6.5
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 Commands Available on Different ESXi Hosts
- Trust Relationship Requirement for ESXCLI Commands
- Using ESXCLI Output
- 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
- Detach a Device and Remove a LUN
- Reattach a Device
- Working with Permanent Device Loss
- Managing Paths
- Managing Path Policies
- Scheduling Queues for Virtual Machine I/O
- Managing NFS/NAS Datastores
- Monitor and Manage FibreChannel 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
- Set Up Ports for iSCSI Multipathing
- Managing iSCSI Sessions
- Managing Third-Party Storage Arrays
- Managing Users
- Managing Virtual Machines
- Managing vSphere Networking
- Introduction to vSphere Networking
- Retrieving Basic Networking Information
- Troubleshoot a Networking Setup
- 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
- Managing VMkernel Network Interfaces with ESXCLI
- Add and Configure an IPv4 VMkernel Network Interface with ESXCLI
- Add and Configure an IPv6 VMkernel Network Interface with ESXCLI
- Managing VMkernel Network Interfaces with vicfg-vmknic
- Add and Configure an IPv4 VMkernel Network Interface with vicfg-vmknic
- Add and Configure an IPv6 VMkernel Network Interface with vicfg-vmknic
- Setting Up vSphere Networking with vSphere Distributed Switch
- Managing Standard Networking Services in the vSphere Environment
- Setting the DNS Configuration
- Manage an NTP Server
- Manage the IP Gateway
- Setting Up IPsec
- Manage the ESXi Firewall
- Monitor VXLAN
- Monitoring ESXi Hosts
- Index
Device Management with esxcli storage nmp device
The device option performs operations on devices currently claimed by the VMware NMP.
esxcli storage nmp device list
The list command lists the devices controlled by VMware NMP and shows the SATP and PSP information
associated with each device. To show the paths claimed by NMP, run esxcli storage nmp path list to list
information for all devices, or for just one device with the --device option.
Options Description
--device <device>
-d <device>
Filters the output of the command to show information about a single device. Default is all
devices.
esxcli storage nmp device set
The set command sets the PSP for a device to one of the policies loaded on the system.
Any device can use the PSP assigned to the SATP handling that device, or you can run esxcli storage nmp
device set --device naa.xxx --psp <psp> to specically override the PSP assigned to the device.
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If a device does not have a specic PSP set, it always uses the PSP assigned to the SATP. If the default
PSP for the SATP changes, the PSP assigned to the device changes only after reboot or after a device is
reclaimed. A device is reclaimed when you unclaim all paths for the device and reclaim the paths.
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If you use esxcli storage nmp device set to override the SATPs default PSP with a specic PSP, the
PSP changes immediately and remains the user-dened PSP across reboots. A change in the SATP's PSP
has no eect.
Use the --default option to return the device to using the SATP's PSP.
Options Description
--default
-E
Sets the PSP back to the default for the SATP assigned to this device.
--device <device>
-d <device>
Device to set the PSP for.
--psp <PSP>
-P <PSP>
PSP to assign to the specied device. Call esxcli storage nmp psp list to display all
currently available PSPs. See “Managing Path Policies,” on page 54.
See vSphere Storage for a discussion of path policies.
To set the path policy for the specied device to VMW_PSP_FIXED, run the following command.
esxcli <conn_options> storage nmp device set --device naa.xxx --psp VMW_PSP_FIXED
Listing Paths with esxcli storage nmp path
You can use the path option to list paths claimed by NMP.
By default, the command displays information about all paths on all devices. You can lter in the following
ways.
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Only show paths to a singe device.
esxcli storage nmp path list --device <device>
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Only show information for a single path.
esxcli storage nmp path list --path=<path>
To list devices, call esxcli storage nmp device list.
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