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.
If special characters are in the <name>=<value> sequence, for example, if you add a space, you must surround
the sequence with double quotes ("<name> = <value>").
Returning Parameters to Default Inheritance with vicfg-iscsi
The values of iSCSI parameters associated with a dynamic discovery address or a static discovery target are
inherited from the corresponding seings of the parent.
For the dynamic discovery address, the parent is the adapter. For the static target, the parent is the adapter
or discovery address.
n
If you use the vSphere Web Client to modify authentication seings, you must deselect the Inherit from
Parent check box before you can make a change to the discovery address or discovery target.
n
If you use vicfg-iscsi, the value you set overrides the inherited value.
Inheritance is relevant only if you want to return a dynamic discovery address or a static discovery target to
its inherited value. In that case, use the --reset <param_name> option, which requires the --name option for
static discovery addresses, but not for dynamic discovery targets.
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> --parameter --reset <param_name>
--ip <stor_ip_addr | stor_hostname>[:port_num>] <adapter_name>
vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -W - o <param_name>
-i <stor_ip_addr|stor_hostname>[:port_num>] <adapter_name>
Enabling iSCSI Authentication
You can enable iSCSI authentication by using ESXCLI or vicfg-iscsi.
Enable iSCSI Authentication with ESXCLI
You can use the esxcli iscsi adapter auth commands to enable iSCSI authentication.
For information on iSCSI CHAP, see “Seing iSCSI CHAP,” on page 72.
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