ESXi - 6.7 esxcli device

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device

Device manager commands

  • add
Add a device to enable a software device driver.
  • esxcli device add IDENTIFIER [ADDRESS]
IDENTIFIER
 -d|--device-identifier=<str>
                       Device identifier from the device specification for the software device
                       driver. Valid input is in reverse domain name format (e.g.
                       com.company.device). (required)
[ADDRESS]
 -i|--instance-address=<long>
                       Unique number to address this instance of the device, if multiple instances
                       of the same device identifier are added. Valid values are integer in the
                       range 0-31. Default is 0.

alias

  • list
List device aliases.
  • esxcli device alias list
  • get
Display hardware location info for a device alias.
  • esxcli device alias get ALIAS
ALIAS
 -n|--alias=<str>      Alias to lookup (required)

driver

  • list
Show driver status for specific devices.
  • esxcli device driver list

software

  • list
List software devices.
  • esxcli device software list
  • add
Add a device to enable a software device driver.
  • esxcli device software add IDENTIFIER [ADDRESS]
  • remove
Remove a software device.
  • esxcli device software remove IDENTIFIER [ADDRESS]
IDENTIFIER
 -d|--device-identifier=<str>
                       Device identifier from the device specification for the software device
                       driver. Valid input is in reverse domain name format (e.g.
                       com.company.device). (required)
[ADDRESS]
 -i|--instance-address=<long>
                       Unique number to address this instance of the device, if multiple instances
                       of the same device identifier are added. Valid values are integer in the
                       range 0-31. Default is 0.

Definitions

IDENTIFIER

Device identifier from the device specification for the software device driver. Valid input is in reverse domain name format (e.g. com.company.device...). (required)

ADDRESS

Unique number to address this instance of the device.

ALIAS

Alias to lookup (required)
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