveroptiontopointtohost2torestoretheconfigurationtothathost.
Managing VMkernel Modules
Theesxcli system moduleandvicfg-modulecommandssupportsettingandretrievingVMkernelmodule
options.