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==esxcli commands==
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Namespace
 
!Namespace
 
!Command
 
!Command
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!Command Line
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!
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!cmd options
 
 
!Description
 
!Description
 
|-
 
|-
 
|device
 
|device
 
|add
 
|add
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|Add a device to enable a software device driver.
 
|Add a device to enable a software device driver.
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|device.alias
 
|device.alias
 
|get
 
|get
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|<code>esxcli device alias get</code>
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|
−
|<nowiki>-n|--alias=<str></nowiki>
 
 
|Display hardware location info for a device alias.
 
|Display hardware location info for a device alias.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|device.alias
 
|device.alias
 
|list
 
|list
−
|<code>esxcli device alias list</code>
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|esxcli device alias list
−
|
 
 
|List device aliases.
 
|List device aliases.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|device.driver
 
|device.driver
 
|list
 
|list
−
|<code>esxcli device driver list</code>
 
 
|
 
|
 
|Show driver status for specific devices.
 
|Show driver status for specific devices.
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|device.software
 
|device.software
 
|add
 
|add
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|Add a device to enable a software device driver.
 
|Add a device to enable a software device driver.
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|device.software
 
|device.software
 
|list
 
|list
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|List software devices.
 
|List software devices.
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|device.software
 
|device.software
 
|remove
 
|remove
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|Remove a software device.
 
|Remove a software device.
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|esxcli.command
 
|esxcli.command
 
|list
 
|list
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|List all of the esxcli commands.
 
|List all of the esxcli commands.
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|list
 
|list
 
|
 
|
−
|
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|List FCOE- capable CNA devices.
−
|List FCOE-capable CNA devices.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|fcoe.adapter
 
|fcoe.adapter
 
|remove
 
|remove
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|Initiate FCOE adapter removal.
 
|Initiate FCOE adapter removal.
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|disable
 
|disable
 
|
 
|
−
|
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|Disable rediscovery of FCOE storage on behalf of an FCOE- capable CNA upon next boot.
−
|Disable rediscovery of FCOE storage on behalf of an FCOE-capable CNA upon next boot.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|fcoe.nic
 
|fcoe.nic
 
|discover
 
|discover
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|Initiate FCOE adapter discovery on behalf of an FCOE-capable CNA.
 
|Initiate FCOE adapter discovery on behalf of an FCOE-capable CNA.
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|fcoe.nic
 
|fcoe.nic
 
|enable
 
|enable
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|Enable an FCOE-capable NIC if it is disabled.
 
|Enable an FCOE-capable NIC if it is disabled.
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|fcoe.nic
 
|fcoe.nic
 
|list
 
|list
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|List FCOE- capable CNA devices.
 
|List FCOE- capable CNA devices.
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|remove
 
|remove
 
|
 
|
−
|
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|Initiate FCOE device destroy on behalf of an FCOE- capable PNIC.
−
|Initiate FCOE device destroy on behalf of an FCOE-capable PNIC.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|fcoe.nic
 
|fcoe.nic
 
|set
 
|set
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|Set options on FCOE-capable CNA.
 
|Set options on FCOE-capable CNA.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|graphics.device
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all of the graphics devices on this host.
 +
|-
 +
|graphics.device.stats
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List graphics device statistics.
 +
|-
 +
|graphics.host
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get host graphics properties.
 +
|-
 +
|graphics.host
 +
|refresh
 
|
 
|
 +
|Refresh host graphics properties.
 +
|-
 +
|graphics.host
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set host graphics properties.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|graphics.vm
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List active VMs associated with graphics devices.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.bootdevice
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the boot device order, if available, for this host.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.clock
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Disply the current hardware clock time.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.clock
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the hardware clock time. Any missing parameters will default to the current time.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.cpu.cpuid
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get subset of CPUID fields for a CPU (deprecated, use: esxcli hardware cpu cpuid raw list).
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|hardware.cpu.cpuid.raw
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get all CPUID fields for a CPU.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.cpu.global
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get properties that are global to all CPUs.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.cpu.global
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set properties that are global to all CPUs.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.cpu
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all of the CPUs on this host.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.ipmi.bmc
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get IPMI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) properties.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|hardware.ipmi.bmc
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set IPMI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) properties. Changes take effect immediately.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.ipmi.fru
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get IPMI Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) device details.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.ipmi.fru
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List IPMI Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventory.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.ipmi.sdr
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get IPMI Sensor Data Repository (SDR) properties.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.ipmi.sdr
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List IPMI Sensor Data Repository.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|hardware.ipmi.sel
 +
|clear
 
|
 
|
 +
|Clear IPMI System Event Log.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.ipmi.sel
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get IPMI System Event Log (SEL) properties.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.ipmi.sel
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List IPMI System Event Log.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.memory
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get information about memory.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.pci
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all of the PCI devices on this host.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|hardware.platform
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get information about the platform
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.power.policy.choices
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the power policies.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.power.policy
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Display the current power policy.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.power.policy
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the power policy.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.smartcard.certificate
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Certificates from inserted smart cards.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|hardware.smartcard.info
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Information about the smart card subsystem.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.smartcard.slot
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Information about connected smart card readers.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.smartcard.token
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Information about inserted smart cards.
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.tpm.tag
 +
|clear
 
|
 
|
 +
|Clear the TPM's tag (at index 0x40000010).
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.tpm.tag
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the TPM's tag (from index 0x40000010).
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|hardware.tpm.tag
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the TPM's tag (at index 0x40000010).
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.trustedboot
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Information about the status of trusted boot. (TPM, DRTM status)
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.usb.passthrough.device
 +
|disable
 
|
 
|
 +
|Disable usb passthrough
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.usb.passthrough.device
 +
|enable
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable usb passthrough
 +
|-
 +
|hardware.usb.passthrough.device
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List usb devices and their passthrough status
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.auth.chap
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the iSCSI CHAP authentication for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.auth.chap
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the iSCSI CHAP authentication for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.capabilities
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the iSCSI details for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery
 +
|rediscover
 
|
 
|
 +
|Do the iSCSI Discovery for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a sendtarget address
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget.auth.chap
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get iSCSI CHAP authentication on a sendtarget address
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget.auth.chap
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set iSCSI CHAP authentication on a sendtarget address
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List sendtarget addresses
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget.param
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get iSCSI parameter on a sendtarget address
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget.param
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the iSCSI parameter for the iSCSI Sendtarget.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a sendtarget address
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery.statictarget
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a static target address
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery.statictarget
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List static target addresses
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery.statictarget
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a static target
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.discovery.status
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the iSCSI adapter discovery status for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.firmware
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Validate the iSCSI firmware for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.firmware
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Upload the iSCSI firmware for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the iSCSI information for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all the iSCSI Host Bus Adapters on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.param
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the iSCSI parameters for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.param
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the iSCSI parameter for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the iSCSI name and alias for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.target
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List iSCSI targets.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.target.lun
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get iSCSI LUN information
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.target.portal.auth.chap
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get iSCSI CHAP authentication on a target
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.target.portal.auth.chap
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the iSCSI CHAP authentication for the iSCSI Target.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.target.portal
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List iSCSI target portals.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.target.portal.param
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get iSCSI parameter on a target
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.adapter.target.portal.param
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the iSCSI parameter for the iSCSI Target.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.ibftboot
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get iSCSI IBFT Boot details.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|iscsi.ibftboot
 +
|import
 
|
 
|
 +
|Import iSCSI target configuration from iBFT to ESX iSCSI initiators. The boot target recorded in iBFT is added to all the eligible 'dependent' iSCSI adapters.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.logicalnetworkportal
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List Logical Network Portals for iSCSI Adapter
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.networkportal
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a network portal for iSCSI adapter
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.networkportal.ipconfig
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get iSCSI network portal ipv4 configuration
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.networkportal.ipconfig
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set iSCSI network portal IPv4 configuration.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|iscsi.networkportal.ipv6config.address
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add IPv6 addresses to the given iSCSI network portal.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.networkportal.ipv6config.address
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the IPv6 addresses assigned to the iSCSI network portal.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.networkportal.ipv6config.address
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove IPv6 addresses from the given iSCSI network portal.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.networkportal.ipv6config
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get iSCSI network portal ipv6 configuration
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.networkportal.ipv6config
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set iSCSI network portal IPv6 configuration.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|iscsi.networkportal
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List Network Portal for iSCSI Adapter
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.networkportal
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a network portal for iSCSI adapter
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.physicalnetworkportal
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List Physical Network Portal for iSCSI Adapter
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.physicalnetworkportal.param
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get network parameters on a Physical Network Portal (vmnic)
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.physicalnetworkportal.param
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set network parameter on a Physical Network Portal
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|iscsi.plugin
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List IMA plugins.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.session
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Login sessions on current iSCSI configuration.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.session.connection
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List iSCSI connections.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.session
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List iSCSI Sessions.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.session
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Logout sessions on current iSCSI configuration.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|iscsi.software
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Software iSCSI information.
 +
|-
 +
|iscsi.software
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable or disable software iSCSI.
 +
|-
 +
|network.diag
 +
|ping
 
|
 
|
 +
|Send ICMP echo requests to network hosts.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ens.lcore
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Create ENS context.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ens.lcore.affinity
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the affinity for given ENS context.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.ens.lcore.affinity
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set affinity for given ENS context.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ens.lcore
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List ENS contexts.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ens.lcore
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Destroy ENS context.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ens.lcore.switch
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Associate given ENS context with given switch.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ens.lcore.switch
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the switch associated with given ENS context.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.ens.lcore.switch
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Disassociate given ENS context from virtual switch.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ens.maxLcores
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the maximum number of ENS contexts (lcores).
 +
|-
 +
|network.ens.maxLcores
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the maximum number of ENS contexts.
 +
|-
 +
|network.firewall
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the firewall status.
 +
|-
 +
|network.firewall
 +
|load
 
|
 
|
 +
|Load firewall module and rulesets configuration.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.firewall
 +
|refresh
 
|
 
|
 +
|Load ruleset configuration for firewall.
 +
|-
 +
|network.firewall.ruleset.allowedip
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add allowed ip address/range to the ruleset ruleset.
 +
|-
 +
|network.firewall.ruleset.allowedip
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|list allowed ip addresses for rulesets.
 +
|-
 +
|network.firewall.ruleset.allowedip
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove allowed ip address/range from the ruleset.
 +
|-
 +
|network.firewall.ruleset.client
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new client to a firewall ruleset. This enables the firewall ruleset and increments the number of clients using the ruleset.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.firewall.ruleset.client
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Show the number of clients using a firewall ruleset.
 +
|-
 +
|network.firewall.ruleset.client
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a client from a firewall ruleset. This decrements the number of clients using the ruleset and if the number reaches zero the ruleset is disabled.
 +
|-
 +
|network.firewall.ruleset
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the rulesets in firewall.
 +
|-
 +
|network.firewall.ruleset.rule
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the rules of each ruleset in firewall.
 +
|-
 +
|network.firewall.ruleset
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set firewall ruleset status (allowedAll flag and enabled status).
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.firewall
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set firewall enabled status and default action.
 +
|-
 +
|network.firewall
 +
|unload
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow unload firewall module.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.connection
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List active TCP/IP connections
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.dns.search
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a search domain to the list of domains to be searched when trying to resolve an host name on the ESXi host.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.dns.search
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the search domains currently configured on the ESXi host in the order in which they will be used when searching.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.ip.dns.search
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a search domain from the list of domains to be searched when trying to resolve an host name on the ESXi host.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.dns.server
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new DNS server to the end of the list of DNS servers to use for this ESXi host.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.dns.server
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print a list of the DNS server currently configured on the system in the order in which they will be used.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.dns.server
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a DNS server from the list of DNS servers to use for this ESXi host.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get global IP settings
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new VMkernel network interface.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface.ipv4.address
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the IPv4 addresses assigned to VMkernel network interfaces.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface.ipv4
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the IPv4 addresses assigned to VMkernel network interfaces.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface.ipv4
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Configure IPv4 setting for a given VMkernel network interface.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface.ipv6.address
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a static IPv6 address to a given VMkernel network interface.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface.ipv6.address
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|This command will list all of the IPv6 addresses currently assigned to the system
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface.ipv6.address
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove an IPv6 address from a given VMkernel network interface.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface.ipv6
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get IPv6 settings for VMkernel network interfaces. This does not include the IPv6 addresses which can be found in the "address list" command.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface.ipv6
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Configure IPv6 settings for a given VMkernel network interface.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|This command will list the VMkernel network interfaces currently known to the system.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a VMkernel network interface from the ESXi host. A VMKernel network interface can be uniquely specified by --interface- name or --portgroup- name or --dvs- name/--dvport- id. i.e. Providing its name or its connection point are two ways to uniquely specify a VMKernel network interface.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|This command sets the enabled status and MTU size of a given IP interface
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface.tag
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Adds a tag on a given VMkernel network interface. Supported tags are: Management, VMotion, fault ToleranceLoggi ng, vSphereRep lication, vSph ereReplication NFC, vSpherePr ovisioning, VSAN, VSANWitness
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface.tag
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Gets the tags set on the given VMkernel network interface.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.interface.tag
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Removes a tag on a given VMkernel network interface.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.ip.ipsec.sa
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a Security Association.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.ipsec.sa
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List configured Security Associations
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.ipsec.sa
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Operation to remove Security Association(s)
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.ipsec.sp
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a Security Policy.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.ipsec.sp
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List configured Security Policys
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.ip.ipsec.sp
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Operation to remove Security Policy
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.neighbor
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List ARP table entries
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.neighbor
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove ARP table entries
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.netstack
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new Netstack Instance.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.netstack
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get runtime/co nfiguration settings for a given Netstack Instance.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.ip.netstack
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|This command will list the VMkernel Netstack instances currently known to the system.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.netstack
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a new Netstack Instance.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.netstack
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Configure settings for a given Netstack Instance.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.route.ipv4
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add IPv4 route to the VMkernel.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.route.ipv4
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List configured IPv4 routes
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.ip.route.ipv4
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove IPv4 route
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.route.ipv6
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add IPv6 route to the VMkernel.
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.route.ipv6
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List configured IPv6 routes
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip.route.ipv6
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove IPv6 route from the VMkernel
 +
|-
 +
|network.ip
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Update global IP settings
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.multicast.group
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all the multicast group members.
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.coalesce
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get coalesce parameters
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.coalesce.high
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get information about the behavior of a NIC when it sends or receives packets at high packet rate.
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.coalesce.high
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set parameters to control the behavior of a NIC when it sends or receives packets at high packet rate.
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.coalesce.low
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get information about the behavior of a NIC when it sends or receives packets at low packet rate.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.nic.coalesce.low
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set parameters to control the behavior of a NIC when it sends or receives packets at low packet rate.
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.coalesce
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set coalesce parameters on a nic
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.cso
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get checksum offload settings
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.cso
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set checksum offload settings on a nic
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic
 +
|down
 
|
 
|
 +
|Bring down the specified network device.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.nic.eeprom
 +
|change
 
|
 
|
 +
|Change EEPROM on a nic
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.eeprom
 +
|dump
 
|
 
|
 +
|Dump device EEPROM
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the generic configuration of a network device
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|This command will list the Physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.negotiate
 +
|restart
 
|
 
|
 +
|Restart N-Way negotiation on a nic
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.nic.pauseParams
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List pause parameters of all NICs
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.pauseParams
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set pause parameters for a NIC
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.queue.count
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get netqueue count on a nic
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.queue.count
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set number of netqueues on a nic
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.queue.filterclass
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the netqueue supported filterclass of all physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.nic.queue.loadbalancer
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the netqueue load balancer settings of all physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system. Setting legend as follows, S: Setting supported by device U: Setting unsupported by device N: Setting not applicable to device A: Setting allowed at load balancing D: Setting disallowed at load balancing
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.queue.loadbalancer.plugin
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Details of netqueue balancer plugins on all physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.queue.loadbalancer.plugin
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable/disable netqueue balancer plugin on a NIC
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.queue.loadbalancer
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable/disable netqueue load balancer setting on a NIC.
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.queue.loadbalancer.state
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Netqueue balancer state of all physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.nic.queue.loadbalancer.state
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable/disable netqueue balancer on a NIC
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.register
 +
|dump
 
|
 
|
 +
|Dump device registers
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.ring.current
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get current RX/TX ring buffer parameters of a NIC
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.ring.current
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set current RX/TX ring buffer parameters of a NIC
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.ring.preset
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get preset RX/TX ring buffer parameters of a NIC
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.nic.selftest
 +
|run
 
|
 
|
 +
|Run self test
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the general options for the specified ethernet device.
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.sg
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get scatter- gather settings
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.sg
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set scatter- gatter settings on a nic
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.software
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List software simulation settings of physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.nic.software
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable and disable software simulation settings on a NIC.
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NIC statistics for a given interface.
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.tso
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get TCP segmentation offload settings
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.tso
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set TCP segmentation offload settings on a nic
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic
 +
|up
 
|
 
|
 +
|Bring up the specified network device.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.nic.vlan.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|List VLAN statistics for active VLAN's on the NIC.
 +
|-
 +
|network.nic.vlan.stats
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable/disable VLAN statistics collection on the NIC.
 +
|-
 +
|network.port.filter.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Filter statistics for a given port.
 +
|-
 +
|network.port.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Packet statistics for a given port.
 +
|-
 +
|network.sriovnic
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|This command will list the SRIOV Enabled NICs (PFs) currently installed and loaded on the system.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.sriovnic.vf
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the generic configuration of VFs for SRIOV NIC.
 +
|-
 +
|network.sriovnic.vf
 +
|stats
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get statistics for given VF of a SRIOV NIC.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vm
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List networking information for the VM's that have active ports.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vm.port
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List of active ports for a given VM.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.dvs.vmware.lacp.config
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get LACP configuration on DVS
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.dvs.vmware.lacp.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get LACP stats on DVS uplinks
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.dvs.vmware.lacp.status
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get LACP status on DVS
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.dvs.vmware.lacp.timeout
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set long/short timeout for vmnics in one LACP LAG
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.dvs.vmware
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the VMware vSphere Distributed Switch currently configured on the ESXi host.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new virtual switch to the ESXi networking system.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the virtual switches current on the ESXi host.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.policy.failover
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the failover policy settings governing the given virtual switch
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.policy.failover
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Configure the Failover policy for a virtual switch.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.policy.security
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the Security Policy governing the given virtual switch.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.policy.security
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the security policy for a given virtual switch
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.policy.shaping
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the shaping policy settings for the given virtual switch
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.policy.shaping
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the shaping policy settings for the given virtual switch
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.portgroup
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allows the addition of a standard port group to a virtual switch.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.portgroup
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all of the port groups currently on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.failover
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the network failover policy settings governing the given port group
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.failover
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Configure the Failover policy for a port group. These setting may potentially override virtual switch settings.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.security
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the Security Policy governing the given port group.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.security
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the security policy for a given port group
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.shaping
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the network shaping policy settings governing the given port group
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.shaping
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the shaping policy settings for the given port group
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.portgroup
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a port group from the given virtual switch
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.portgroup
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the vlan id for the given port group
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a virtual switch from the ESXi networking system.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|This command sets the MTU size and CDP status of a given virtual switch.
 +
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.uplink
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add an uplink to the given virtual switch. Note if this virtual switch has a NIC teaming policy assigned to it then the policy must also be modified to enable use of this uplink on this virtual switch
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|network.vswitch.standard.uplink
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove an uplink from the given virtual switch. Note if this virtual switch has a NIC teaming policy assigned to it then the policy must also be modified to disable use of this uplink on this virtual switch
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.controller
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all controllers on the device if namespace is not specified, otherwise list all controllers the namespace attached
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.aec
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature async event configuration information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.aec
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set NVMe device feature async event configuration information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.apst
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature autonomous power state transition information
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.ar
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature arbitration information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.ar
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set NVMe device feature arbitration information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature
 +
|cap
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature supported capabilities information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.er
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature error recovery information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.er
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set NVMe device feature error recovery information
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.hi
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature host identifier information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.hmb
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature host memory buffer information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.ic
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature interrupt coalescing information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.ic
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set NVMe device feature interrupt coalescing information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.ivc
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature interrupt vector configuration information
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.ivc
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set NVMe device feature interrupt vector configuration information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.kat
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature keep alive timer information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.kat
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set NVMe device feature keep alive timer information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.lba
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature LBA range type information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.nq
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature number of queue information
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.pm
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature power management information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.pm
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set NVMe device feature power management information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.spm
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature software progress marker information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.spm
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set software progress marker feature information, will clear Pre-boot Software Load Count (PBSLC) to 0
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.tt
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature temperature threshold information
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.tt
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set NVMe device feature temperature threshold information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.vwc
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature volatile write cache information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.vwc
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set NVMe device feature volatile write cache information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.wa
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device feature write atomicity information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.feature.wa
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set NVMe device feature write atomicity information
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|nvme.device.firmware
 +
|activate
 
|
 
|
 +
|Commit downloaded firmware image to a specific slot
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.firmware
 +
|download
 
|
 
|
 +
|Download firmware image to the device
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List NVMe devices registered to VMware NVMe driver
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.log.error
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device error log information
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|nvme.device.log.fwslot
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device firmware slot log information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.log.smart
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get NVMe device SMART log information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.namespace
 +
|attach
 
|
 
|
 +
|Attach namespace on NVMe device
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.namespace
 +
|create
 
|
 
|
 +
|Create namespace on NVMe device
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.namespace
 +
|delete
 
|
 
|
 +
|Delete namespace on NVMe device
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|nvme.device.namespace
 +
|detach
 
|
 
|
 +
|Detach namespace on NVMe device
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.namespace
 +
|format
 
|
 
|
 +
|Change namespace format
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.namespace
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get nvme namespace information
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.namespace
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List namespace on NVMe device
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.register
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Dump NVMe device registers
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|nvme.device.timeout
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get timeout value of IO timeout checker
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.device.timeout
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set timeout value for IO timeout checker
 +
|-
 +
|nvme.driver.loglevel
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set NVMe driver log level and debug level
 +
|-
 +
|rdma.device
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the logical RDMA devices currently registered on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|rdma.device.protocol
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the enabled RDMA protocols.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|rdma.device.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get statistics for a given RDMA device.
 +
|-
 +
|rdma.device.vmknic
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the vmknics associated with RDMA devices.
 +
|-
 +
|rdma.iser
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add an iser device to enable iser module driver.
 +
|-
 +
|rdma.iser
 +
|delete
 
|
 
|
 +
|Delete an iser logical device.
 +
|-
 +
|sched.reliablemem
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Check if the system is currently aware of reliable memory.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|sched.swap.system
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get current state of the options of the system-wide shared swap space.
 +
|-
 +
|sched.swap.system
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Change the configuration of system-wide shared swap space.
 +
|-
 +
|software.acceptance
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Gets the host acceptance level. This controls what VIBs will be allowed on a host.
 +
|-
 +
|software.acceptance
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Sets the host acceptance level. This controls what VIBs will be allowed on a host.
 +
|-
 +
|software.profile
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Display the installed image profile.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|software.profile
 +
|install
 
|
 
|
 +
|Installs or applies an image profile from a depot to this host. This command completely replaces the installed image with the image defined by the new image profile, and may result in the loss of installed VIBs. The common vibs between host and image profile will be skipped. To preserve installed VIBs, use profile update instead. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
 +
|-
 +
|software.profile
 +
|update
 
|
 
|
 +
|Updates the host with VIBs from an image profile in a depot. Installed VIBs may be upgraded (or downgraded if --allow- downgrades is specified), but they will not be removed. Any VIBs in the image profile which are not related to any installed VIBs will be added to the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
 +
|-
 +
|software.profile
 +
|validate
 
|
 
|
 +
|Validates the current image profile on the host against an image profile in a depot.
 +
|-
 +
|software.sources.profile
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Display details about an image profile from the depot.
 +
|-
 +
|software.sources.profile
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all the image profiles in a depot.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|software.sources.vib
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Displays detailed information about one or more VIB packages in the depot
 +
|-
 +
|software.sources.vib
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all the VIBs from depots.
 +
|-
 +
|software.vib
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Displays detailed information about one or more installed VIBs
 +
|-
 +
|software.vib
 +
|install
 
|
 
|
 +
|Installs VIB packages from a URL or depot. VIBs may be installed, upgraded, or downgraded. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
 +
|-
 +
|software.vib
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Lists the installed VIB packages
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|software.vib
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Removes VIB packages from the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
 +
|-
 +
|software.vib.signature
 +
|verify
 
|
 
|
 +
|Verifies the signatures of installed VIB packages and displays the name, version, vendor, acceptance level and the result of signature verification for each of them
 +
|-
 +
|software.vib
 +
|update
 
|
 
|
 +
|Update installed VIBs to newer VIB packages. No new VIBs will be installed, only updates. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.adapter.capabilities
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the capabilities of the SCSI HBAs in the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.adapter.device
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the devices associated with HBAs.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.core.adapter
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all the SCSI Host Bus Adapters on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.adapter
 +
|rescan
 
|
 
|
 +
|Rescan SCSI HBAs to search for new Devices, remove DEAD paths and update path state. This operation will also run an claim operation equivalent to the claimrule run command and a filesystem rescan.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.adapter.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the SCSI stats for the SCSI Host Bus Adapters in the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.claiming
 +
|autoclaim
 
|
 
|
 +
|Control the automatic PSA (path/device) claiming code allowing the disabling of the automatic claiming process or re- enabling of the claiming process if it was previously disabled. By default the automatic PSA claiming process is on and should not be disabled by users unless specifically instructed to do so.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.claiming
 +
|reclaim
 
|
 
|
 +
|Attempt to unclaim all paths to a device and then run the loaded claimrules on each of the paths unclaimed to attempt to reclaim them.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.core.claiming
 +
|unclaim
 
|
 
|
 +
|1) Unclaim a path or set of paths, disassociating them from a PSA plugin. NOTES:
 +
|It is normal for path claiming to fail especially when unclaiming by plugin or adapter. Only inactive paths with no I/O will be able to be unclaimed. Typically the ESXi USB partition and devices with VMFS volumes on them will not be unclaimable. Also NOTE unclaiming will not persist and periodic path claiming will reclaim these paths in the near future unless claim rules are configured to mask the path. 2) Detach a (set of) filter(s) from one or more devices.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.claimrule
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a claimrule to the set of claimrules on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.claimrule
 +
|convert
 
|
 
|
 +
|Convert ESX 3.x style /adv /Disk/MaskLUNs LUN masks to Claim Rule format. WARNING: This conversion will not work for all input MaskLUNs variations! Please inspect the list of generated claim rules carefuly, then if the suggested LUN mask claim rules are correct use the --commit parameter to write the list to the config file.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.claimrule
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all the claimrules on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.claimrule
 +
|load
 
|
 
|
 +
|Load path claiming rules from config file into the VMkernel.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.core.claimrule
 +
|move
 
|
 
|
 +
|Move a claimrule from one rule id to another
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.claimrule
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Delete a claimrule to the set of claimrules on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.claimrule
 +
|run
 
|
 
|
 +
|Execute path claiming rules.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.capacity
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List capacity information for the known storage devices.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.detached
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Lists all devices that were detached manually by changing their state on the system.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.detached
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Provide control to allow a user to remove Detached devices from the persistent detached device list.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.inquirycache
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List inquiry cache information for the known storage devices.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.inquirycache
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Manipulate inquiry cache settings of storage devices.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.latencythreshold
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List latency sensitive threshold for the known storage devices.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.latencythreshold
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set device's latency sensitive threshold (in milliseconds). If IO latency exceeds the threshold, new IOs will use default IO scheduler.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.core.device
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the devices currently registered with the PSA.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.partition
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|For a given device list all of the partitions
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.partition
 +
|showguid
 
|
 
|
 +
|For a given device list the GUID for GPT partitions
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.physical
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get information about a physical storage device.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device
 +
|purge
 
|
 
|
 +
|Removes storage devices which have not been seen in some time interval.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.raid
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the physical devices that compose a given logical device.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Provide control to allow a user to modify a SCSI device's state.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device
 +
|setconfig
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set device configuration
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.smart
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|List Smart device parameters.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the SCSI stats for SCSI Devices in the system.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.uidmap
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get a mapping between a device's primary UID and the alternative UIDs for that device on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.vaai.ats
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the ATS VAAI attributes (as per SCSI standard) for the devices.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.vaai.clone
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the Clone VAAI attributes (as per SCSI standard) for the devices.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.vaai.delete
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the Delete VAAI attributes (as per SCSI standard) for the devices.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.vaai.status
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|List VAAI properties for devices currently registered with the PSA.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.vaai.status
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable/Disable VAAI operations on local SCSI disks. (NOTE: A request to enable an operation will take effect only if the underlying device supports the VAAI operation.)
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.vaai.zero
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the Zero VAAI attributes (as per SCSI standard) for the devices.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.device.world
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get a list of the worlds that are currently using devices on the ESX host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.path
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all the SCSI paths on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.path
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Provide control to allow a user to modify a single path's state. This efffectively allows a user to enable or disable SCSI paths. The user is not able to change the full range of path states, but can toggle between 'active' and 'off'. Please NOTE changing the Path state on any path that is the only path to a given device is likely to fail. The VMkernel will not change the path's state if changing the state would cause an 'All paths down' state or the device is currently in use.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.core.path.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the SCSI stats for the SCSI Paths in the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.plugin
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List loaded PSA plugins on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.plugin.registration
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Register a plugin module with PSA.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.plugin.registration
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List modules currently registered with PSA.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.core.plugin.registration
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|UnRegister a plugin module with PSA.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.filesystem
 +
|automount
 
|
 
|
 +
|Request mounting of known datastores not explicitly unmounted.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.filesystem
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the volumes available to the host. This includes VMFS, NAS, VFAT and UFS partitions.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.filesystem
 +
|mount
 
|
 
|
 +
|Connect to and mount an unmounted volume on the ESX host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.filesystem
 +
|rescan
 
|
 
|
 +
|Scan storage devices for new mountable filesystems.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.filesystem
 +
|unmount
 
|
 
|
 +
|Disconnect and unmount and existing VMFS or NAS volume. This will not delete the configuration for the volume, but will remove the volume from the list of mounted volumes.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.hpp.device
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the devices currently controlled by the VMware High Performance Plugin.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.hpp.device
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Configure settings for an HPP device.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.hpp.device.usermarkedssd
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the devices that were marked as SSD by user.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.hpp.path
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the paths currently claimed by the VMware High Performance Plugin
 +
|-
 +
|storage.iofilter
 +
|enable
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable an iofilter.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.iofilter
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the iofilters installed on this host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nfs
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new NAS volume to the ESX Host and mount it with the given volume name.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nfs
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the NAS volumes currently known to the ESX host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nfs.param
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the volume parameters of the NAS volumes.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nfs.param
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the volume parameters of the NAS volumes.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.nfs
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove an existing NAS volume from the ESX host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nfs41
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new NFS v4.1 volume to the ESX Host and mount it with the given volume name.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nfs41
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the NFS v4.1 volumes currently known to the ESX host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nfs41.param
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the volume parameters of the NFS v4.1 volumes.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nfs41.param
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the volume parameters of the NFS v4.1 volumes.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.nfs41
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove an existing NFS v4.1 volume from the ESX host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.device
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the devices currently controlled by the VMware NMP Multipath Plugin and show the SATP and PSP information associated with that device.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.device
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow setting of the Path Selection Policy (PSP) for the given device to one of the loaded policies on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.path
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the paths currently claimed by the VMware NMP Multipath Plugin and show the SATP and PSP information associated with that path.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.psp.fixed.deviceconfig
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow retrieving of Fixed Path Selection Policy settings for a given device.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.psp.fixed.deviceconfig
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow setting of the perferred path on a given device controlled by the Fixed Path Selection Policy.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.psp.generic.deviceconfig
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow retrieving of per device PSP configuration parameters.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.psp.generic.deviceconfig
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow setting of per device PSP configuration parameters. This command will set the configuration for the given device with whichever PSP it is currently configurated with.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.psp.generic.pathconfig
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow retrieving of per path PSP configuration parameters.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.psp.generic.pathconfig
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow setting of per path PSP configuration parameters. This command will set the configuration for the given path with whichever PSP it is currently configurated with.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.psp
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the Path Selection Plugins (PSP) that are currently loaded into the NMP system and display information about those PSPs
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.psp.roundrobin.deviceconfig
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow retrieving of Round Robin Path Selection Policy settings for a given device.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.psp.roundrobin.deviceconfig
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow setting of the Round Robin path options on a given device controlled by the Round Robin Selection Policy.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.satp.generic.deviceconfig
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow retrieving of per device SATP configuration parameters.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.satp.generic.deviceconfig
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow setting of per device SATP configuration parameters. This command will set the configuration for the given device with whichever SATP it is currently configurated with.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.satp.generic.pathconfig
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow retrieving of per path SATP configuration parameters.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.satp.generic.pathconfig
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow setting of per path SATP configuration parameters. This command will set the configuration for the given path with whichever SATP it is currently configurated with.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.satp
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the Storage Array Type Plugins (SATP) that are currently loaded into the NMP system and display information about those SATPs
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.satp.rule
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a rule to the list of claim rules for the given SATP.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.satp.rule
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the claiming rules for Storage Array Type Plugins (SATP)
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.satp.rule
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Delete a rule from the list of claim rules for the given SATP.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.nmp.satp
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the default Path Selection Policy for a given Storage Array Type Plugin (SATP).
 +
|-
 +
|storage.san.fc.events
 +
|clear
 
|
 
|
 +
|Clear events for a given FC adapter on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.san.fc.events
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get Events for FC Devices
 +
|-
 +
|storage.san.fc
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List attributes of all FC adapters on the system.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.san.fc
 +
|reset
 
|
 
|
 +
|Perform LIP (Loop Initiation Primitive) Reset to a given FC adapter on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.san.fc.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get statistics for a given FC adapter, or all FC adapters on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.san.fcoe
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List attributes of all FCoE adapters on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.san.fcoe
 +
|reset
 
|
 
|
 +
|Perform LIP (Loop Initiation Primitive) Reset to a given FCoE adapter on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.san.fcoe.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get statistics for a given FCoE adapter, or all FCoE adapters on the system.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.san.iscsi
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List attributes of all Software iSCSI adapters on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.san.iscsi.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get statistics for Software iSCSI adapter.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.san.sas
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all SAS IO Device Management devices.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.san.sas
 +
|reset
 
|
 
|
 +
|Perform SAS Reset
 +
|-
 +
|storage.san.sas.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|List Stats for given device, or all devices.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.vflash.cache
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get individual vflash cache info.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vflash.cache
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List individual vflash caches.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vflash.cache.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get vflash cache statistics.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vflash.cache.stats
 +
|reset
 
|
 
|
 +
|Reset vflash cache statistics.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vflash.device
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List vflash SSD devices.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.vflash.module
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get vflash module info.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vflash.module
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List vflash modules.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vflash.module.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get vflash module statistics
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.extent
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the VMFS extents available on the host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.host
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List hosts accessing a particular VMFS Volume.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.lockmode
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the on- disk critical section locking mode for VMFS volumes available on this host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.lockmode
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Update the on- disk critical section locking mode for a particular VMFS Volume.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.pbcache
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get VMFS Pointer Block cache statistics.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.pbcache
 +
|reset
 
|
 
|
 +
|Reset the VMFS Pointer Block cache statistics.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.reclaim.config
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get space reclamation configuration parameters
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.reclaim.config
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set space reclamation configuration parameters
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.snapshot.extent
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List extents of unresolved
 +
|snapshots/repl icas of VMFS volume.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.snapshot
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List unresolved sna pshots/replica s of VMFS volume.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.snapshot
 +
|mount
 
|
 
|
 +
|Mount a snapsh ot/replica of a VMFS volume.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs.snapshot
 +
|resignature
 
|
 
|
 +
|Resignature a
 +
|snapshot/repli ca of a VMFS volume.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs
 +
|unmap
 
|
 
|
 +
|Reclaim the space by unmapping free blocks from VMFS Volume
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vmfs
 +
|upgrade
 
|
 
|
 +
|Upgrade a VMFS3 volume to VMFS5.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vvol.daemon
 +
|unbindall
 
|
 
|
 +
|Unbind all Virtual Volumes from all VASA Providers known to this host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vvol.protocolendpoint
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the VVol Protocol EndPoints currently known to this host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vvol.storagecontainer.abandonedvvol
 +
|scan
 
|
 
|
 +
|Scans the specified storage container for abandoned VVols.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|storage.vvol.storagecontainer
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List VVol storage containers known to this host.
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vvol.vasacontext
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the VVol VASA Context (vCenter UUID).
 +
|-
 +
|storage.vvol.vasaprovider
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the VASA Providers registered on this host.
 +
|-
 +
|system.account
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Create a new local user account.
 +
|-
 +
|system.account
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List local user accounts.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.account
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove an existing local user account.
 +
|-
 +
|system.account
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Modify an existing local user account.
 +
|-
 +
|system.auditrecords
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Information about audit record recording.
 +
|-
 +
|system.auditrecords.local
 +
|disable
 
|
 
|
 +
|Disable audit record recording.
 +
|-
 +
|system.auditrecords.local
 +
|enable
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable audit record recording.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.auditrecords.local
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Configure audit record recording.
 +
|-
 +
|system.auditrecords.remote
 +
|disable
 
|
 
|
 +
|Disable audit record handling for remote hosts.
 +
|-
 +
|system.auditrecords.remote
 +
|enable
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable audit record handling for remote hosts.
 +
|-
 +
|system.boot.device
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the systems boot device.
 +
|-
 +
|system.clock
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Display the current system clock parameters.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.clock
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set system clock parameters.
 +
|-
 +
|system.coredump.file
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Create a VMkernel Dump VMFS file for this system.
 +
|-
 +
|system.coredump.file
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the dump file path. This command will print the path to the active and/or configured VMFS Dump File.
 +
|-
 +
|system.coredump.file
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the active and configured VMFS Diagnostic Files.
 +
|-
 +
|system.coredump.file
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a VMkernel Dump VMFS file from this system.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.coredump.file
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the active and configured VMkernel Dump VMFS file for this system.
 +
|-
 +
|system.coredump.network
 +
|check
 
|
 
|
 +
|Check the status of the configured network dump server
 +
|-
 +
|system.coredump.network
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the currently configured parameters for network coredump, if enabled.
 +
|-
 +
|system.coredump.network
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the parameters used for network core dump
 +
|-
 +
|system.coredump.partition
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get one of the dump partition configured values. This command will print either the active dump partition or the configured dump partition depending on the flags passed.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.coredump.partition
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all of the partitions on the system that have a partition type matching the VMware Core partition type. Also indicate which partition, if any, is being used as the system's dump partition and which is configured to be used at next boot.
 +
|-
 +
|system.coredump.partition
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the specific VMkernel dump partition for this system. This will configure the dump partition for the next boot. This command will change the active dump partition to the partition specified.
 +
|-
 +
|system.hostname
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the host, domain or fully qualified name of the ESX host.
 +
|-
 +
|system.hostname
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|This command allows the user to set the hostname, domain name or fully qualified domain name of the ESX host.
 +
|-
 +
|system.maintenanceMode
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the maintenance mode state of the system.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.maintenanceMode
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable or disable the maintenance mode of the system.
 +
|-
 +
|system.module
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Show information for a VMkernel module.
 +
|-
 +
|system.module
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the VMkernel modules that the system knows about.
 +
|-
 +
|system.module
 +
|load
 
|
 
|
 +
|Load a VMkernel module with the given name if it is enabled. If the module is disabled then the use of --force is required to load the module.
 +
|-
 +
|system.module.parameters
 +
|copy
 
|
 
|
 +
|Copy the load time parameters from one VMkernel module to another.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.module.parameters
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the parameters, a descriptions of each parameter supported for a given module name and the user defined value for each parameter.
 +
|-
 +
|system.module.parameters
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the load time parameters for the given VMkernel module.
 +
|-
 +
|system.module
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Allow enabling and disabling of a VMkernel module.
 +
|-
 +
|system.permission
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List permissions defined on the host.
 +
|-
 +
|system.permission
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set permission for a user or group.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.permission
 +
|unset
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove permission for a user or group.
 +
|-
 +
|system.process
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the VMkernel UserWorld processes currently on the host.
 +
|-
 +
|system.process.stats.load
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|System load average over the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes.
 +
|-
 +
|system.process.stats.running
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Number of currently running processes.
 +
|-
 +
|system.secpolicy.domain
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the enforcement level for each domain.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.secpolicy.domain
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the enforcement level for a domain in the system. Any option specified here is not persistent and will not survive a reboot of the system.
 +
|-
 +
|system.security.certificatestore
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new CA certificate to the CA certificate store.
 +
|-
 +
|system.security.certificatestore
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all certificates in the CA certificate store.
 +
|-
 +
|system.security.certificatestore
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a certificate from the CA certificate store.
 +
|-
 +
|system.security.fips140.rhttpproxy
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get FIPS140 mode of rhttpproxy.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.security.fips140.rhttpproxy
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set FIPS140 mode of rhttpproxy.
 +
|-
 +
|system.security.fips140.ssh
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get FIPS140 mode of ssh.
 +
|-
 +
|system.security.fips140.ssh
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set FIPS140 mode of ssh.
 +
|-
 +
|system.settings.advanced
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the advanced options available from the VMkernel.
 +
|-
 +
|system.settings.advanced
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the value of an advanced option.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.settings.kernel
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List VMkernel kernel settings.
 +
|-
 +
|system.settings.kernel
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set a VMKernel setting.
 +
|-
 +
|system.settings.keyboard.layout
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the keyboard layout
 +
|-
 +
|system.settings.keyboard.layout
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the keyboard layout
 +
|-
 +
|system.settings.keyboard.layout
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the keyboard layout
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.shutdown
 +
|poweroff
 
|
 
|
 +
|Power off the system. The host must be in maintenance mode.
 +
|-
 +
|system.shutdown
 +
|reboot
 
|
 
|
 +
|Reboot the system. The host must be in maintenance mode.
 +
|-
 +
|system.slp
 +
|search
 
|
 
|
 +
|Perform SLP search for neighboring services
 +
|-
 +
|system.slp.stats
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Report operational state of Service Location Protocol Daemon
 +
|-
 +
|system.snmp
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get SNMP Agent configuration
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.snmp
 +
|hash
 
|
 
|
 +
|Generate localized hash values based on this agents snmp engine id.
 +
|-
 +
|system.snmp
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|This command allows the user to set up ESX SNMP agent.
 +
|-
 +
|system.snmp
 +
|test
 
|
 
|
 +
|Verify ESX SNMP notifications can be delivered to target destinations.
 +
|-
 +
|system.stats.installtime
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Display the date and time when this system was first installed. Value will not change on subsequent updates.
 +
|-
 +
|system.stats.uptime
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Display the number of microseconds the system has been running.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.syslog.config
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Show the current global configuration values.
 +
|-
 +
|system.syslog.config.logger
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Show the currently configured sub-loggers.
 +
|-
 +
|system.syslog.config.logger
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set configuration options for a specific sub- logger.
 +
|-
 +
|system.syslog.config
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set global log configuration options.
 +
|-
 +
|system.syslog
 +
|mark
 
|
 
|
 +
|Issue a message to all outputs.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.syslog
 +
|reload
 
|
 
|
 +
|Reload the log daemon to apply any new configuration options.
 +
|-
 +
|system.time
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Disply the current system time.
 +
|-
 +
|system.time
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the system clock time. Any missing parameters will default to the current time
 +
|-
 +
|system.uuid
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the system UUID.
 +
|-
 +
|system.version
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Display the product name, version and build information.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.visorfs
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Obtain status information on the memory filesystem as a whole.
 +
|-
 +
|system.visorfs.ramdisk
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new Visorfs RAM disk to the ESXi Host and mount it.
 +
|-
 +
|system.visorfs.ramdisk
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the RAM disks used by the host.
 +
|-
 +
|system.visorfs.ramdisk
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a Visorfs RAM disk from the ESXi Host.
 +
|-
 +
|system.visorfs.tardisk
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the tardisks used by the host.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.wbem
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Display WBEM Agent configuration.
 +
|-
 +
|system.wbem.provider
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Display WBEM provider configuration.
 +
|-
 +
|system.wbem.provider
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|This command is used to manage ESX CIMOM providers.
 +
|-
 +
|system.wbem
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|This command allows the user to set up ESX CIMOM agent.
 +
|-
 +
|system.welcomemsg
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the Welcome Message for DCUI.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|system.welcomemsg
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the Welcome Message for DCUI.
 +
|-
 +
|vm.process
 +
|kill
 
|
 
|
 +
|Used to forcibly kill Virtual Machines that are stuck and not responding to normal stop operations.
 +
|-
 +
|vm.process
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List the virtual machines on this system. This command currently will only list running VMs on the system.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.cluster
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get information about the vSAN cluster that this host is joined to.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.cluster
 +
|join
 
|
 
|
 +
|Join the host to a vSAN cluster.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.cluster
 +
|leave
 
|
 
|
 +
|Leave the vSAN cluster the host is currently joined to.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.cluster
 +
|new
 
|
 
|
 +
|Create a vSAN cluster with current host joined. A random sub- cluster UUID will be generated.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.cluster.preferredfaultdomain
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the preferred fault domain for a stretched cluster.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.cluster.preferredfaultdomain
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the preferred fault domain for a stretched cluster.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.cluster
 +
|restore
 
|
 
|
 +
|Restore the persisted vSAN cluster configuration.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.cluster.unicastagent
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a unicast agent to the vSAN cluster configuration.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.cluster.unicastagent
 +
|clear
 
|
 
|
 +
|Removes all unicast agents in the vSAN cluster configuration.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.cluster.unicastagent
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List all unicast agents in the vSAN cluster configuration.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.cluster.unicastagent
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a unicast agent from the vSAN cluster configuration.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.cmmds.timemachine
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get vSAN CMMDS time machine configuration.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.cmmds.timemachine
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Configure vSAN CMMDS time machine.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.dataprotection.archival.storage
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Lists the datastores registered for archival storage of protected VMs.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.dataprotection.archival.storage
 +
|register
 
|
 
|
 +
|Registers a datastore as archival storage for VSAN data protection.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.dataprotection.archival.storage
 +
|unregister
 
|
 
|
 +
|Unregisters any datastore currently registered as archival storage for VSAN data protection.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.dataprotection.cg
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Query and retrieve protection info of an actively protected consistency group.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.dataprotection.local.storage.usage
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the vSAN datastore usage threshold for data protection. Data protection will be disabled if the datastore utilization goes beyond this level
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.dataprotection.local.storage.usage
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Configure the vSAN datastore usage threshold for data protection. Data protection will be disabled if the datastore utilization goes beyond this level
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.dataprotection.orphanedobjects
 +
|scan
 
|
 
|
 +
|Scan and cleanup any orphaned data protection objects in the VSAN cluster.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.dataprotection.recovery.op
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the recovery operation status and events.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.dataprotection.recovery.op
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List IDs of all known recovery operations, completed or pending.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.dataprotection.recovery.vm
 +
|start
 
|
 
|
 +
|Initiate a recovery operation to restore a VM in a consistency group. This command returns an operation ID upon successful initiation of recovery operation. User can monitor the status using the following command: esxcli vsan dataprotection recovery op get -i "operation-id"
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.datastore
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new datastore to the vSAN cluster. This operation is only allowed if vSAN is enabled on the host. In general, add should be done at cluster level. Across a vSAN cluster vSAN datastores should be in sync.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.datastore
 +
|clear
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove all but the default datastore from the vSAN cluster. This operation is only allowed if vSAN is enabled on the host. In general, add should be done at cluster level. Across a vSAN cluster vSAN datastores should be in sync.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.datastore
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List datastores in the vSAN cluster.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.datastore.name
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get vSAN datastore name.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.datastore.name
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Configure vSAN datastore name. In general, rename should always be done at cluster level. Across a vSAN cluster vSAN datastore name should be in sync.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.datastore
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove a datastore from the vSAN cluster. This operation is only allowed if vSAN is enabled on the host. In general, remove should be done at cluster level. Across a vSAN cluster vSAN datastores should be in sync.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.controller
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print detailed information about all vSAN disk controllers (output may change between releases)
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.disk
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print detailed information about all vSAN disks in the cluster.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.disk
 +
|overview
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print overview information about all vSAN disks in the cluster.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.disk.summary
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print summary information about all vSAN disks in the cluster.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.evacuation
 +
|precheck
 
|
 
|
 +
|Examine what it takes if an entity (disk group or host) is evacuated in various modes (Action). The result is accurate when all hosts in the vSAN cluster are of the same version and have the same disk format.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.limit
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print summary information about vSAN limits (output may change between releases)
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.memory
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print both userworld and kernel memory consumptions of vSAN.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.mob
 +
|start
 
|
 
|
 +
|Start vSAN Managed Object Browser Service.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.mob
 +
|status
 
|
 
|
 +
|Query vSAN Managed Object Browser Service is running or not.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.mob
 +
|stop
 
|
 
|
 +
|Stop vSAN Managed Object Browser Service.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.object.health.summary
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print health summary information about all vSAN objects in the cluster (output may change between releases)
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.object
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print detailed information about vSAN objects in the cluster(output may change between releases)
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.object
 +
|overview
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print overview information about all vSAN objects in the cluster.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.resync
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print detailed information about vSAN resyncing objects (output may change between releases)
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.resync.summary
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print summary information about vSAN resyncing objects (output may change between releases)
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.debug.vmdk
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Print summary information about VMDKs on local vSAN datastore (output may change between releases)
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.faultdomain
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the fault domain name for this host.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.faultdomain
 +
|reset
 
|
 
|
 +
|Reset Host fault domain to default value
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.faultdomain
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set the fault domain for this host
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.health.cluster
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get a specific health check status and its details
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.health.cluster
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List a cluster wide health check across all types of health checks
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.defaultconfig
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get default values for vSAN iSCSI Target configu rations.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.defaultconfig
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Set default values for vSAN iSCSI Target configu rations.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.homeobject
 +
|create
 
|
 
|
 +
|Create vSAN iSCSI target home object. Once created, the home object will be available for all the hosts in vSAN cluster. vSAN iSCSI target home object should be created only once for the vSAN cluster.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.homeobject
 +
|delete
 
|
 
|
 +
|Delete vSAN iSCSI target home object. This operation will destroy all vSAN iSCSI target configuration
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.homeobject
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get status for the vSAN iSCSI target home object
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.homeobject
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Update configuration for the vSAN iSCSI target home object
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new initiator group. An initiator group is a collection of iSCSI initiator hosts. A LUN can be exposed to multiple initiators via initiator group.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get initiator group properties.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup.initiator
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add new initiator iSCSI names to the vSAN iSCSI initiator group.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup.initiator
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove initiator iSCSI names from the vSAN iSCSI initiator group.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get the list of initiator groups.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
 +
|Remove an initiator group. Group should be empty. If you want to remove non-empty group use --force option.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.status
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Gets current status (Enabled or Disabled).
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.status
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
 +
|Enable or disable iSCSI target support, query status
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.target
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new vSAN iSCSI target.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.target
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get configuration for vSAN iSCSI target
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.target
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List vSAN iSCSI targets.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.target.lun
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
 +
|Add a new vSAN iSCSI LUN to specified target
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.target.lun
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
 +
|Get configuration for vSAN iSCSI LUN
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.target.lun
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
 +
|List vSAN iSCSI LUNs in specified target.
 +
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.target.lun
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Remove a vSAN iSCSI LUN from specified target.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.target.lun
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Update configuration for given vSAN iSCSI target LUN.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.target
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Remove a vSAN iSCSI target.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.iscsi.target
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Update configuration of the given iSCSI target.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.maintenancemode
 +
|cancel
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Cancel an in- progress vSAN maintenance mode operation.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.network
 +
|clear
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Clear the vSAN network configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.network.ip
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Add an IP interface to the vSAN network configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.network.ip
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Remove an IP interface from the vSAN network configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.network.ip
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Reconfigure an IP interface in the vSAN network configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.network.ipv4
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Add an IP interface to the vSAN network configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.network.ipv4
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Remove an IP interface from the vSAN network configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.network.ipv4
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Reconfigure an IP interface in the vSAN network configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.network
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|List the network configuration currently in use by vSAN.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.network
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Remove an interface from the vSAN network configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.network
 +
|restore
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Restore the persisted vSAN network configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.perf.diagnostic
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Gets current status about diagnostic mode.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.perf.diagnostic
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Set vSAN diagnostic mode configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.perf
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Gets current status (Enabled or Disabled).
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.perf
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Set vSAN performance service configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.policy
 +
|cleardefault
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Clear default vSAN storage policy values.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.policy
 +
|getdefault
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Get default vSAN storage policy values.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.policy
 +
|setdefault
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Set default vSAN storage policy values.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.resync.bandwidth
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Get information about vSAN resync bandwidth in Mbps for the disk group with the heaviest resync workload.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.resync.throttle
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Get information about vSAN resync throttling
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.resync.throttle
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Configure vSAN resync throttling
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.storage
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Add physical disk for vSAN usage.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.storage.automode
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Get status of storage auto claim mode.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.storage.automode
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Configure storage auto claim mode
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.storage.diskgroup
 +
|mount
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Mount a vSAN disk or disk group.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.storage.diskgroup
 +
|rebuild
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Rebuild a disk group.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.storage.diskgroup
 +
|unmount
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Unmount vSAN disk or disk group.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.storage
 +
|list
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|List vSAN storage configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.storage
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Remove physical disks from vSAN disk groups.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.storage.tag
 +
|add
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Add a vSAN storage tag.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.storage.tag
 +
|remove
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Remove a vSAN storage tag.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.trace
 +
|get
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Get the vSAN tracing configuration.
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|vsan.trace
 +
|set
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|Configure vSAN trace. Please note: This command is not thread safe.
 +
| -
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|}
 
|}

Latest revision as of 00:38, 5 August 2020

esxcli commands

Namespace Command Description
device add Add a device to enable a software device driver.
device.alias get Display hardware location info for a device alias.
device.alias list esxcli device alias list List device aliases.
device.driver list Show driver status for specific devices.
device.software add Add a device to enable a software device driver.
device.software list List software devices.
device.software remove Remove a software device.
esxcli.command list List all of the esxcli commands.
fcoe.adapter list List FCOE- capable CNA devices.
fcoe.adapter remove Initiate FCOE adapter removal.
fcoe.nic disable Disable rediscovery of FCOE storage on behalf of an FCOE- capable CNA upon next boot.
fcoe.nic discover Initiate FCOE adapter discovery on behalf of an FCOE-capable CNA.
fcoe.nic enable Enable an FCOE-capable NIC if it is disabled.
fcoe.nic list List FCOE- capable CNA devices.
fcoe.nic remove Initiate FCOE device destroy on behalf of an FCOE- capable PNIC.
fcoe.nic set Set options on FCOE-capable CNA.
graphics.device list List all of the graphics devices on this host.
graphics.device.stats list List graphics device statistics.
graphics.host get Get host graphics properties.
graphics.host refresh Refresh host graphics properties.
graphics.host set Set host graphics properties.
graphics.vm list List active VMs associated with graphics devices.
hardware.bootdevice list List the boot device order, if available, for this host.
hardware.clock get Disply the current hardware clock time.
hardware.clock set Set the hardware clock time. Any missing parameters will default to the current time.
hardware.cpu.cpuid get Get subset of CPUID fields for a CPU (deprecated, use: esxcli hardware cpu cpuid raw list).
hardware.cpu.cpuid.raw list Get all CPUID fields for a CPU.
hardware.cpu.global get Get properties that are global to all CPUs.
hardware.cpu.global set Set properties that are global to all CPUs.
hardware.cpu list List all of the CPUs on this host.
hardware.ipmi.bmc get Get IPMI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) properties.
hardware.ipmi.bmc set Set IPMI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) properties. Changes take effect immediately.
hardware.ipmi.fru get Get IPMI Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) device details.
hardware.ipmi.fru list List IPMI Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventory.
hardware.ipmi.sdr get Get IPMI Sensor Data Repository (SDR) properties.
hardware.ipmi.sdr list List IPMI Sensor Data Repository.
hardware.ipmi.sel clear Clear IPMI System Event Log.
hardware.ipmi.sel get Get IPMI System Event Log (SEL) properties.
hardware.ipmi.sel list List IPMI System Event Log.
hardware.memory get Get information about memory.
hardware.pci list List all of the PCI devices on this host.
hardware.platform get Get information about the platform
hardware.power.policy.choices list List the power policies.
hardware.power.policy get Display the current power policy.
hardware.power.policy set Set the power policy.
hardware.smartcard.certificate list Certificates from inserted smart cards.
hardware.smartcard.info get Information about the smart card subsystem.
hardware.smartcard.slot list Information about connected smart card readers.
hardware.smartcard.token list Information about inserted smart cards.
hardware.tpm.tag clear Clear the TPM's tag (at index 0x40000010).
hardware.tpm.tag get Get the TPM's tag (from index 0x40000010).
hardware.tpm.tag set Set the TPM's tag (at index 0x40000010).
hardware.trustedboot get Information about the status of trusted boot. (TPM, DRTM status)
hardware.usb.passthrough.device disable Disable usb passthrough
hardware.usb.passthrough.device enable Enable usb passthrough
hardware.usb.passthrough.device list List usb devices and their passthrough status
iscsi.adapter.auth.chap get Get the iSCSI CHAP authentication for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
iscsi.adapter.auth.chap set Set the iSCSI CHAP authentication for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
iscsi.adapter.capabilities get List the iSCSI details for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
iscsi.adapter.discovery rediscover Do the iSCSI Discovery for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget add Add a sendtarget address
iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget.auth.chap get Get iSCSI CHAP authentication on a sendtarget address
iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget.auth.chap set Set iSCSI CHAP authentication on a sendtarget address
iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget list List sendtarget addresses
iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget.param get Get iSCSI parameter on a sendtarget address
iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget.param set Set the iSCSI parameter for the iSCSI Sendtarget.
iscsi.adapter.discovery.sendtarget remove Remove a sendtarget address
iscsi.adapter.discovery.statictarget add Add a static target address
iscsi.adapter.discovery.statictarget list List static target addresses
iscsi.adapter.discovery.statictarget remove Remove a static target
iscsi.adapter.discovery.status get Get the iSCSI adapter discovery status for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
iscsi.adapter.firmware get Validate the iSCSI firmware for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
iscsi.adapter.firmware set Upload the iSCSI firmware for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
iscsi.adapter get List the iSCSI information for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
iscsi.adapter list List all the iSCSI Host Bus Adapters on the system.
iscsi.adapter.param get Get the iSCSI parameters for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
iscsi.adapter.param set Set the iSCSI parameter for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
iscsi.adapter set Set the iSCSI name and alias for the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter.
iscsi.adapter.target list List iSCSI targets.
iscsi.adapter.target.lun list Get iSCSI LUN information
iscsi.adapter.target.portal.auth.chap get Get iSCSI CHAP authentication on a target
iscsi.adapter.target.portal.auth.chap set Set the iSCSI CHAP authentication for the iSCSI Target.
iscsi.adapter.target.portal list List iSCSI target portals.
iscsi.adapter.target.portal.param get Get iSCSI parameter on a target
iscsi.adapter.target.portal.param set Set the iSCSI parameter for the iSCSI Target.
iscsi.ibftboot get Get iSCSI IBFT Boot details.
iscsi.ibftboot import Import iSCSI target configuration from iBFT to ESX iSCSI initiators. The boot target recorded in iBFT is added to all the eligible 'dependent' iSCSI adapters.
iscsi.logicalnetworkportal list List Logical Network Portals for iSCSI Adapter
iscsi.networkportal add Add a network portal for iSCSI adapter
iscsi.networkportal.ipconfig get Get iSCSI network portal ipv4 configuration
iscsi.networkportal.ipconfig set Set iSCSI network portal IPv4 configuration.
iscsi.networkportal.ipv6config.address add Add IPv6 addresses to the given iSCSI network portal.
iscsi.networkportal.ipv6config.address list List the IPv6 addresses assigned to the iSCSI network portal.
iscsi.networkportal.ipv6config.address remove Remove IPv6 addresses from the given iSCSI network portal.
iscsi.networkportal.ipv6config get Get iSCSI network portal ipv6 configuration
iscsi.networkportal.ipv6config set Set iSCSI network portal IPv6 configuration.
iscsi.networkportal list List Network Portal for iSCSI Adapter
iscsi.networkportal remove Remove a network portal for iSCSI adapter
iscsi.physicalnetworkportal list List Physical Network Portal for iSCSI Adapter
iscsi.physicalnetworkportal.param get Get network parameters on a Physical Network Portal (vmnic)
iscsi.physicalnetworkportal.param set Set network parameter on a Physical Network Portal
iscsi.plugin list List IMA plugins.
iscsi.session add Login sessions on current iSCSI configuration.
iscsi.session.connection list List iSCSI connections.
iscsi.session list List iSCSI Sessions.
iscsi.session remove Logout sessions on current iSCSI configuration.
iscsi.software get Software iSCSI information.
iscsi.software set Enable or disable software iSCSI.
network.diag ping Send ICMP echo requests to network hosts.
network.ens.lcore add Create ENS context.
network.ens.lcore.affinity get Get the affinity for given ENS context.
network.ens.lcore.affinity set Set affinity for given ENS context.
network.ens.lcore list List ENS contexts.
network.ens.lcore remove Destroy ENS context.
network.ens.lcore.switch add Associate given ENS context with given switch.
network.ens.lcore.switch get Get the switch associated with given ENS context.
network.ens.lcore.switch remove Disassociate given ENS context from virtual switch.
network.ens.maxLcores get Get the maximum number of ENS contexts (lcores).
network.ens.maxLcores set Set the maximum number of ENS contexts.
network.firewall get Get the firewall status.
network.firewall load Load firewall module and rulesets configuration.
network.firewall refresh Load ruleset configuration for firewall.
network.firewall.ruleset.allowedip add Add allowed ip address/range to the ruleset ruleset.
network.firewall.ruleset.allowedip list list allowed ip addresses for rulesets.
network.firewall.ruleset.allowedip remove Remove allowed ip address/range from the ruleset.
network.firewall.ruleset.client add Add a new client to a firewall ruleset. This enables the firewall ruleset and increments the number of clients using the ruleset.
network.firewall.ruleset.client get Show the number of clients using a firewall ruleset.
network.firewall.ruleset.client remove Remove a client from a firewall ruleset. This decrements the number of clients using the ruleset and if the number reaches zero the ruleset is disabled.
network.firewall.ruleset list List the rulesets in firewall.
network.firewall.ruleset.rule list List the rules of each ruleset in firewall.
network.firewall.ruleset set Set firewall ruleset status (allowedAll flag and enabled status).
network.firewall set Set firewall enabled status and default action.
network.firewall unload Allow unload firewall module.
network.ip.connection list List active TCP/IP connections
network.ip.dns.search add Add a search domain to the list of domains to be searched when trying to resolve an host name on the ESXi host.
network.ip.dns.search list List the search domains currently configured on the ESXi host in the order in which they will be used when searching.
network.ip.dns.search remove Remove a search domain from the list of domains to be searched when trying to resolve an host name on the ESXi host.
network.ip.dns.server add Add a new DNS server to the end of the list of DNS servers to use for this ESXi host.
network.ip.dns.server list Print a list of the DNS server currently configured on the system in the order in which they will be used.
network.ip.dns.server remove Remove a DNS server from the list of DNS servers to use for this ESXi host.
network.ip get Get global IP settings
network.ip.interface add Add a new VMkernel network interface.
network.ip.interface.ipv4.address list List the IPv4 addresses assigned to VMkernel network interfaces.
network.ip.interface.ipv4 get List the IPv4 addresses assigned to VMkernel network interfaces.
network.ip.interface.ipv4 set Configure IPv4 setting for a given VMkernel network interface.
network.ip.interface.ipv6.address add Add a static IPv6 address to a given VMkernel network interface.
network.ip.interface.ipv6.address list This command will list all of the IPv6 addresses currently assigned to the system
network.ip.interface.ipv6.address remove Remove an IPv6 address from a given VMkernel network interface.
network.ip.interface.ipv6 get Get IPv6 settings for VMkernel network interfaces. This does not include the IPv6 addresses which can be found in the "address list" command.
network.ip.interface.ipv6 set Configure IPv6 settings for a given VMkernel network interface.
network.ip.interface list This command will list the VMkernel network interfaces currently known to the system.
network.ip.interface remove Remove a VMkernel network interface from the ESXi host. A VMKernel network interface can be uniquely specified by --interface- name or --portgroup- name or --dvs- name/--dvport- id. i.e. Providing its name or its connection point are two ways to uniquely specify a VMKernel network interface.
network.ip.interface set This command sets the enabled status and MTU size of a given IP interface
network.ip.interface.tag add Adds a tag on a given VMkernel network interface. Supported tags are: Management, VMotion, fault ToleranceLoggi ng, vSphereRep lication, vSph ereReplication NFC, vSpherePr ovisioning, VSAN, VSANWitness
network.ip.interface.tag get Gets the tags set on the given VMkernel network interface.
network.ip.interface.tag remove Removes a tag on a given VMkernel network interface.
network.ip.ipsec.sa add Add a Security Association.
network.ip.ipsec.sa list List configured Security Associations
network.ip.ipsec.sa remove Operation to remove Security Association(s)
network.ip.ipsec.sp add Add a Security Policy.
network.ip.ipsec.sp list List configured Security Policys
network.ip.ipsec.sp remove Operation to remove Security Policy
network.ip.neighbor list List ARP table entries
network.ip.neighbor remove Remove ARP table entries
network.ip.netstack add Add a new Netstack Instance.
network.ip.netstack get Get runtime/co nfiguration settings for a given Netstack Instance.
network.ip.netstack list This command will list the VMkernel Netstack instances currently known to the system.
network.ip.netstack remove Remove a new Netstack Instance.
network.ip.netstack set Configure settings for a given Netstack Instance.
network.ip.route.ipv4 add Add IPv4 route to the VMkernel.
network.ip.route.ipv4 list List configured IPv4 routes
network.ip.route.ipv4 remove Remove IPv4 route
network.ip.route.ipv6 add Add IPv6 route to the VMkernel.
network.ip.route.ipv6 list List configured IPv6 routes
network.ip.route.ipv6 remove Remove IPv6 route from the VMkernel
network.ip set Update global IP settings
network.multicast.group list List all the multicast group members.
network.nic.coalesce get Get coalesce parameters
network.nic.coalesce.high get Get information about the behavior of a NIC when it sends or receives packets at high packet rate.
network.nic.coalesce.high set Set parameters to control the behavior of a NIC when it sends or receives packets at high packet rate.
network.nic.coalesce.low get Get information about the behavior of a NIC when it sends or receives packets at low packet rate.
network.nic.coalesce.low set Set parameters to control the behavior of a NIC when it sends or receives packets at low packet rate.
network.nic.coalesce set Set coalesce parameters on a nic
network.nic.cso get Get checksum offload settings
network.nic.cso set Set checksum offload settings on a nic
network.nic down Bring down the specified network device.
network.nic.eeprom change Change EEPROM on a nic
network.nic.eeprom dump Dump device EEPROM
network.nic get Get the generic configuration of a network device
network.nic list This command will list the Physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system.
network.nic.negotiate restart Restart N-Way negotiation on a nic
network.nic.pauseParams list List pause parameters of all NICs
network.nic.pauseParams set Set pause parameters for a NIC
network.nic.queue.count get Get netqueue count on a nic
network.nic.queue.count set Set number of netqueues on a nic
network.nic.queue.filterclass list List the netqueue supported filterclass of all physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system.
network.nic.queue.loadbalancer list List the netqueue load balancer settings of all physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system. Setting legend as follows, S: Setting supported by device U: Setting unsupported by device N: Setting not applicable to device A: Setting allowed at load balancing D: Setting disallowed at load balancing
network.nic.queue.loadbalancer.plugin list Details of netqueue balancer plugins on all physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system
network.nic.queue.loadbalancer.plugin set Enable/disable netqueue balancer plugin on a NIC
network.nic.queue.loadbalancer set Enable/disable netqueue load balancer setting on a NIC.
network.nic.queue.loadbalancer.state list Netqueue balancer state of all physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system
network.nic.queue.loadbalancer.state set Enable/disable netqueue balancer on a NIC
network.nic.register dump Dump device registers
network.nic.ring.current get Get current RX/TX ring buffer parameters of a NIC
network.nic.ring.current set Set current RX/TX ring buffer parameters of a NIC
network.nic.ring.preset get Get preset RX/TX ring buffer parameters of a NIC
network.nic.selftest run Run self test
network.nic set Set the general options for the specified ethernet device.
network.nic.sg get Get scatter- gather settings
network.nic.sg set Set scatter- gatter settings on a nic
network.nic.software list List software simulation settings of physical NICs currently installed and loaded on the system.
network.nic.software set Enable and disable software simulation settings on a NIC.
network.nic.stats get Get NIC statistics for a given interface.
network.nic.tso get Get TCP segmentation offload settings
network.nic.tso set Set TCP segmentation offload settings on a nic
network.nic up Bring up the specified network device.
network.nic.vlan.stats get List VLAN statistics for active VLAN's on the NIC.
network.nic.vlan.stats set Enable/disable VLAN statistics collection on the NIC.
network.port.filter.stats get Filter statistics for a given port.
network.port.stats get Packet statistics for a given port.
network.sriovnic list This command will list the SRIOV Enabled NICs (PFs) currently installed and loaded on the system.
network.sriovnic.vf list Get the generic configuration of VFs for SRIOV NIC.
network.sriovnic.vf stats Get statistics for given VF of a SRIOV NIC.
network.vm list List networking information for the VM's that have active ports.
network.vm.port list List of active ports for a given VM.
network.vswitch.dvs.vmware.lacp.config get Get LACP configuration on DVS
network.vswitch.dvs.vmware.lacp.stats get Get LACP stats on DVS uplinks
network.vswitch.dvs.vmware.lacp.status get Get LACP status on DVS
network.vswitch.dvs.vmware.lacp.timeout set Set long/short timeout for vmnics in one LACP LAG
network.vswitch.dvs.vmware list List the VMware vSphere Distributed Switch currently configured on the ESXi host.
network.vswitch.standard add Add a new virtual switch to the ESXi networking system.
network.vswitch.standard list List the virtual switches current on the ESXi host.
network.vswitch.standard.policy.failover get Get the failover policy settings governing the given virtual switch
network.vswitch.standard.policy.failover set Configure the Failover policy for a virtual switch.
network.vswitch.standard.policy.security get Get the Security Policy governing the given virtual switch.
network.vswitch.standard.policy.security set Set the security policy for a given virtual switch
network.vswitch.standard.policy.shaping get Get the shaping policy settings for the given virtual switch
network.vswitch.standard.policy.shaping set Set the shaping policy settings for the given virtual switch
network.vswitch.standard.portgroup add Allows the addition of a standard port group to a virtual switch.
network.vswitch.standard.portgroup list List all of the port groups currently on the system.
network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.failover get Get the network failover policy settings governing the given port group
network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.failover set Configure the Failover policy for a port group. These setting may potentially override virtual switch settings.
network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.security get Get the Security Policy governing the given port group.
network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.security set Set the security policy for a given port group
network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.shaping get Get the network shaping policy settings governing the given port group
network.vswitch.standard.portgroup.policy.shaping set Set the shaping policy settings for the given port group
network.vswitch.standard.portgroup remove Remove a port group from the given virtual switch
network.vswitch.standard.portgroup set Set the vlan id for the given port group
network.vswitch.standard remove Remove a virtual switch from the ESXi networking system.
network.vswitch.standard set This command sets the MTU size and CDP status of a given virtual switch.
network.vswitch.standard.uplink add Add an uplink to the given virtual switch. Note if this virtual switch has a NIC teaming policy assigned to it then the policy must also be modified to enable use of this uplink on this virtual switch
network.vswitch.standard.uplink remove Remove an uplink from the given virtual switch. Note if this virtual switch has a NIC teaming policy assigned to it then the policy must also be modified to disable use of this uplink on this virtual switch
nvme.device.controller list List all controllers on the device if namespace is not specified, otherwise list all controllers the namespace attached
nvme.device.feature.aec get Get NVMe device feature async event configuration information
nvme.device.feature.aec set Set NVMe device feature async event configuration information
nvme.device.feature.apst get Get NVMe device feature autonomous power state transition information
nvme.device.feature.ar get Get NVMe device feature arbitration information
nvme.device.feature.ar set Set NVMe device feature arbitration information
nvme.device.feature cap Get NVMe device feature supported capabilities information
nvme.device.feature.er get Get NVMe device feature error recovery information
nvme.device.feature.er set Set NVMe device feature error recovery information
nvme.device.feature.hi get Get NVMe device feature host identifier information
nvme.device.feature.hmb get Get NVMe device feature host memory buffer information
nvme.device.feature.ic get Get NVMe device feature interrupt coalescing information
nvme.device.feature.ic set Set NVMe device feature interrupt coalescing information
nvme.device.feature.ivc get Get NVMe device feature interrupt vector configuration information
nvme.device.feature.ivc set Set NVMe device feature interrupt vector configuration information
nvme.device.feature.kat get Get NVMe device feature keep alive timer information
nvme.device.feature.kat set Set NVMe device feature keep alive timer information
nvme.device.feature.lba get Get NVMe device feature LBA range type information
nvme.device.feature.nq get Get NVMe device feature number of queue information
nvme.device.feature.pm get Get NVMe device feature power management information
nvme.device.feature.pm set Set NVMe device feature power management information
nvme.device.feature.spm get Get NVMe device feature software progress marker information
nvme.device.feature.spm set Set software progress marker feature information, will clear Pre-boot Software Load Count (PBSLC) to 0
nvme.device.feature.tt get Get NVMe device feature temperature threshold information
nvme.device.feature.tt set Set NVMe device feature temperature threshold information
nvme.device.feature.vwc get Get NVMe device feature volatile write cache information
nvme.device.feature.vwc set Set NVMe device feature volatile write cache information
nvme.device.feature.wa get Get NVMe device feature write atomicity information
nvme.device.feature.wa set Set NVMe device feature write atomicity information
nvme.device.firmware activate Commit downloaded firmware image to a specific slot
nvme.device.firmware download Download firmware image to the device
nvme.device get Get NVMe device information
nvme.device list List NVMe devices registered to VMware NVMe driver
nvme.device.log.error get Get NVMe device error log information
nvme.device.log.fwslot get Get NVMe device firmware slot log information
nvme.device.log.smart get Get NVMe device SMART log information
nvme.device.namespace attach Attach namespace on NVMe device
nvme.device.namespace create Create namespace on NVMe device
nvme.device.namespace delete Delete namespace on NVMe device
nvme.device.namespace detach Detach namespace on NVMe device
nvme.device.namespace format Change namespace format
nvme.device.namespace get Get nvme namespace information
nvme.device.namespace list List namespace on NVMe device
nvme.device.register get Dump NVMe device registers
nvme.device.timeout get Get timeout value of IO timeout checker
nvme.device.timeout set Set timeout value for IO timeout checker
nvme.driver.loglevel set Set NVMe driver log level and debug level
rdma.device list List the logical RDMA devices currently registered on the system.
rdma.device.protocol list List the enabled RDMA protocols.
rdma.device.stats get Get statistics for a given RDMA device.
rdma.device.vmknic list List the vmknics associated with RDMA devices.
rdma.iser add Add an iser device to enable iser module driver.
rdma.iser delete Delete an iser logical device.
sched.reliablemem get Check if the system is currently aware of reliable memory.
sched.swap.system get Get current state of the options of the system-wide shared swap space.
sched.swap.system set Change the configuration of system-wide shared swap space.
software.acceptance get Gets the host acceptance level. This controls what VIBs will be allowed on a host.
software.acceptance set Sets the host acceptance level. This controls what VIBs will be allowed on a host.
software.profile get Display the installed image profile.
software.profile install Installs or applies an image profile from a depot to this host. This command completely replaces the installed image with the image defined by the new image profile, and may result in the loss of installed VIBs. The common vibs between host and image profile will be skipped. To preserve installed VIBs, use profile update instead. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
software.profile update Updates the host with VIBs from an image profile in a depot. Installed VIBs may be upgraded (or downgraded if --allow- downgrades is specified), but they will not be removed. Any VIBs in the image profile which are not related to any installed VIBs will be added to the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
software.profile validate Validates the current image profile on the host against an image profile in a depot.
software.sources.profile get Display details about an image profile from the depot.
software.sources.profile list List all the image profiles in a depot.
software.sources.vib get Displays detailed information about one or more VIB packages in the depot
software.sources.vib list List all the VIBs from depots.
software.vib get Displays detailed information about one or more installed VIBs
software.vib install Installs VIB packages from a URL or depot. VIBs may be installed, upgraded, or downgraded. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
software.vib list Lists the installed VIB packages
software.vib remove Removes VIB packages from the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
software.vib.signature verify Verifies the signatures of installed VIB packages and displays the name, version, vendor, acceptance level and the result of signature verification for each of them
software.vib update Update installed VIBs to newer VIB packages. No new VIBs will be installed, only updates. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
storage.core.adapter.capabilities list List the capabilities of the SCSI HBAs in the system.
storage.core.adapter.device list List the devices associated with HBAs.
storage.core.adapter list List all the SCSI Host Bus Adapters on the system.
storage.core.adapter rescan Rescan SCSI HBAs to search for new Devices, remove DEAD paths and update path state. This operation will also run an claim operation equivalent to the claimrule run command and a filesystem rescan.
storage.core.adapter.stats get List the SCSI stats for the SCSI Host Bus Adapters in the system.
storage.core.claiming autoclaim Control the automatic PSA (path/device) claiming code allowing the disabling of the automatic claiming process or re- enabling of the claiming process if it was previously disabled. By default the automatic PSA claiming process is on and should not be disabled by users unless specifically instructed to do so.
storage.core.claiming reclaim Attempt to unclaim all paths to a device and then run the loaded claimrules on each of the paths unclaimed to attempt to reclaim them.
storage.core.claiming unclaim 1) Unclaim a path or set of paths, disassociating them from a PSA plugin. NOTES: It is normal for path claiming to fail especially when unclaiming by plugin or adapter. Only inactive paths with no I/O will be able to be unclaimed. Typically the ESXi USB partition and devices with VMFS volumes on them will not be unclaimable. Also NOTE unclaiming will not persist and periodic path claiming will reclaim these paths in the near future unless claim rules are configured to mask the path. 2) Detach a (set of) filter(s) from one or more devices.
storage.core.claimrule add Add a claimrule to the set of claimrules on the system.
storage.core.claimrule convert Convert ESX 3.x style /adv /Disk/MaskLUNs LUN masks to Claim Rule format. WARNING: This conversion will not work for all input MaskLUNs variations! Please inspect the list of generated claim rules carefuly, then if the suggested LUN mask claim rules are correct use the --commit parameter to write the list to the config file.
storage.core.claimrule list List all the claimrules on the system.
storage.core.claimrule load Load path claiming rules from config file into the VMkernel.
storage.core.claimrule move Move a claimrule from one rule id to another
storage.core.claimrule remove Delete a claimrule to the set of claimrules on the system.
storage.core.claimrule run Execute path claiming rules.
storage.core.device.capacity list List capacity information for the known storage devices.
storage.core.device.detached list Lists all devices that were detached manually by changing their state on the system.
storage.core.device.detached remove Provide control to allow a user to remove Detached devices from the persistent detached device list.
storage.core.device.inquirycache list List inquiry cache information for the known storage devices.
storage.core.device.inquirycache set Manipulate inquiry cache settings of storage devices.
storage.core.device.latencythreshold list List latency sensitive threshold for the known storage devices.
storage.core.device.latencythreshold set Set device's latency sensitive threshold (in milliseconds). If IO latency exceeds the threshold, new IOs will use default IO scheduler.
storage.core.device list List the devices currently registered with the PSA.
storage.core.device.partition list For a given device list all of the partitions
storage.core.device.partition showguid For a given device list the GUID for GPT partitions
storage.core.device.physical get Get information about a physical storage device.
storage.core.device purge Removes storage devices which have not been seen in some time interval.
storage.core.device.raid list List the physical devices that compose a given logical device.
storage.core.device set Provide control to allow a user to modify a SCSI device's state.
storage.core.device setconfig Set device configuration
storage.core.device.smart get List Smart device parameters.
storage.core.device.stats get List the SCSI stats for SCSI Devices in the system.
storage.core.device.uidmap list Get a mapping between a device's primary UID and the alternative UIDs for that device on the system.
storage.core.device.vaai.ats list List the ATS VAAI attributes (as per SCSI standard) for the devices.
storage.core.device.vaai.clone list List the Clone VAAI attributes (as per SCSI standard) for the devices.
storage.core.device.vaai.delete list List the Delete VAAI attributes (as per SCSI standard) for the devices.
storage.core.device.vaai.status get List VAAI properties for devices currently registered with the PSA.
storage.core.device.vaai.status set Enable/Disable VAAI operations on local SCSI disks. (NOTE: A request to enable an operation will take effect only if the underlying device supports the VAAI operation.)
storage.core.device.vaai.zero list List the Zero VAAI attributes (as per SCSI standard) for the devices.
storage.core.device.world list Get a list of the worlds that are currently using devices on the ESX host.
storage.core.path list List all the SCSI paths on the system.
storage.core.path set Provide control to allow a user to modify a single path's state. This efffectively allows a user to enable or disable SCSI paths. The user is not able to change the full range of path states, but can toggle between 'active' and 'off'. Please NOTE changing the Path state on any path that is the only path to a given device is likely to fail. The VMkernel will not change the path's state if changing the state would cause an 'All paths down' state or the device is currently in use.
storage.core.path.stats get List the SCSI stats for the SCSI Paths in the system.
storage.core.plugin list List loaded PSA plugins on the system.
storage.core.plugin.registration add Register a plugin module with PSA.
storage.core.plugin.registration list List modules currently registered with PSA.
storage.core.plugin.registration remove UnRegister a plugin module with PSA.
storage.filesystem automount Request mounting of known datastores not explicitly unmounted.
storage.filesystem list List the volumes available to the host. This includes VMFS, NAS, VFAT and UFS partitions.
storage.filesystem mount Connect to and mount an unmounted volume on the ESX host.
storage.filesystem rescan Scan storage devices for new mountable filesystems.
storage.filesystem unmount Disconnect and unmount and existing VMFS or NAS volume. This will not delete the configuration for the volume, but will remove the volume from the list of mounted volumes.
storage.hpp.device list List the devices currently controlled by the VMware High Performance Plugin.
storage.hpp.device set Configure settings for an HPP device.
storage.hpp.device.usermarkedssd list List the devices that were marked as SSD by user.
storage.hpp.path list List the paths currently claimed by the VMware High Performance Plugin
storage.iofilter enable Enable an iofilter.
storage.iofilter list List the iofilters installed on this host.
storage.nfs add Add a new NAS volume to the ESX Host and mount it with the given volume name.
storage.nfs list List the NAS volumes currently known to the ESX host.
storage.nfs.param get Get the volume parameters of the NAS volumes.
storage.nfs.param set Set the volume parameters of the NAS volumes.
storage.nfs remove Remove an existing NAS volume from the ESX host.
storage.nfs41 add Add a new NFS v4.1 volume to the ESX Host and mount it with the given volume name.
storage.nfs41 list List the NFS v4.1 volumes currently known to the ESX host.
storage.nfs41.param get Get the volume parameters of the NFS v4.1 volumes.
storage.nfs41.param set Set the volume parameters of the NFS v4.1 volumes.
storage.nfs41 remove Remove an existing NFS v4.1 volume from the ESX host.
storage.nmp.device list List the devices currently controlled by the VMware NMP Multipath Plugin and show the SATP and PSP information associated with that device.
storage.nmp.device set Allow setting of the Path Selection Policy (PSP) for the given device to one of the loaded policies on the system.
storage.nmp.path list List the paths currently claimed by the VMware NMP Multipath Plugin and show the SATP and PSP information associated with that path.
storage.nmp.psp.fixed.deviceconfig get Allow retrieving of Fixed Path Selection Policy settings for a given device.
storage.nmp.psp.fixed.deviceconfig set Allow setting of the perferred path on a given device controlled by the Fixed Path Selection Policy.
storage.nmp.psp.generic.deviceconfig get Allow retrieving of per device PSP configuration parameters.
storage.nmp.psp.generic.deviceconfig set Allow setting of per device PSP configuration parameters. This command will set the configuration for the given device with whichever PSP it is currently configurated with.
storage.nmp.psp.generic.pathconfig get Allow retrieving of per path PSP configuration parameters.
storage.nmp.psp.generic.pathconfig set Allow setting of per path PSP configuration parameters. This command will set the configuration for the given path with whichever PSP it is currently configurated with.
storage.nmp.psp list List the Path Selection Plugins (PSP) that are currently loaded into the NMP system and display information about those PSPs
storage.nmp.psp.roundrobin.deviceconfig get Allow retrieving of Round Robin Path Selection Policy settings for a given device.
storage.nmp.psp.roundrobin.deviceconfig set Allow setting of the Round Robin path options on a given device controlled by the Round Robin Selection Policy.
storage.nmp.satp.generic.deviceconfig get Allow retrieving of per device SATP configuration parameters.
storage.nmp.satp.generic.deviceconfig set Allow setting of per device SATP configuration parameters. This command will set the configuration for the given device with whichever SATP it is currently configurated with.
storage.nmp.satp.generic.pathconfig get Allow retrieving of per path SATP configuration parameters.
storage.nmp.satp.generic.pathconfig set Allow setting of per path SATP configuration parameters. This command will set the configuration for the given path with whichever SATP it is currently configurated with.
storage.nmp.satp list List the Storage Array Type Plugins (SATP) that are currently loaded into the NMP system and display information about those SATPs
storage.nmp.satp.rule add Add a rule to the list of claim rules for the given SATP.
storage.nmp.satp.rule list List the claiming rules for Storage Array Type Plugins (SATP)
storage.nmp.satp.rule remove Delete a rule from the list of claim rules for the given SATP.
storage.nmp.satp set Set the default Path Selection Policy for a given Storage Array Type Plugin (SATP).
storage.san.fc.events clear Clear events for a given FC adapter on the system.
storage.san.fc.events get Get Events for FC Devices
storage.san.fc list List attributes of all FC adapters on the system.
storage.san.fc reset Perform LIP (Loop Initiation Primitive) Reset to a given FC adapter on the system.
storage.san.fc.stats get Get statistics for a given FC adapter, or all FC adapters on the system.
storage.san.fcoe list List attributes of all FCoE adapters on the system.
storage.san.fcoe reset Perform LIP (Loop Initiation Primitive) Reset to a given FCoE adapter on the system.
storage.san.fcoe.stats get Get statistics for a given FCoE adapter, or all FCoE adapters on the system.
storage.san.iscsi list List attributes of all Software iSCSI adapters on the system.
storage.san.iscsi.stats get Get statistics for Software iSCSI adapter.
storage.san.sas list List all SAS IO Device Management devices.
storage.san.sas reset Perform SAS Reset
storage.san.sas.stats get List Stats for given device, or all devices.
storage.vflash.cache get Get individual vflash cache info.
storage.vflash.cache list List individual vflash caches.
storage.vflash.cache.stats get Get vflash cache statistics.
storage.vflash.cache.stats reset Reset vflash cache statistics.
storage.vflash.device list List vflash SSD devices.
storage.vflash.module get Get vflash module info.
storage.vflash.module list List vflash modules.
storage.vflash.module.stats get Get vflash module statistics
storage.vmfs.extent list List the VMFS extents available on the host.
storage.vmfs.host list List hosts accessing a particular VMFS Volume.
storage.vmfs.lockmode list List the on- disk critical section locking mode for VMFS volumes available on this host.
storage.vmfs.lockmode set Update the on- disk critical section locking mode for a particular VMFS Volume.
storage.vmfs.pbcache get Get VMFS Pointer Block cache statistics.
storage.vmfs.pbcache reset Reset the VMFS Pointer Block cache statistics.
storage.vmfs.reclaim.config get Get space reclamation configuration parameters
storage.vmfs.reclaim.config set Set space reclamation configuration parameters
storage.vmfs.snapshot.extent list List extents of unresolved snapshots/repl icas of VMFS volume.
storage.vmfs.snapshot list List unresolved sna pshots/replica s of VMFS volume.
storage.vmfs.snapshot mount Mount a snapsh ot/replica of a VMFS volume.
storage.vmfs.snapshot resignature Resignature a snapshot/repli ca of a VMFS volume.
storage.vmfs unmap Reclaim the space by unmapping free blocks from VMFS Volume
storage.vmfs upgrade Upgrade a VMFS3 volume to VMFS5.
storage.vvol.daemon unbindall Unbind all Virtual Volumes from all VASA Providers known to this host.
storage.vvol.protocolendpoint list List the VVol Protocol EndPoints currently known to this host.
storage.vvol.storagecontainer.abandonedvvol scan Scans the specified storage container for abandoned VVols.
storage.vvol.storagecontainer list List VVol storage containers known to this host.
storage.vvol.vasacontext get Get the VVol VASA Context (vCenter UUID).
storage.vvol.vasaprovider list List the VASA Providers registered on this host.
system.account add Create a new local user account.
system.account list List local user accounts.
system.account remove Remove an existing local user account.
system.account set Modify an existing local user account.
system.auditrecords get Information about audit record recording.
system.auditrecords.local disable Disable audit record recording.
system.auditrecords.local enable Enable audit record recording.
system.auditrecords.local set Configure audit record recording.
system.auditrecords.remote disable Disable audit record handling for remote hosts.
system.auditrecords.remote enable Enable audit record handling for remote hosts.
system.boot.device get Get the systems boot device.
system.clock get Display the current system clock parameters.
system.clock set Set system clock parameters.
system.coredump.file add Create a VMkernel Dump VMFS file for this system.
system.coredump.file get Get the dump file path. This command will print the path to the active and/or configured VMFS Dump File.
system.coredump.file list List the active and configured VMFS Diagnostic Files.
system.coredump.file remove Remove a VMkernel Dump VMFS file from this system.
system.coredump.file set Set the active and configured VMkernel Dump VMFS file for this system.
system.coredump.network check Check the status of the configured network dump server
system.coredump.network get Get the currently configured parameters for network coredump, if enabled.
system.coredump.network set Set the parameters used for network core dump
system.coredump.partition get Get one of the dump partition configured values. This command will print either the active dump partition or the configured dump partition depending on the flags passed.
system.coredump.partition list List all of the partitions on the system that have a partition type matching the VMware Core partition type. Also indicate which partition, if any, is being used as the system's dump partition and which is configured to be used at next boot.
system.coredump.partition set Set the specific VMkernel dump partition for this system. This will configure the dump partition for the next boot. This command will change the active dump partition to the partition specified.
system.hostname get Get the host, domain or fully qualified name of the ESX host.
system.hostname set This command allows the user to set the hostname, domain name or fully qualified domain name of the ESX host.
system.maintenanceMode get Get the maintenance mode state of the system.
system.maintenanceMode set Enable or disable the maintenance mode of the system.
system.module get Show information for a VMkernel module.
system.module list List the VMkernel modules that the system knows about.
system.module load Load a VMkernel module with the given name if it is enabled. If the module is disabled then the use of --force is required to load the module.
system.module.parameters copy Copy the load time parameters from one VMkernel module to another.
system.module.parameters list List the parameters, a descriptions of each parameter supported for a given module name and the user defined value for each parameter.
system.module.parameters set Set the load time parameters for the given VMkernel module.
system.module set Allow enabling and disabling of a VMkernel module.
system.permission list List permissions defined on the host.
system.permission set Set permission for a user or group.
system.permission unset Remove permission for a user or group.
system.process list List the VMkernel UserWorld processes currently on the host.
system.process.stats.load get System load average over the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes.
system.process.stats.running get Number of currently running processes.
system.secpolicy.domain list List the enforcement level for each domain.
system.secpolicy.domain set Set the enforcement level for a domain in the system. Any option specified here is not persistent and will not survive a reboot of the system.
system.security.certificatestore add Add a new CA certificate to the CA certificate store.
system.security.certificatestore list List all certificates in the CA certificate store.
system.security.certificatestore remove Remove a certificate from the CA certificate store.
system.security.fips140.rhttpproxy get Get FIPS140 mode of rhttpproxy.
system.security.fips140.rhttpproxy set Set FIPS140 mode of rhttpproxy.
system.security.fips140.ssh get Get FIPS140 mode of ssh.
system.security.fips140.ssh set Set FIPS140 mode of ssh.
system.settings.advanced list List the advanced options available from the VMkernel.
system.settings.advanced set Set the value of an advanced option.
system.settings.kernel list List VMkernel kernel settings.
system.settings.kernel set Set a VMKernel setting.
system.settings.keyboard.layout get Get the keyboard layout
system.settings.keyboard.layout list List the keyboard layout
system.settings.keyboard.layout set Set the keyboard layout
system.shutdown poweroff Power off the system. The host must be in maintenance mode.
system.shutdown reboot Reboot the system. The host must be in maintenance mode.
system.slp search Perform SLP search for neighboring services
system.slp.stats get Report operational state of Service Location Protocol Daemon
system.snmp get Get SNMP Agent configuration
system.snmp hash Generate localized hash values based on this agents snmp engine id.
system.snmp set This command allows the user to set up ESX SNMP agent.
system.snmp test Verify ESX SNMP notifications can be delivered to target destinations.
system.stats.installtime get Display the date and time when this system was first installed. Value will not change on subsequent updates.
system.stats.uptime get Display the number of microseconds the system has been running.
system.syslog.config get Show the current global configuration values.
system.syslog.config.logger list Show the currently configured sub-loggers.
system.syslog.config.logger set Set configuration options for a specific sub- logger.
system.syslog.config set Set global log configuration options.
system.syslog mark Issue a message to all outputs.
system.syslog reload Reload the log daemon to apply any new configuration options.
system.time get Disply the current system time.
system.time set Set the system clock time. Any missing parameters will default to the current time
system.uuid get Get the system UUID.
system.version get Display the product name, version and build information.
system.visorfs get Obtain status information on the memory filesystem as a whole.
system.visorfs.ramdisk add Add a new Visorfs RAM disk to the ESXi Host and mount it.
system.visorfs.ramdisk list List the RAM disks used by the host.
system.visorfs.ramdisk remove Remove a Visorfs RAM disk from the ESXi Host.
system.visorfs.tardisk list List the tardisks used by the host.
system.wbem get Display WBEM Agent configuration.
system.wbem.provider list Display WBEM provider configuration.
system.wbem.provider set This command is used to manage ESX CIMOM providers.
system.wbem set This command allows the user to set up ESX CIMOM agent.
system.welcomemsg get Get the Welcome Message for DCUI.
system.welcomemsg set Set the Welcome Message for DCUI.
vm.process kill Used to forcibly kill Virtual Machines that are stuck and not responding to normal stop operations.
vm.process list List the virtual machines on this system. This command currently will only list running VMs on the system.
vsan.cluster get Get information about the vSAN cluster that this host is joined to.
vsan.cluster join Join the host to a vSAN cluster.
vsan.cluster leave Leave the vSAN cluster the host is currently joined to.
vsan.cluster new Create a vSAN cluster with current host joined. A random sub- cluster UUID will be generated.
vsan.cluster.preferredfaultdomain get Get the preferred fault domain for a stretched cluster.
vsan.cluster.preferredfaultdomain set Set the preferred fault domain for a stretched cluster.
vsan.cluster restore Restore the persisted vSAN cluster configuration.
vsan.cluster.unicastagent add Add a unicast agent to the vSAN cluster configuration.
vsan.cluster.unicastagent clear Removes all unicast agents in the vSAN cluster configuration.
vsan.cluster.unicastagent list List all unicast agents in the vSAN cluster configuration.
vsan.cluster.unicastagent remove Remove a unicast agent from the vSAN cluster configuration.
vsan.cmmds.timemachine get Get vSAN CMMDS time machine configuration.
vsan.cmmds.timemachine set Configure vSAN CMMDS time machine.
vsan.dataprotection.archival.storage list Lists the datastores registered for archival storage of protected VMs.
vsan.dataprotection.archival.storage register Registers a datastore as archival storage for VSAN data protection.
vsan.dataprotection.archival.storage unregister Unregisters any datastore currently registered as archival storage for VSAN data protection.
vsan.dataprotection.cg get Query and retrieve protection info of an actively protected consistency group.
vsan.dataprotection.local.storage.usage get Get the vSAN datastore usage threshold for data protection. Data protection will be disabled if the datastore utilization goes beyond this level
vsan.dataprotection.local.storage.usage set Configure the vSAN datastore usage threshold for data protection. Data protection will be disabled if the datastore utilization goes beyond this level
vsan.dataprotection.orphanedobjects scan Scan and cleanup any orphaned data protection objects in the VSAN cluster.
vsan.dataprotection.recovery.op get Get the recovery operation status and events.
vsan.dataprotection.recovery.op list List IDs of all known recovery operations, completed or pending.
vsan.dataprotection.recovery.vm start Initiate a recovery operation to restore a VM in a consistency group. This command returns an operation ID upon successful initiation of recovery operation. User can monitor the status using the following command: esxcli vsan dataprotection recovery op get -i "operation-id"
vsan.datastore add Add a new datastore to the vSAN cluster. This operation is only allowed if vSAN is enabled on the host. In general, add should be done at cluster level. Across a vSAN cluster vSAN datastores should be in sync.
vsan.datastore clear Remove all but the default datastore from the vSAN cluster. This operation is only allowed if vSAN is enabled on the host. In general, add should be done at cluster level. Across a vSAN cluster vSAN datastores should be in sync.
vsan.datastore list List datastores in the vSAN cluster.
vsan.datastore.name get Get vSAN datastore name.
vsan.datastore.name set Configure vSAN datastore name. In general, rename should always be done at cluster level. Across a vSAN cluster vSAN datastore name should be in sync.
vsan.datastore remove Remove a datastore from the vSAN cluster. This operation is only allowed if vSAN is enabled on the host. In general, remove should be done at cluster level. Across a vSAN cluster vSAN datastores should be in sync.
vsan.debug.controller list Print detailed information about all vSAN disk controllers (output may change between releases)
vsan.debug.disk list Print detailed information about all vSAN disks in the cluster.
vsan.debug.disk overview Print overview information about all vSAN disks in the cluster.
vsan.debug.disk.summary get Print summary information about all vSAN disks in the cluster.
vsan.debug.evacuation precheck Examine what it takes if an entity (disk group or host) is evacuated in various modes (Action). The result is accurate when all hosts in the vSAN cluster are of the same version and have the same disk format.
vsan.debug.limit get Print summary information about vSAN limits (output may change between releases)
vsan.debug.memory list Print both userworld and kernel memory consumptions of vSAN.
vsan.debug.mob start Start vSAN Managed Object Browser Service.
vsan.debug.mob status Query vSAN Managed Object Browser Service is running or not.
vsan.debug.mob stop Stop vSAN Managed Object Browser Service.
vsan.debug.object.health.summary get Print health summary information about all vSAN objects in the cluster (output may change between releases)
vsan.debug.object list Print detailed information about vSAN objects in the cluster(output may change between releases)
vsan.debug.object overview Print overview information about all vSAN objects in the cluster.
vsan.debug.resync list Print detailed information about vSAN resyncing objects (output may change between releases)
vsan.debug.resync.summary get Print summary information about vSAN resyncing objects (output may change between releases)
vsan.debug.vmdk list Print summary information about VMDKs on local vSAN datastore (output may change between releases)
vsan.faultdomain get Get the fault domain name for this host.
vsan.faultdomain reset Reset Host fault domain to default value
vsan.faultdomain set Set the fault domain for this host
vsan.health.cluster get Get a specific health check status and its details
vsan.health.cluster list List a cluster wide health check across all types of health checks
vsan.iscsi.defaultconfig get Get default values for vSAN iSCSI Target configu rations.
vsan.iscsi.defaultconfig set Set default values for vSAN iSCSI Target configu rations.
vsan.iscsi.homeobject create Create vSAN iSCSI target home object. Once created, the home object will be available for all the hosts in vSAN cluster. vSAN iSCSI target home object should be created only once for the vSAN cluster.
vsan.iscsi.homeobject delete Delete vSAN iSCSI target home object. This operation will destroy all vSAN iSCSI target configuration
vsan.iscsi.homeobject get Get status for the vSAN iSCSI target home object
vsan.iscsi.homeobject set Update configuration for the vSAN iSCSI target home object
vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup add Add a new initiator group. An initiator group is a collection of iSCSI initiator hosts. A LUN can be exposed to multiple initiators via initiator group.
vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup get Get initiator group properties.
vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup.initiator add Add new initiator iSCSI names to the vSAN iSCSI initiator group.
vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup.initiator remove Remove initiator iSCSI names from the vSAN iSCSI initiator group.
vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup list Get the list of initiator groups.
vsan.iscsi.initiatorgroup remove Remove an initiator group. Group should be empty. If you want to remove non-empty group use --force option.
vsan.iscsi.status get Gets current status (Enabled or Disabled).
vsan.iscsi.status set Enable or disable iSCSI target support, query status
vsan.iscsi.target add Add a new vSAN iSCSI target.
vsan.iscsi.target get Get configuration for vSAN iSCSI target
vsan.iscsi.target list List vSAN iSCSI targets.
vsan.iscsi.target.lun add Add a new vSAN iSCSI LUN to specified target
vsan.iscsi.target.lun get Get configuration for vSAN iSCSI LUN
vsan.iscsi.target.lun list List vSAN iSCSI LUNs in specified target.
vsan.iscsi.target.lun remove Remove a vSAN iSCSI LUN from specified target.
vsan.iscsi.target.lun set Update configuration for given vSAN iSCSI target LUN.
vsan.iscsi.target remove Remove a vSAN iSCSI target.
vsan.iscsi.target set Update configuration of the given iSCSI target.
vsan.maintenancemode cancel Cancel an in- progress vSAN maintenance mode operation.
vsan.network clear Clear the vSAN network configuration.
vsan.network.ip add Add an IP interface to the vSAN network configuration.
vsan.network.ip remove Remove an IP interface from the vSAN network configuration.
vsan.network.ip set Reconfigure an IP interface in the vSAN network configuration.
vsan.network.ipv4 add Add an IP interface to the vSAN network configuration.
vsan.network.ipv4 remove Remove an IP interface from the vSAN network configuration.
vsan.network.ipv4 set Reconfigure an IP interface in the vSAN network configuration.
vsan.network list List the network configuration currently in use by vSAN.
vsan.network remove Remove an interface from the vSAN network configuration.
vsan.network restore Restore the persisted vSAN network configuration.
vsan.perf.diagnostic get Gets current status about diagnostic mode.
vsan.perf.diagnostic set Set vSAN diagnostic mode configuration.
vsan.perf get Gets current status (Enabled or Disabled).
vsan.perf set Set vSAN performance service configuration.
vsan.policy cleardefault Clear default vSAN storage policy values.
vsan.policy getdefault Get default vSAN storage policy values.
vsan.policy setdefault Set default vSAN storage policy values.
vsan.resync.bandwidth get Get information about vSAN resync bandwidth in Mbps for the disk group with the heaviest resync workload.
vsan.resync.throttle get Get information about vSAN resync throttling
vsan.resync.throttle set Configure vSAN resync throttling
vsan.storage add Add physical disk for vSAN usage.
vsan.storage.automode get Get status of storage auto claim mode.
vsan.storage.automode set Configure storage auto claim mode
vsan.storage.diskgroup mount Mount a vSAN disk or disk group.
vsan.storage.diskgroup rebuild Rebuild a disk group.
vsan.storage.diskgroup unmount Unmount vSAN disk or disk group.
vsan.storage list List vSAN storage configuration.
vsan.storage remove Remove physical disks from vSAN disk groups.
vsan.storage.tag add Add a vSAN storage tag.
vsan.storage.tag remove Remove a vSAN storage tag.
vsan.trace get Get the vSAN tracing configuration.
vsan.trace set Configure vSAN trace. Please note: This command is not thread safe. -
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