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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 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
Managing vSphere Networking 9
The vSphere CLI networking commands allow you to manage the vSphere network services.
You can connect virtual machines to the physical network and to each other and congure vSphere standard
switches. Limited conguration of vSphere distributed switches is also supported. You can also set up your
vSphere environment to work with external networks such as SNMP or NTP.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Introduction to vSphere Networking,” on page 131
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“Retrieving Basic Networking Information,” on page 134
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“Troubleshoot a Networking Setup,” on page 134
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“Seing Up vSphere Networking with vSphere Standard Switches,” on page 136
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“Seing Up vSphere Networking with vSphere Distributed Switch,” on page 148
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“Managing Standard Networking Services in the vSphere Environment,” on page 149
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“Seing the DNS Conguration,” on page 149
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“Manage an NTP Server,” on page 152
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“Manage the IP Gateway,” on page 152
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“Seing Up IPsec,” on page 153
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“Manage the ESXi Firewall,” on page 157
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“Monitor VXLAN,” on page 158
Introduction to vSphere Networking
At the core of vSphere Networking are virtual switches.
vSphere supports standard switches (VSS) and distributed switches (VDS). Each virtual switch has a preset
number of ports and one or more port groups.
Virtual switches allow your virtual machines to connect to each other and to connect to the outside world.
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When two or more virtual machines are connected to the same virtual switch, and those virtual
machines are also on the same port group or VLAN, network trac between them is routed locally.
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When virtual machines are connected to a virtual switch that is connected to an uplink adapter, each
virtual machine can access the external network through that uplink. The adapter can be an uplink
connected to a standard switch or a distributed uplink port connected to a distributed switch.
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