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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
vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples
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Setting MTU with ESXCLI
IfyouwanttochangetheMTUusedforyouriSCSIstorage,youmustmakethechangeintwoplaces.
Runesxcli network vswitch standard settochangetheMTUofthevirtualswitch.
Runesxcli network ip interface settochangetheMTUofthenetworkinterface.
Listing and Setting iSCSI Options with vicfg-iscsi
Usevicfg-iscsiinformationretrievaloptionstolistexternalHBAproperties,informationabouttargets,and
LUNs.Youcanusethefollowingvicfg-iscsioptionstolistiSCSIparameters.Specifyoneoftheoptions
listedin“ConnectionOptionsforvCLIHostManagementCommands”onpage 18inplaceof
<conn_options>.
Runvicfg-iscsi -P|--phbatolistexternal(vendor‐specific)propertiesofaniSCSIadapter.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -P -l <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --phba --list <adapter_name>
Thesystemreturnsinformationaboutthevendor,model,description,andserialnumberoftheHBA.
Runvicfg-iscsi -T| --targettolisttargetinformation.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -T -l <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --target --list <adapter_name>
Thesystemreturnsinformationabouttargetsforthespecifiedadapter,includingtheiSCSIname(IQNor
EUIformat)andalias.See“DiscoveryTargetNames”onpage 61.
Runvicfg-iscsi -L|--luntolistLUNinformation.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -L -l <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --lun --list <adapter_name>
Thecommandreturnstheoperatingsystemdevicename,busnumber,targetID,LUNID,andLUNsize
fortheLUN.
Runvicfg-iscsi -Lwith-ttolistonlyLUNsonaspecifiedtarget.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -L -l -t <target_ID> <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --lun --list --target_id <target_id> <adapter_name>
ThesystemreturnstheLUNsonthespecifiedtargetandthecorrespondingdevicename,devicenumber,
LUNID,andLUNsize.
Runvicfg-iscsi -p|--pnptolistphysicalnetworkportalinformationforindependenthardwareiSCSI
devices.Youalsousethisoptionwith--mtu.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -p -l <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --pnp --list <adapter_name>
ThesystemreturnsinformationabouttheMACaddress,MTU,andcurrenttransferrate.
Runvicfg-iscsi -I -ltolistinformationabouttheiSCSIinitiator.ESXisystemsuseasoftware‐based
iSCSIinitiatorintheVMkerneltoconnecttostorage.ThecommandreturnstheiSCSIname,aliasname,
andaliassettablebitfortheinitiator.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -I -l vmhba42
Runvicfg-iscsi -p -MtosettheMTUfortheadapter.Youspecifythesizeandadaptername.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -p -M <mtu_size> <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --pnp --mtu <mtu-size> <adapter_name>
Listing and Setting iSCSI Parameters
YoucanlistandsetiSCSIparametersforsoftwareiSCSIandfordependenthardwareiSCSIwithESXCLIor
withvicfg-iscsi.