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
connect virtual devices 129
disconnect virtual devices 129
list virtual machines 125
power off 128
power on 128
register virtual machines 125
remove snapshots 128
revert snapshots 128
stop a virtual machine forcibly 130
taking a snapshot 127
vmware-cmd 123
Virtual SAN
adding storage 61
cluster management 60
removing storage 61
retrieving information 60
virtual switch addition
ESXCLI 138
vicfg-vswitch 138
virtual switch deletion
ESXCLI 138
vicfg-vswitch 138
virtual switch information retrieval
ESXCLI 137
vicfg-vswitch 137
vmware-cmd
connection options 124
general options 124
overview 123
remove snapshots 128
revert snapshots 128
taking a virtual machine snapshot 127
virtual machine path format 124
virtual machine snapshot management 127
vSphere networking
distributed switches usage 133
introduction 131
standard switches usage 132
vSphere network management
add port groups 139
add VMkernel network interfaces 145
adding an NTP server 152
basic network information retrieval 134
check port groups 139
distributed switch setup 148
DNS configuration setup 149
DNS configuration setup with ESXCLI 149
DNS configuration setup with vicfg-dns 151
DNS server setup with ESXCLI 149
DNS server setup with vicfg-dns 151
ESXI firewall 157
IP gateway management 152
IPsec setup 153
manage VMkernel network interfaces with
ESXCLI 145
manage VMkernel network interfaces with
vicfg-vmknic 146
modify VMkernel network interfaces 145
port group VLAN ID setup 141
preconfigured DNS server setup modification
with ESXCLI 150
preconfigured DNS server setup modification
with vicfg-dns 151
remove port groups 139
security associations 155
security policies 156
starting an NTP server 152
switch association 136
troubleshooting 134
uplink adapter management 142
uplinks and port groups 140
use IPsec with ESXi 154
virtual switch addition 138
virtual switch deletion 138
virtual switch information retrieval 137
virtual switches setup 136
vSphere standard switches setup 136
VXLAN monitoring 158
vSphere Networking management, standard
networking services in the vSphere
environment 149
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