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
Using vicfg
The latest updates to the VI3 product suite, ESX Server 3.5, ESXi, and VirtualCenter 2.5 have also brought about the introduction of a new set of command line tools in the vicfg. The commands are similar to the esxcfg commands but are more directly dedicated to remote host management functions using the new remote command line interface tool available from VMware.
vicfgvicfg-nas Used to manipulate NAS/NFS.
--add or -a to add a new NAS file system
--delete or -d to delete a NAS file system
--help to display help text
--nasserver or -o followed by <n_host> to add the hostname of the new NAS file system
--share or -s used with -a to provide the name of the directory that is exported on the NAS device
--vihost or -h followed by <host> to direct the command to a particular ESX Server host
vicfg-vmhbadevs Used to discover information about available LUNs.
--help to display help text
--query or -q to print the output in 2.6 compatibility mode
--vihost or -h followed by <host> to direct the command to a particular ESX Server host
--vmfs or -m to print the VMFS UUID in addition to the HBA and /dev names for LUNs that are formatted as VMFS
vicfg-mpath Used to manipulate multipathing.
--help to display help text
--bulk or -b to show all LUNs and paths in parseable format
--detailed or -d to show all information about a LUN, including its globally unique name
--hbas or -a to print the list of HBAs that can be identified by a unique ID
--list or -l to list all LUNs on the system and the paths to each LUN
--lun or -L followed by <lun> to specify the LUN to use in the operations command (this option is not used by itself)
--path or -P followed by <path> to specify the path to use in the operations command (this option is not used by itself)
--policy or -p followed by [mru | fixed] to set the policy for a given LUN (the option for round-robin (rr) can be used but is still experimental)
--preferred or -f to set the specified path (--path) as the preferred path
--query or -q to query a LUN for information
--state or -s followed by on or off to enable or disable a given path
--vihost or -h followed by <host> to direct the command to a particular ESX Server host
vicfg-rescan Used to perform a rescan for discovering new LUNs.
--help to display help text
--vihost or -h followed by <host> to direct the command to a particular ESX Server host <VMkernel SCSI adapter name> to provide the name of the adapter to rescan (i.e., vmhba1)
vicfg-dumppart Used to query, set, and scan diagnostic partitions on ESXi.
--activate or -a to activate the configured diagnostic partition (performs the same as --set)
--deactivate or -d to deactivate the currently active diagnostic partition
--find or -f to find all diagnostic partitions
--get-active or -t to get the active diagnostic partition for the system
--get-config or -c to get the configured diagnostic partition for the system
--list or -l to list all partitions on the system that can act as a diagnostic partition
--set or -s followed by <vmhbaw:x:y:z> to set the active and configured diagnostic partition
--vihost or -h followed by <host> to direct the command to a particular ESX Server host