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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
Contents
About This Book 9
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vSphere CLI Command Overviews 11
Introduction 11
Documentation 12
Command-Line Help 12
List of Available Host Management Commands 13
Targets and Protocols for vCLI Host Management Commands 15
Supported Platforms for vCLI Commands 15
Commands with an esxcfg Prex 16
ESXCLI Commands Available on Dierent ESXi Hosts 17
Trust Relationship Requirement for ESXCLI Commands 17
Download and Install the vCenter Server Certicate 17
Using the --cacertsle Option 18
Using the --thumbprint Option 18
Use the Credential Store 18
Using ESXCLI Output 19
Connection Options for vCLI Host Management Commands 19
Connection Options for DCLI Commands 19
vCLI Host Management Commands and Lockdown Mode 19
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Managing Hosts 21
Stopping, Rebooting, and Examining Hosts 21
Stopping and Rebooting Hosts with ESXCLI 21
Stopping, Rebooting, and Examining Hosts with vicfg-hostops 22
Entering and Exiting Maintenance Mode 22
Enter and Exit Maintenance Mode with ESXCLI 22
Enter and Exit Maintenance Mode with vicfg-hostops 23
Backing Up Conguration Information with vicfg-cfgbackup 24
Backup Tasks 24
Backing Up Conguration Data 24
Restore Conguration Data 24
Using vicfg-cfgbackup from vMA 25
Managing VMkernel Modules 25
Manage Modules with esxcli system module 25
Manage Modules with vicfg-module 26
Using vicfg-authcong for Active Directory Conguration 26
Prepare ESXi Hosts for Active Directory Integration 26
Set Up Active Directory to Work with ESXi 27
Updating Hosts 27
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