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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces
- Contents
- About This Book
- Managing vSphere with Command-Line Interfaces
- Installing vCLI
- Running Host Management Commands in the ESXi Shell
- Running vCLI Host Management Commands
- Overview of Running vCLI Host Management Commands
- Protecting Passwords
- Authenticating Through vCenter Server and vCenter Single Sign-On
- Authenticating Directly to the Host
- Trust Relationship Requirement for ESXCLI Commands
- Common Options for vCLI Host Management Command Execution
- Using vCLI Commands in Scripts
- Run Host Management Commands from a Windows System
- Run Host Management Commands from a Linux System
- Running DCLI Commands
- Index
credential store usage 39
direct host authentication 34
direct host targeting 32
lockdown mode 38
managed host targeting 32
order of precedence 33
overview 32
password protection 32
running on Linux 43
running on Windows 43
scripts 42
session file creation 34
session file usage 34
thumbprint usage 39
vCenter Server authentication 34
vCenter Server certificate installation 38
vCenter Single Sign-On authentication 34
Windows SSPI usage 37
vMA, deployment 24
vSphere management with CLI 7
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