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
-M --mtu -p -M <mtu_size> <adapter_name>
--pnp - -mtu <mtu-size> <adapter_name>
Sets MTU size. Used with the
--pnp option.
-S --static -l <adapter_name>
--list <adapter_name>
Lists static discovery
addresses.
-S --static -r -i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>] -n
<target_name> <adapter_name>
--remove - -ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>
[:<portnum>] -name <target_name> <adapter_name>
Removes a static discovery
address.
-S --static -a -i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>]
-n <target_name> <adapter_name>
--add --ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>]
-name <target_name> <adapter_name>
Adds a static discovery
address.
-P --phba -l <adapter_name>
--list <adapter_name>
Lists external, vendor-specic
properties of an iSCSI adapter.
-T --target -l <adapter_name>
--list <adapter_name>
Lists target information.
-W --parameter -l [-i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>]
[-n <iscsi_name]] <adapter_name>
--list [--ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>
[:<portnum>]
[--name <iscsi_name]] <adapter_name>
Lists iSCSI parameter
information.
-W --parameter -l -k [-i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>]
[-n <iscsi_name]] <adapter_name>
--list --detail
[--ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>] [--
name <iscsi_name]] <adapter_name>
Lists iSCSI parameter details.
-W --parameter -W -j <name>=<value>
-i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:port_num>] [-n
<iscsi_name>]] <adapter_name>
--parameter - -set <name>=<value>
--ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:port_num>]
[--name <iscsi_name>]] <adapter_name>
Sets iSCSI parameters.
-W --parameter -W - o <param_name>
-i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:port_num>] [-n
<iscsi_name>]] <adapter_name>
-parameter --reset <param_name>
-ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:port_num>] [-
name <iscsi_name>]] <adapter_name>
Returns parameters in
discovery target or send target
to default inheritance
behavior.
-z --reset_auth -a -z
-m <auth_method> -b
[-i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>] [-n
<iscsi_name>]]
<adapter_name>
--authentication --reset_auth
--method <auth_method>
[--ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>]
[--name <iscsi_name>]] <adapter_name>
Resets target level
authentication properties to be
inherited from adapter level.
Used with the --
authentication option.
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