man ls

ls -l cd /vmfs/volumes

pwd

find /vmfs/volumes/ -iname "*delta.vmdk" find /vmfs/volumes/ -iname "*.vmsn"

nano /etc/ntp.conf

cat vmkernel.log

cat vmkernel.log | grep error cat vmkernel.log | grep error | more

more vmkernel.log tail -15 vmkernel.log

vihost vicfg-snmp vifs vicfg-user vicfg-cfgbackup vihostupdate vmkfstools esxcli vicfg-ipsec

vifp addserver servername addserver removeserver rotatepassword listservers vifp listservers Vifp removeserver servername

vifptarget -set esxi-02 vifptarget -clear

vicfg-hostops --operation enter vicfg-hostops --operation exit vicfg-hostops <conn_options> -operation reboot --force

vicfg-cfgbackup <conn_options> -s /tmp/ESX_181842_backup.txt vicfg-cfgbackup <conn_options> -l /tmp/ESX_181842_backup.txt vmkfstools c 10GB <path to VMDK> vmkfstools X 10g <path to VMDK> vmkfstools P <path to VMDK>

vifs -D [iSCSI-1]

vifs --move '[osdc-cx700-03] vcli_test/test_doc' '[osdc-cx700-03] winxpProsp2/test_doc

svmotion --interactive

vmware-cmd -l

vicfg-mpath -l vicfg-mpath --list-compact

vicfg-mpath --list-plugins esxcli <conn_options> nmp device setpolicy --device naa.xxx --psp VMW_PSP_RR

vicfg-vmknic -6 true vicfg-vmknic list vicfg-vmknic --add --ip 172.16.1.200 --netmask 255.255.255.0 -p "iSCSI-1" mtu 9000

vicfg-vswitch U <vmnic> <vSwitch> vicfg-vswitch L <vmnic> <vSwitch>

vicfg-vswitch B vSwitch0 vicfg-vswitch -a vSwitch0 vicfg-vswitch --mtu 9000 vSwitch0 vicfg-vswitch -add-pg iSCSI-1 vSwitch0 vicfg-vswitch -L vmnic5 vSwitch0

add-dvp-uplink | P

del-dvp-uplink | Q <adapter_name> dvp <DVPort_id><dvswitchname> dvp | -V vicfg-vswitch Q <vmnic> - V <dvport ID or vmnic> <dvswitch> vicfg-vswitch P <vmnic> - V <dvport ID or vmnic> <dvswitch>

vicfg-snmp server <hostname> username <username> password <password> -t target address>@<port>/<community>

vicfg-snmp server esxi-02 t vcenter/public vicfg-snmp server <hostname> username <username> password <password> enable vicfg-snmp server <hostname> username <username> password <password> -p <port> vicfg-volume l vicfg-volume r <previous VMFS label | UUID

esxcfg-volume M <previous VMFS label | UUID

vicfg-module <conn_options> -list

vicfg-module <conn_options> -set-options 'intr_type_2 rx_ring_num=8' s2io

vicfg-module <conn_options> -get-options s2io

esxtop b > file.csv esxtop c <config_file>

vm-support s d duration I interval esxtop R <path to dir> vscsistats L vscsistats S W id vscsistats P all W id vscsistats x esxcli nmp satp list esxcli nmp psp list
vicfg-scsidevs vmfs (list ID naa.)

esxcli nmp satp setdefaultpsp psp VMW_PSP_RR satp VMW_SATP_DEFAULT_AA esxcli nmp device setpolicy -device naa.xxx --psp VMW_PSP_RR esxcli server <host> -username root password <password> nmp device list

esxcli <conn_options> nmp roundrobin getconfig --device na.xxx

esxcli <conn_options> nmp roundrobin setconfig -type=iops --iops 4200 --device naa.xxx

esxcli nmp satp setdefaultpsp psp VMW_PSP_RR satp VMW_SATP_SYMM

esxcli swiscsi nic add -n vmk1 -d vmhba33 esxcli swiscsi nic add n <port_name> d <vmhba>

esxcli swiscsi nic list

vicfg-rescan vmhba33 esxcli vms vm list

esxcli vms vm kill --type <kill_type> --world-id <ID> vmware-umds.exe --set-config enable host 1 enable win 0 enable vmware-umds.exe --download

vmware-umds.exe --set-config path c:\download vmware-umds.exe E exportstore path vicfg-syslog -i

vicfg-syslog -s mysyslogserver

vicfg-syslog -p <port>

vilogger enable server testserver

vilogger enable vilogger disable

collectionperiod = 10 maxfilesize = 5MB numrotations = 5

 vicfg-dns <conn_options --dns <dns1,dns2> vicfg-nics -l vicfg-nics <conn_options> -a vmnic2 vicfg-ntp --start vicfg-ntp -a 192.168.250.2 vicfg-route -a 192.168.100.0/24 192.168.0.1 Esxcfg-swiscsi e (enable iSCSI) -D --discovery -S --static -A -authentication -P --phba -T --target -L --lun -N --network (Independent hardware iSCSI only) -p --pnp (Independent hardware iSCSI only) -I --iscsiname -W --parameter -E --swiscsi -H --adapter Suboption is one of the following operations: -l --list

vicfg-iscsi --adapter list

vicfg-iscsi <conn_options> -static add --ip <ip_addr | domain_name> --name <iscsi_name> <adapter_name>

-a --add -r --remove

vicfg-nas l

vicfg-nas --add --nasserver dir42.eng.vmware.com -s /<mount_dir>nfsstore-dir42 vicfg-rescan vmhba1

vicfg-scsidevs -list

vicfg-scsidevs vmfs

vicfg-scsidevs -hbas

esxcfg-firewall -o 514,udp,out,syslog esxcfg-firewall c 514,udp,out,syslog esxcfg-firewall q incoming o esxcfg-firewall q outgoing esxcfg-firewall allowOutgoing -blockIncoming

esxcfg-firewall - allowIncoming allowOutgoing esxcfg-firewall - blockIncoming blockOutgoing vm-support vihostupdate <conn_options> -query vihostupdate.pl --server <IP address of ESXi 4 host> -i -b <name.zip>

vicfg-user -e user -o list

vicfg-user -e user -o add -l user27 -p 27_password

vicfg-user <conn_options> -e group -o add -d group40 -D 55

das.vmCpuMinMHz = <value>

das.usedefaultisolationaddre ss = false

das.failuredetectiontime = 60000

das.isolationaddress1 to das.isolationaddress10 = <value>

das.preferredPrimaries = 172.16.1.1, 172.16.1.2,172.16.1.3

Set-ExecutionPolicy remotesigned

connect-viserver vcenter01 disconnect-viserver vcenter01 Get-vm

Get-vm DC01 Get-command

Get-vm DC01| getmember Get-VM | where-object {$_.numcpu gt 1} Get-help *vmotion* Get-help get-VM Examples Get-powerCLIVersion