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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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Managing Third-Party Storage Arrays 101
Managing NMP with esxcli storage nmp 101
Device Management with esxcli storage nmp device 102
Listing Paths with esxcli storage nmp path 102
Managing Path Selection Policy Plug-Ins with esxcli storage nmp psp 103
Fixed Path Selection Policy Operations 104
Customizing Round Robin Setup 105
Managing SATPs 106
Path Claiming with esxcli storage core claiming 108
Using the Reclaim Troubleshooting Command 109
Unclaiming Paths or Sets of Paths 109
Managing Claim Rules 110
Change the Current Claim Rules in the VMkernel 110
Adding Claim Rules 111
Removing Claim Rules 112
Listing Claim Rules 113
Loading Claim Rules 113
Moving Claim Rules 113
Load and Apply Path Claim Rules 114
Running Path Claim Rules 114
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Managing Users 117
Users in the vSphere Environment 117
vicfg-user Command Syntax 118
Managing Users with vicfg-user 118
Assigning Permissions with ESXCLI 120
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Managing Virtual Machines 123
vmware-cmd Overview 123
Connection Options for vmware-cmd 124
General Options for vmware-cmd 124
Format for Specifying Virtual Machines 124
List and Register Virtual Machines 125
Retrieving Virtual Machine Aributes 125
Managing Virtual Machine Snapshots with vmware-cmd 127
Take a Virtual Machine Snapshot 127
Reverting and Removing Snapshots 128
Powering Virtual Machines On and O 128
Connecting and Disconnecting Virtual Devices 129
Working with the AnswerVM API 130
Forcibly Stop a Virtual Machine with ESXCLI 130
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Managing vSphere Networking 131
Introduction to vSphere Networking 131
Networking Using vSphere Standard Switches 132
Networking Using vSphere Distributed Switches 133
Retrieving Basic Networking Information 134
Troubleshoot a Networking Setup 134
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