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
The target (-i) and name (-n) option determine what the command applies to.
Option Result
-i and -n
Command applies to per-target CHAP for static targets.
Only -i
Command applies to the discovery address.
Neither -i nor -n
Command applies to per-adapter CHAP.
7 (Optional) Set the authentication information for mutual CHAP by running vicfg-iscsi -A again with
the -b option and a dierent authentication user name and password.
For <level>, specify chapProhibited or chapRequired.
n
chapProhibited – The host does not use CHAP authentication. If authentication is enabled, specify
chapProhibited to disable it.
n
chapRequired – The host requires successful CHAP authentication. The connection fails if CHAP
negotiation fails. You can set this value for mutual CHAP only if CHAP is set to chapRequired.
For <auth_method>, CHAP is the only valid value.
I You are responsible for making sure that CHAP is set before you set mutual CHAP, and
for using compatible levels for CHAP and mutual CHAP.
8 (Optional) Set iSCSI parameters by running vicfg-iscsi -W.
9 After setup is complete, run vicfg-rescan to rescan all storage devices.
Set Up Dependent Hardware iSCSI with vicfg-iscsi
Dependent hardware iSCSI setup requires a number of high-level tasks.
You should be familiar with the corresponding command for each task. You can refer to the relevant
documentation for each command. Specify one of the options listed in “Connection Options for vCLI Host
Management Commands,” on page 19 in place of <conn_options>.
Prerequisites
n
Verify that you are familiar with iSCSI authentication. See “Enabling iSCSI Authentication,” on
page 94.
n
Verify that you are familiar with CHAP. See “Seing iSCSI CHAP,” on page 72.
Procedure
1 Determine the HBA type and retrieve the HBA ID.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --adapter --list
2 (Optional) Set the iSCSI name and alias.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -I -n <iscsi_name> <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --iscsiname - -name <iscsi_name> <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -I -a <alias_name> <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --iscsiname --alias <alias_name> <adapter_name>
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