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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
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Forcibly remove a le on the remote server with --rm <remote_path> --force.
vifs --server <my_ESXi> --username root --password <pswd> --rm '[Storage1] test2/testfile2'
--force
n
Move a le from one location on the remote server to another location with --move
<remote_source_path> <remote_target_path>. If you specify a le name, the le is moved and renamed
at the same time.
vifs --server <my_ESXi> --username root --password <pswd> --move '[Storage1] test/tfile'
'[Storage1] newfile'
If the target le already exists on the remote server, the command fails unless you use --force.
vifs --server <my_ESXi> --username root --password <pswd> --move '[Storage1] test/tfile2'
'[Storage1] test2/tfile' --force
n
Create a copy of a le on the remote server at a dierent location on the remote server.
vifs --server <my_ESXi> --username root --password <pswd> --copy '[Storage1] test/tfile'
'[Storage1] test/tfile2'
If the target le already exists on the remote server, the command fails unless you use --force.
vifs --server <my_ESXi> --username root --password <pswd> --copy '[Storage1] test/tfile'
'[Storage1] test/tfile2' --force
Manage Files and Directories on the Remote ESXi System
The following example scenario illustrates other uses of vifs.
1 Create a directory in the datastore.
vifs <conn_options> --mkdir '[osdc-cx700-03] vcli_test'
N You must specify the precise path. There is no concept of a relative path.
2 Place a le that is on the system from which you are running the commands into the newly created
directory.
vifs <conn_options> --put /tmp/test_doc '[osdc-cx700-03] vcli_test/test_doc'
3 Move a le into a virtual machine directory.
vifs <conn_options> - -move '[osdc-cx700-03] vcli_test/test_doc'
'[osdc-cx700-03] winxpPro-sp2/test_doc
A message indicates success or failure.
4 Retrieve one of the les from the remote ESXi system.
vifs <conn_options> --get '[osdc-cx700-03] winxpPro-sp2/vmware.log' ~user1/vmware.log
Retrieves a log le for analysis.
5 Clean up by removing the le and directory you created earlier.
vifs <conn_options> --rm '[osdc-cx700-03] vcli_test/test_doc'
vifs <conn_options> --rmdir '[osdc-cx700-03] vcli_test'
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