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
Table 5‑4. Options for vicfg-iscsi (Continued)
Option Suboptions Description
-D --discovery -a -i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname[:<portnum>]
<adapter_name>
--add --ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>
[:<portnum>] <adapter_name>
Adds a dynamic discovery
address.
-D --discovery -l <adapter_name>
--list <adapter_name>
Lists dynamic discovery
addresses.
-D --discovery -r -i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>[:<portnum>]
<adapter_name>
--remove --ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>
[:<portnum>] <adapter_name>
Removes a dynamic discovery
address.
-H -l [<adapter_name>]
--list [<adapter_name>]
Lists all iSCSI adapters or a
specied adapter.
-L --lun -l <adapter_name>
--list <adapter_name>
Lists LUN information.
-L --lun -l -t <target_ID> <adapter_name>
--list --target_id <target_id> <adapter_name>
Lists LUN information for a
specic target.
-N --network
(Independent
hardware iSCSI
only)
-l <adapter_name>
--list <adapter_name>
Lists network properties.
-N --network
(Independent
hardware iSCSI
only)
-i <ip_addr> <adapter_name>
--ip <ip_addr> <vmhba>
Sets the HBA IPv4 address to
ip_addr.
-N --network
(Independent
hardware iSCSI
only)
-s <subnet_mask> <adapter_name>
--subnetmask <subnet_mask> <adapter_name>
Sets the HBA network mask to
subnet_mask.
-N --network
(Independent
hardware iSCSI
only)
-g <default_gateway> <adapter_name>
--gateway <default_gateway> <adapter_name>
Sets the HBA gateway to
default_gateway.
-N --network
(Independent
hardware iSCSI
only)
-i <ip_addr> -s <subnet mask>
-g <default_gateway> <adapter_name>
--ip <ip_addr> --subnetmask <subnet_mask>
--gateway <default_gateway> <adapter_name>
Sets the IP address, subnet
mask, and default gateway in
one command.
-p --pnp
(Independent
hardware iSCSI
only)
-l <adapter_name>
--list <adapter_name>
Lists physical network portal
options.
-p --pnp
(Independent
hardware iSCSI
only)
-M <mtu_size> <adapter_name>
--mtu <mtu-size> <adapter_name>
Sets physical network portal
options.
-I --iscsiname -a <alias_name> <adapter_name>
--alias <alias_name> <adapter_name>
Sets the iSCSI initiator alias.
-I --iscsiname -n <iscsi_name> <adapter_name>
--name <iscsi_name> <adapter_name>
Sets the iSCSI initiator name.
-I --iscsiname -l <adapter_name>
--list <adapter_name>
Lists iSCSI initiator options.
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