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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> storage core path list
Examining LUNs with vicfg-scsidevs
Usevicfg-scsidevstodisplayinformationaboutavailableLUNsonESXi 4.xhosts.
YoucanrunoneofthefollowingcommandstoexamineLUNs.Specifyoneoftheconnectionoptionslistedin
“ConnectionOptionsforvCLIHostManagementCommands”onpage 18inplaceof<conn_options>.
Listalllogicaldevicesknownonthissystemwithdetailedinformation.
vicfg-scsidevs <conn_options> --list
Thecommandlistsdeviceinformationforalllogicaldevicesonthissystem.Theinformationincludesthe
name(UUID),devicetype,displayname,andmultipathingplugin.Specifythe--deviceoptiontoonly
listinformationaboutaspecificdevice.Thefollowingexampleshowsoutputfortwodevices;theactual
listingmightincludemultiple
devicesandthepreciseformatdiffersbetweenreleases.
mpx.vmhba2:C0:T1:L0
Device Type: cdrom
Size: 0 MB
Display Name: Local HL-DT-ST (mpx.vmhba2:C0:T1:L0)
Plugin: NMP
Console Device: /vmfs/devices/cdrom/mpx.vmhba2:C0:T1:L0
Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/cdrom/mpx.vmhba2:C0:T1:L0
Vendor: SONY Model: DVD-ROM GDRXX8XX Revis: 3.00
SCSI Level: 5 Is Pseudo: Status:
Is RDM Capable: Is Removable:
Other Names:
vml.000N000000XXXdXXXXXXXXaXXXaXX
VAAI Status: nnnn
naa.60060...
Device Type: disk
Size: 614400 MB
Display Name: DGC Fibre Channel Disk (naa.60060...)
...
Listalllogicaldeviceswithabbreviatedinformation.
vicfg-scsidevs <conn_options> --compact-list
TheinformationincludesthedeviceID,devicetype,size,plugin,anddevicedisplayname.
Listalldeviceuniqueidentifiers.
vicfg-scsidevs <conn_options> --uids
ThecommandliststheprimaryUIDforeachdevice(naa.xxxorotherprimaryname)andanyotherUIDs
foreachUID(VMLname).Youcanspecify--devicetoonlylistinformationforaspecificdevice.
Listaspecificlogicaldevicewithitsdetailedinformation.
vicfg-scsidevs <conn_options> -l -d mpx.vmhba32:C0:T1:L0
PrintmappingsforVMFSvolumestothecorrespondingpartition,pathtothatpartition,VMFSuuid,
extentnumber,andvolumenames.
vicfg-scsidevs <conn_options> --vmfs
PrintHBAdeviceswithidentifyinginformation.
vicfg-scsidevs <conn_options> --hbas
ThereturnvalueincludestheadapterID,driverID,adapterUID,PCI,vendor,andmodel.
PrintamappingbetweenHBAsandthedevicesitprovidespathsto.
vicfg-scsidevs <conn_options> --hba-device-list
IMPORTANTYoucanrunvicfg-scsidevs--queryandvicfg-scsidevs --vmfsagainstESXiversion3.5.
TheotheroptionsaresupportedonlyagainstESXiversion4.0andlater.