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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 6 Managing Third-Party Storage Arrays
ThefollowingexampleremovestherulethatassignsdeviceswithvendorstringVMWAREandmodelstring
VirtualtoVMW_SATP_LOCAL.
esxcli <conn_options> storage nmp satp rule remove
--satp="VMW_SATP_LOCAL" --vendor="VMWARE" --model="Virtual"
Retrieving and Setting SATP Configuration Parameters
Theesxcli storage nmp satp generic deviceconfig getandesxcli storage nmp satp generic
pathconfig getcommandsretrieveper‐deviceorper‐pathSATPconfigurationparameters.Youcannot
retrievepathsordevicesforallSATPs,youmustretrievetheinformationonepathoronedeviceatatime.
UsethiscommandtoretrieveperdeviceorperpathSATPconfigurationparameters,andto
seewhetheryou
cansetcertainconfigurationparametersforadeviceorpath.
Forexampleesxcli storage nmp satp generic deviceconfig get --device naa.xxxmightreturn
SATP VMW_SATP_LSI does not support device configuration.
esxcli storage nmp satp generic pathconfig get -path vmhba1:C0:T0:L8mightreturnINIT,AVT
OFF,v5.4,DUAL ACTIVE,ESX FAILOVER
Theesxcli storage nmp satp generic deviceconfigsetandesxcli storage nmp satp generic
pathconfig set commandssetconfigurationparametersforSATPsthatareloadedintothesystem,ifthey
supportdeviceconfiguration.Youcansetper‐path
orper‐deviceSATPconfigurationparameters.
TheconfigurationstringsmightvarybySATP.VMwaresupportsafixedsetofconfigurationstringsfora
subsetofitsSATPs.Thestringsmightchangeinfuturereleases.
Runesxcli storage nmp device set --default --device=<device> tosetthePSPforthespecified
devicebacktothedefaultfortheassignedSATP
forthisdevice.
Path Claiming with esxcli storage core claiming
Theesxcli storage core claimingnamespaceincludesanumberoftroubleshootingcommands.These
commandsarenotpersistentandareusefulonlytodeveloperswhoarewritingPSApluginsor
troubleshootingasystem.IfI/Oisactiveonthepath,unclaimandreclaimactionsfail.
I
MPORTANTThecommandpassestheconfigurationstringtotheSATPassociatedwiththatdeviceorpath.
Options Description
--config
-c
Configurationstringtosetforthepathspecifiedby--pathorthedevicespecifiedby--device.
YoucansettheconfigurationforthefollowingSATPs:
VMW_SATP_ALUA_CX
VMW_SATP_ALUA
VMW_SATP_CX
VMW_SATP_INV
Youcanspecifyoneofthefollowingdeviceconfigurationstrings:
navireg_on–startsautomaticregistrationofthedevicewithNavisphere.
navireg_off–stopstheautomaticregistrationofthedevice.
ipfilter_on–stopsthesendingofthehostnameforNavisphereregistration.Usedifhostis
knownaslocalhost.
ipfilter_off–enablesthesen dingofthehostnameduringNavisphereregistration.
--device
-d
DevicetosetSATPconfigurationfor.NotallSATPssupportthesetconfigoptionondevices.
--path
-p
PathtosetSATPconfigurationfor.NotallSATPssupportthesetconfigoptiononpaths.
IMPORTANTThehelpforesxcli storage core claiming includestheautoclaimcommand.Donotuse
thiscommandunlessinstructedtodosobyVMwaresupportstaff.