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
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 or the manpage
(Linux). Specify one of the options listed in “Connection Options for vCLI Host Management Commands,”
on page 19 in place of <conn_options>.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you are familiar with iSCSI authentication. See “Enabling iSCSI Authentication,” on
page 94.
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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 Congure the hardware initiator (HBA) by running vicfg-iscsi -N with one or more of the following
options.
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--list – List network properties.
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--ip <ip_addr> – Set HBA IPv4 address.
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--subnetmask <subnet_mask> – Set HBA network mask.
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--gateway <default_gateway> – Set HBA gateway.
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--set ARP=true|false – Enable or disable ARP redirect.
You can also set the HBA IPv4 address and network mask and gateway in one command.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --ip <ip_addr> --subnetmask <subnet_mask> --gateway
<default_gateway>
3 (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>
4 Add a dynamic discovery address or a static discovery address.
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With dynamic discovery, all storage targets associated with a host name or IP address are
discovered. You can run the following command.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --discovery --add --ip <ip_addr | domain_name> <adapter_name>
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With static discovery, you must specify the host name or IP address and the iSCSI name of the
storage target. You can run the following command.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --static --add --ip <ip_addr | domain_name> --name
<iscsi_name> <adapter_name>
When you later remove a discovery address, it might still be displayed as the parent of a static target.
You can add the discovery address and rescan to display the correct parent for the static targets.
5 Set the authentication information for CHAP.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -A -c <level> -m <auth_method> -u <auth_u_name> -w <chap_password>
[-i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>] [-n <iscsi_name]] <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> - -authentication - -level <level> - -method <auth_method>
--chap_username <auth_u_name> --chap_password <chap_password>
[--ip <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname> [:<portnum>] [-name <iscsi_name]]
<adapter_name>
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