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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 Storage 4
A virtual machine uses a virtual disk to store its operating system, program les, and other data associated
with its activities. A virtual disk is a large physical le, or a set of les, that can be copied, moved, archived,
and backed up.
To store virtual disk les and manipulate the les, a host requires dedicated storage space. ESXi storage is
storage space on a variety of physical storage systems, local or networked, that a host uses to store virtual
machine disks.
Chapter 5, “Managing iSCSI Storage,” on page 69 discusses iSCSI storage management. Chapter 6,
“Managing Third-Party Storage Arrays,” on page 101 explains how to manage the Pluggable Storage
Architecture, including Path Selection Plugin (PSP) and Storage Array Type Plug-in (SATP) conguration.
For information on masking and unmasking paths with ESXCLI, see the vSphere Storage documentation.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Introduction to Storage,” on page 42
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“Examining LUNs,” on page 45
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“Detach a Device and Remove a LUN,” on page 48
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“Reaach a Device,” on page 49
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“Working with Permanent Device Loss,” on page 49
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“Managing Paths,” on page 50
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“Managing Path Policies,” on page 54
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“Scheduling Queues for Virtual Machine I/O,” on page 57
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“Managing NFS/NAS Datastores,” on page 57
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“Monitor and Manage FibreChannel SAN Storage,” on page 59
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“Monitoring and Managing Virtual SAN Storage,” on page 60
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“Monitoring vSphere Flash Read Cache,” on page 62
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“Monitoring and Managing Virtual Volumes,” on page 62
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“Migrating Virtual Machines with svmotion,” on page 63
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“Conguring FCoE Adapters,” on page 65
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“Scanning Storage Adapters,” on page 66
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“Retrieving SMART Information,” on page 66
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