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
Procedure
1 Print a list of DNS servers congured on the system in the order in which they will be used.
esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns server list
If DNS is not set up for the target server, the command returns an empty string.
2 Add a server by running esxcli network ip dns server add and specifying the server IPv4 or IPv6
address.
esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns server add --server=<str>
3 Change the DNS seings.
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Specify the DNS server by using the --dns option and the DNS host.
esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns server add --server=<server>
Run the command multiple times to specify multiple DNS hosts.
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Congure the DNS host name for the server specied by --server or --vihost.
esxcli <conn_options> system hostname set --host=<new_host_name>
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Congure the DNS domain name for the server specied by --server or --vihost.
esxcli <conn_options> system hostname --domain=mydomain.biz
4 To turn on DHCP, enable DHCP and set the VMkernel NIC.
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Turn on DHCP for IPv4.
esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv4 set --type dhcp/none/static
esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv4 set --peer-dns=<str>
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Turn on DHCP for IPv6.
esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv6 set --enable-dhcpv6=true/false
esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv6 set --peer-dns=<str>
Modify DNS Setup for a Preconfigured Server with ESXCLI
You can use ESXCLI to modify the setup of a precongured DNS server.
Specify one of the options listed in “Connection Options for vCLI Host Management Commands,” on
page 19 in place of <conn_options>.
Procedure
1 Display DNS properties for the specied server.
a List the host and domain name.
esxcli <conn_options> system hostname get
b List available DNS servers.
esxcli <conn_options> network ip dns server list
c List the DHCP seings for individual VMkernel NICs.
esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv4 get
esxcli <conn_options> network ip interface ipv6 get
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