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Using esxcfg

Using esxcfg

In addition to the standard Linux commands covered thus far VMware has implemented a specific set of commands directed toward ESX-specific tasks. The following list of commands show how to manage various components of the ESX Server configuration.

esxcfg-auth Used to configure an ESX Server host to support network-based authentication methods (e.g., Active Directory [AD]).

 --enablead to configure Service Console for AD authentication

 --addomain to set the domain the Service Console will authenticate against

 --addc to set the domain controller to authenticate against for AD authentication

 --usecrack to enable the pam_cracklib for managing password complexity

esxcfg-firewall Used to query, enable, and disable services on the Service Console firewall.

 -q to query the current firewall settings

 -q servicename to query the status of a specific service

 -q incoming/outgoing to query the status of incoming and outgoing ports

 --blockIncoming to block all incoming connections on ports not required for system function

 --blockOutgoing to block all outgoing connections on ports not required for system function

 --allowIncoming to allow incoming connections on all ports

 --allowOutgoing to allow outgoing connections on all ports

 --e servicename to enable a specific service

 --d servicename to disable a specific service

esxcfg-info Used to review the hardware information for Service Console and VMKernel.

 -w to print hardware information

 -s to print storage and disk information

 -n to print network information

esxcfg-mpath Used to view and configure the multipathing settings for an ESX Server host's fibre channel or iSCSI storage devices.

 -p to set the policy for mru (most recently used), fixed, or rr (round-robin)

 -P to define a path to operate on

 -s with "on" or "off" to enable or disable a specific path

 -f to set a specified path as the preferred

esxcfg-nas Used to configure NAS storage on ESX Server.

 -l to list all NAS

-a to add a new NAS datastore on a specified host

 -o to provide the name of the NAS host

 -s to provide the name of the NAS share

 -delete to delete a NAS datastore

esxcfg-nics Used to obtain information about and configure the physical network adapters installed in an ESX Server host.

 -s to set the speed of a card to 10, 100, 1000, or 10,000.

 -d to set the duplex to half or full

esxcfg-route Used to configure the default gateway for the VMkernel.

esxcfg-swiscsi Used to configure the software iSCSI component of ESX Server.

 -e to enable software iSCSI

 -d to disable software iSCSI

 -q to query if software iSCSI is enabled

 -s to scan for new LUNs using software iSCSI

esxcfg-vmhbadevs Used to obtain information about the LUNs available to the ESX Server.

 -m to print the VMFS UUID if formatted as VMFS

esxcfg-vmknic Used to configure the VMkernel NIC.

 -a to add a VMkernel port group

 -d to delete a VMKernel

 -e to enable the VMkernel NIC

 -D to disable the VMkernel port

 -i to set the IP address of the VMkernel NIC

 -n to set the network mask for the IP of the call

esxcfg-vswif Used to set the parameters of the Service Console

 -a to add a Service Console NIC (this option is predicated on having IP information and port group names)

 -d to delete a the Service Console NIC

 -e to enable the Service Console NIC

 -D to disable the Service Console NIC

 -p to set the port group name for the Service Console NIC

 -i to set the IP address to be used for the Service Console NIC

 -n to set the network mask of for the Service Console NIC

esxcfg-vswitch Used to add, remove, or modify a virtual switch.

 -a to add a new virtual switch

 -d to delete a new virtual switch

 -l to list all existing virtual switches

 -L to unlink a network adapter from a hosting provider

 -U to link a network adapter

 -v to set the vLAN ID for a port group

 -A to add a new port group

 -D to delete a port group

 -C to query for the existence of a port group name

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