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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
94 VMware, Inc.
Using the Reclaim Troubleshooting Command
Theesxcli storage core claiming reclaimtroubleshootingcommandisintendedforPSAplugin
developersoradministratorswhotroubleshootPSAplugins.Thecommandproceedsasfollows.
Attemptstounclaimallpathstoadevice.
Runstheloadedclaimrulesoneachoftheunclaimedpathstoreclaimthosepaths.
Itisnormalforthiscommandtofailifadeviceisinuse.
Unclaiming Paths or Sets of Paths
Theesxcli storage core claiming unclaimcommandunclaimsapathorsetofpaths,disassociating
thosepathsfromaPSAplugin.Thecommandsfailsifthedeviceisinuse.
Youcanunclaimonlyactivepathswithnooutstandingrequests.YoucannotunclaimtheESXiUSBpartition
ordeviceswithVMFSvolumesonthem.It
isthereforenormalforthiscommandtofail,especiallywhenyou
specifyapluginoradaptertounclaim.
Unclaimingdoesnotpersist.Periodicpathclaimingreclaimsunclaimedpathsunlessclaimrulesare
configuredtomaskapath.SeethevSphereStoragedocumentationfordetails.
I
MPORTANTThereclaimcommandunclaimspathsassociatedwithadevice.
YoucannotusethecommandtoreclaimpathscurrentlyassociatedwiththeMASK_PATHpluginbecause
--deviceistheonlyoptionforreclaimandMASK_PATHpathsarenotassociatedwithadevice.
Youcanusethecommandtounclaimpathsforadevice
andhavethosepathsreclaimedbytheMASK_PATH
plugin.
Options Description
--device <device>
-d <device>
Nameofthedeviceonwhichallpathsarereclaimed.
--help Displaysthehelpmessage.
IMPORTANTTheunclaimcommandunclaimspathsassociatedwithadevice.Youcanusethiscommandto
unclaimpathsassociatedwiththeMASK_PATHpluginbutcannotusethe‐‐deviceoptiontounclaimthose
paths.
Options Description
--adapter <adapter>
-A <adapter>
If--typeissettolocation,specifiesthenameoftheHBAforthepathsthatyouwant
tounclaim.Ifyoudonotspecifythisoption,unclaimingrunsonpathsfromall
adapters.
--channel <channel>
-C <channel>
If--typeissettolocation,specifiestheSCSIchannelnumberforthe
pathsthatyou
wanttounclaim.Ifyoudonotspecifythisoption,unclaimingrunsonpathsfromall
channels.
--claimrule-class <cl>
-c <cl>
Claimruleclasstouseinthisoperation.YoucanspecifyMP(Multipathing),Filter,or
VAAI.Multipathingisthedefault.FilterisusedonlyforVAAI.Specifyclaimrulesfor
bothVAAI_FILTERandVAAIplugintouseit.
--device <device>
-d <device>
If--typeissettodevice,attemptstounclaimallpathstothespecifieddevice.Ifthere
areactiveI/Ooperationsonthespecifieddevice,atleastonepathcannotbeunclaimed.
--driver <driver>
-D <driver>
If--typeisdriver,unclaimsallpathsspecified
bythisHBAdriver.
--lun <lun_number>
-L <lun_number>
If--typeislocation,specifiestheSCSILUNforthepathstounclaim.Ifyoudonot
specify--lun,unclaimingrunsonpathswithanyLUNnumber.
--model <model>
-m <model>
If--typeisvendor,attemptstounclaimallpathstodeviceswithspecificmodel
information(for
multipathingplugins)orunclaimthedeviceitself(forfilterplugins).If
thereareactiveI/Ooperationsonthisdevice,atleastonepathfailstounclaim.