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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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Enabling iSCSI Authentication
YoucanenableiSCSIauthenticationwithESXCLIorwithvicfg-iscsi.
Enabling iSCSI Authentication with ESXCLI
Theesxcli iscsi adapter authcommandsenableiSCSIauthentication.Mutualauthenticationis
supportedforsoftwareiSCSIanddependenthardwareiSCSI,butnotforindependenthardwareiSCSI(see
“SettingiSCSICHAP”onpage 62).
1 (Optional)SettheauthenticationinformationforCHAP.
esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter auth chap set --direction=uni --chap_username=<name>
--chap_password=<pwd> --level=[prohibited, discouraged, preferred, required]
--secret=<string> --adapter=<adapter_name>
Youcansetper‐targetCHAPforstatictargets,per‐adapterCHAP,orapplythecommandtothediscovery
address.
per‐adapterCHAP:esxcli iscsi adapter auth chap set
per‐discoveryCHAP:esxcli iscsi adapter discovery sendtarget auth chap set
per‐targetCHAP:esxcli iscsi adapter target portal auth chap set
Forexample:
esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter auth chap set --direction=uni --chap_username=User1
--chap_password=MySpecialPwd --level=preferred --secret=uni_secret
--adapter=vmhba33
2 (Optional)SettheauthenticationinformationformutualCHAPbyrunningesxcli iscsi adapter
auth chap set againwiththe-doptionsettomutualoptionandadifferentauthenticationusername
andsecret.
esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter auth chap set --direction=mutual
--mchap_username=<m_name> --mchap_password=<m_pwd> --level=[prohibited,
required] --secret=<string> --adapter=<adapter_name>
For<level>,specifyprohibitedorrequired.
prohibited–ThehostdoesnotuseCHAPauthentication.Ifauthenticationisenabled,specify
chapProhibitedtodisableit.
required–ThehostrequiressuccessfulCHAPauthentication.TheconnectionfailsifCHAP
negotiationfails.YoucansetthisvalueformutualCHAPonlyifCHAPissettochapRequired.
Fordirection,specifymutual.
To enable mutual authentication
1Enableauthentication.
esxcli <conn_options> iscsi adapter auth chap set --direction=uni --chap_username=<name>
--chap_password=<pw> --level=[prohibited, discouraged, preferred, required]
--secret=<string> --adapter=<adapter_name>
Thespecifiedchap_usernameandsecretmustbesupportedonthestorageside.
2ListpossibleVMkernelNICstobind.
esxcli <conn_options> iscsi logicalnetworkportal list
IMPORTANTYouareresponsibleformakingsurethatCHAPissetbeforeyousetmutualCHAP,andfor
usingcompatiblelevelsforCHAPandmutualCHAP.UseadifferentsecretinCHAPandmutualCHAP.