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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
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Chapter 5 Managing iSCSI Storage
Youcanusethefollowingvicfg-iscsioptionstolistparameteroptions.Specifyoneoftheoptionslistedin
“ConnectionOptionsforvCLIHostManagementCommands”onpage 18inplaceof<conn_options>.
Runvicfg-iscsi -W -ltolistparameteroptionsfortheHBA.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -W -l
[-i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>] [-n <iscsi_name>]] <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --parameter --list
[--ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>] [--name <iscsi_name>]] <adapter_name>
Thetarget(-i)andname(-n)optiondeterminewhatthecommandappliesto.
Runvicfg-iscsi -W -l -k tolistiSCSIparametersandwhethertheyaresettable.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -W -l -k
[-i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>[:<port_num>] [-n <iscsi_name>]] <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --parameter --list --detail
[--ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>[:<port_num>][--name <iscsi_name>]] <adapter_name>
Runvicfg-iscsi -W -jtosetiSCSIparameteroptions.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -W -j <name>=<value>
-i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>[:port_num>][-n <iscsi_name>]] <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --parameter --set <name>=<value>
--ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>[:port_num>][--name <iscsi_name>]] <adapter_name>
Thetarget(-i)andname(-n)optiondeterminewhatthecommandappliesto.
Ifspecialcharactersareinthe<name>=<value>sequence,forexample,ifyouaddaspace,youmustsurround
thesequencewithdoublequotes(“<name> = <value>”).
Returning Parameters to Default Inheritance
ThevaluesofiSCSIparametersassociatedwithadynamicdiscoveryaddressorastaticdiscoverytargetare
inheritedfromthecorrespondingsettingsoftheparent.Forthedynamicdiscoveryaddress,theparentisthe
adapter.Forthestatictarget,theparentistheadapterordiscoveryaddress.
IfyouusethevSphereWebClienttomodifyauthenticationsettings,youdeselecttheInheritfromParent
checkboxbeforeyoucanmakeachangetothediscoveryaddressordiscoverytarget.
Ifyouusevicfg-iscsi,thevalueyousetoverridestheinheritedvalue.
Inheritanceisrelevantonlyifyouwanttoreturnadynamicdiscoveryaddressorastaticdiscoverytargetto
itsinheritedvalue.Inthatcase,usethe--reset <param_name>option,whichrequiresthe--nameoptionfor
staticdiscoveryaddresses,butnotfordynamicdiscoverytargets.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --parameter --reset <param_name>
--ip <stor_ip_addr | stor_hostname>[:port_num>] <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -W -o <param_name>
-i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>[:port_num>] <adapter_name>
Option Result
-iand‐n Commandappliestostatictargets.
Only‐i Commandappliestothediscoveryaddress.
Neither-inor‐n Commandappliestoper‐adapterparameters.
Option Result
-iand‐nCommandappliestoper‐targetCHAPforstatictargets.
Only‐iCommandappliestothediscoveryaddress.
Neither-inor‐nCommandappliestoper‐adapterCHAP.