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The '''esxcli''' command set is based in a "namespace" model. It's kinda weird & convoluted. | The '''esxcli''' command set is based in a "namespace" model. It's kinda weird & convoluted. | ||
The good news: This command set seems to cover nearly everything the WebUI does. Which means that you can do these things without hunting through a GUI. (You just get to hunt through this documentation instead... :{{!}} ) | |||
= Usage = | = Usage = | ||
Usage: esxcli [options] {namespace}+ {cmd} [cmd options] | Usage: esxcli [options] {namespace}+ {cmd} [cmd options] | ||
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= The NameSpaces = | = The NameSpaces = | ||
* [[ESXi - 6.7 esxcli device | * [[ESXi - 6.7 esxcli device{{!}}device]] | ||
:: Device manager commands | ::Device manager commands | ||
* [[ESXi - 6.7 esxcli esxcli{{!}}esxcli]] | |||
* [[ESXi - 6.7 esxcli esxcli | ::Commands that operate on the esxcli system itself allowing users to get additional information. | ||
:: Commands that operate on the esxcli system itself allowing users to get additional information. | * [[ESXi - 6.7 esxcli fcoe{{!}}fcoe]] | ||
::VMware Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) commands. | |||
* fcoe | * [[ESXi - 6.7 esxcli graphics{{!}}graphics]] | ||
:: VMware | ::VMware graphics commands. | ||
* graphics | * [[ESXi - 6.7 esxcli hardware{{!}}hardware]] | ||
:: VMware graphics commands. | ::VMKernel hardware properties and commands for configuring hardware. | ||
* hardware | * [[ESXi - 6.7 iscsi{{!}}iscsi]] | ||
:: VMKernel hardware properties and commands for configuring hardware. | ::VMware Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) commands. | ||
* iscsi | * [[ESXi - 6.7 network{{!}}network]] | ||
:: VMware iSCSI commands. | ::Operations that pertain to the maintenance of networking on an ESX host. This includes a wide variety of commands to manipulate virtual networking components (vswitch, portgroup, etc) as well as local host IP, DNS and general host networking settings. | ||
* network | * [[ESXi - 6.7 nvme{{!}}nvme]] | ||
:: Operations that pertain to the maintenance of networking on an ESX host. This includes a wide variety of commands to manipulate virtual networking components (vswitch, portgroup, etc) as well as local host IP, DNS and general host networking settings. | ::VMware NVMe driver esxcli extensions | ||
* nvme | * [[ESXi - 6.7 rdma{{!}}rdma]] | ||
:: VMware NVMe driver esxcli extensions | ::Operations that pertain to remote direct memory access (RDMA) protocol stack on an ESX host. | ||
* rdma | * [[ESXi - 6.7 sched{{!}}sched]] | ||
:: Operations that pertain to remote direct memory access (RDMA) protocol stack on an ESX host. | ::VMKernel system properties and commands for configuring scheduling related functionality. | ||
* sched | ::(Really... If you say so... Don't look like that to me...) | ||
:: VMKernel system properties and commands for configuring scheduling related functionality. | * [[ESXi - 6.7 software{{!}}software]] | ||
* software | ::Manage the ESXi software image and packages | ||
:: Manage the ESXi software image and packages | * [[ESXi - 6.7 storage{{!}}storage]] | ||
* storage | ::VMware storage commands. | ||
:: VMware storage commands. | * [[ESXi - 6.7 system{{!}}system]] | ||
* system | ::VMKernel system properties and commands for configuring properties of the kernel core system and related system services. | ||
:: VMKernel system properties and commands for configuring properties of the kernel core system and related system services. | * [[ESXi - 6.7 vm{{!}}vm]] | ||
* vm | ::A small number of operations that allow a user to Control Virtual Machine operations. | ||
:: A small number of operations that allow a user to Control Virtual Machine operations. | * [[ESXi - 6.7 vsan{{!}}vsan]] | ||
* vsan | ::VMware vSAN commands | ||
:: VMware vSAN commands | [[Category:ESXi]] | ||
[[Category:WIP]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:11, 10 February 2022
The esxcli command set is based in a "namespace" model. It's kinda weird & convoluted.
The good news: This command set seems to cover nearly everything the WebUI does. Which means that you can do these things without hunting through a GUI. (You just get to hunt through this documentation instead... :| )
Usage
Usage: esxcli [options] {namespace}+ {cmd} [cmd options]
Options:
--formatter=FORMATTER
Override the formatter to use for a given command. Available formatter:
keyvalue, csv, xml
--debug Enable debug or internal use options
--version Display version information for the script
-?, --help Display usage information for the script
The NameSpaces
- Device manager commands
- Commands that operate on the esxcli system itself allowing users to get additional information.
- VMware Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) commands.
- VMware graphics commands.
- VMKernel hardware properties and commands for configuring hardware.
- VMware Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) commands.
- Operations that pertain to the maintenance of networking on an ESX host. This includes a wide variety of commands to manipulate virtual networking components (vswitch, portgroup, etc) as well as local host IP, DNS and general host networking settings.
- VMware NVMe driver esxcli extensions
- Operations that pertain to remote direct memory access (RDMA) protocol stack on an ESX host.
- VMKernel system properties and commands for configuring scheduling related functionality.
- (Really... If you say so... Don't look like that to me...)
- Manage the ESXi software image and packages
- VMware storage commands.
- VMKernel system properties and commands for configuring properties of the kernel core system and related system services.
- A small number of operations that allow a user to Control Virtual Machine operations.
- VMware vSAN commands