6.0.1

Using the resxtop Utility
The resxtop utility is a vSphere CLI command.
Before you can use any vSphere CLI commands, you must either download and install a vSphere CLI
package or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) to your ESXi host or vCenter Server system.
After it is set up, start resxtop from the command line. For remote connections, you can connect to a host
either directly or through vCenter Server.
The command-line options listed in the following table are the same as for esxtop (except for the R option)
with additional connection options.
NOTE resxtop does not use all the options shared by other vSphere CLI commands.
Table 7‑1. resxtop Command-Line Options
Option Description
[server]
Name of the remote host to connect to (required). If connecting directly to the
ESXi host, use the name of that host. If your connection to the ESXi host is indirect
(that is, through vCenter Server), use the name of the vCenter Server system for
this option.
[vihost]
If you connect indirectly (through vCenter Server), this option should contain the
name of the ESXi host you connect to. If you connect directly to the host, this
option is not used. Note that the host name needs to be the same as what appears
in the vSphere Web Client.
[portnumber]
Port number to connect to on the remote server. The default port is 443, and
unless this is changed on the server, this option is not needed.
[username]
User name to be authenticated when connecting to the remote host. The remote
server prompts you for a password.
You can also use resxtop on a local ESXi host by omitting the server option on the command line. The
command defaults to localhost.
Using esxtop or resxtop in Interactive Mode
By default, resxtop and esxtop run in interactive mode. Interactive mode displays statistics in different
panels.
A help menu is available for each panel.
Interactive Mode Command-Line Options
You can use various command-line options with esxtop and resxtop in interactive mode.
Table 7‑2. Interactive Mode Command-Line Options
Option Description
h Prints help for resxtop (or esxtop) command-line options.
v Prints resxtop (or esxtop) version number.
s Calls resxtop (or esxtop) in secure mode. In secure mode, the -d command, which specifies
delay between updates, is disabled.
d
Specifies the delay between updates. The default is five seconds. The minimum is two
seconds. Change this with the interactive command s. If you specify a delay of less than two
seconds, the delay is set to two seconds.
n Number of iterations. Updates the display n times and exits. Default value is 10000.
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