Testking VCP-410
o vSphere CLI commands:
Command ESXi 4 ESX 4 VC 4 CLI “esxcfg”
prefix available
Description
esxcli yes yes no Manage pluggable storage architecture (PSA) & native multipathing (NMP).
resxtop yes yes yes Monitors in real time how ESX hosts use resources. Runs in interactive or
batch mode. This command is supported only on Linux.
svmotion no no yes Moves a VM’s configuration file & optionally its disks while the VM is
running. Must run against a vCenter Server VCP-410 questions system.
vicfg-advcfg yes yes yes esxcfg-advcfg Performs advanced configuration including enabling & disabling CIM
providers. Use this command as instructed by VMware.
vicfg-cfgbackup yes no no esxcfg-cfgbackup Backs up the configuration data of an ESXi system & restores previously
saved configuration data.
vicfg-dns yes yes yes esxcfg-dns Specifies an ESX/ESXi host’s DNS (Domain Name Server) configuration.
vicfg-dumppart yes yes yes esxcfg-dumppart Manages diagnostic partitions.
vicfg-iscsi yes yes yes Manages iSCSI storage.
vicfg-module yes yes yes esxcfg-module Enables VMkernel options. Use this command with the options listed in this
document, or as instructed by VMware.
vicfg-mpath yes yes yes esxcfg-mpath Configures storage arrays.
vicfg-mpath35 no no no Configures storage arrays for ESX/ESXi 3.5 hosts.
vicfg-nas yes yes yes esxcfg-nas Manages NAS file systems
vicfg-nics yes yes yes esxcfg-nics Manages the ESX/ESXi host’s physical NICs.
vicfg-ntp yes yes yes esxcfg-ntp Specifies VCP-410 dumps the NTP (Network Time Protocol) server.
vicfg-rescan yes yes yes esxcfg-rescan Rescans the storage configuration.
vicfg-route yes yes yes esxcfg-route Manipulates the ESX/ESXi host’s route entry
vicfg-scsidevs yes yes yes esxcfg-scsidevs Finds available LUNs.
vicfg-snmp yes yes no esxcfg-snmp Manages the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent.
vicfg-syslog yes no yes esxcfg-syslog Specifies the syslog server & the port to connect to that server for ESXi
hosts.
vicfg-user yes yes no Creates, modifies, deletes, & lists local direct access users & groups of users.
vicfg-vmknic yes yes yes esxcfg-vmknic Adds, deletes, & modifies virtual network adapters (VMkernel NICs).
vicfg-volume yes yes yes Supports resignaturing a VMFS snapshot volume & mounting & unmounting
the snapshot volume.
vicfg-vswitch yes yes yes esxcfg-vswitch Adds or removes virtual switches or modifies virtual switch settings.
vifs yes yes no Performs file system operations such as retrieving & uploading files on the
remote server.
vihostupdate yes yes no Manages updates of ESX/ESXi hosts
vihostupdate35 no no no Manages updates of ESX/ESXi 3.5 hosts
vmkfstools yes yes no Creates & manipulates virtual disks, file systems, logical volumes, & physical
storage devices on an ESX/ESXi host.
vmware-cmd yes yes yes Performs VM operations Passed VCP-410 remotely. This includes, for example, creating a
snapshot, powering the VM on or off & getting information about the VM.
o The rest of the booklet is a detailed description of each command in this table. Similar information can also be found in the command’s
corresponding man pages.
License Server Configuration for vCenter Server 4.0 – ESX 3.x licensing
o Using vCenter Server 4.0 to manage ESX 3.x/ESXi 3.5 hosts, you have several options:
o A single license server for vCenter Server 4.0 and the ESX 3.x/ESXi 3.5 hosts.
o One license server for vCenter Server 4.0, and use another license server for the ESX 3.x/ESXi 3.5 hosts.
o A license server for vCenter Server 4.0, and use host-based licensing for the ESX 3.x/ESXi 3.5 hosts.
o Do not use a license server. Upgrade all of your hosts to ESX 4.0/ESXi 4.0.
