ESXCLI commands: What are they?

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what ESXCLI commands are

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Does ESXi have its own ESXCLI commands?

Yes, VMware ESXi has its ESXCLI commands, which can be entered into a command-line interface (CLI) to adjust certain settings. Also, ESXi supports some traditional Linux commands for the same operations they are used to initiate on Linux distros. This article will list the most useful ESXCLI commands, and how you can recover data from VMFS-formatted drives easily.

What are ESXCLI commands?

ESXCLI is the command-line interface of the ESXi shell; it works similarly to every other command-line framework. However, since ESXi is for virtual servers, the ESXCLI commands appear differently and must be run through the ESXi console.

There are a lot of ESXCLI commands; you can get them by entering a command into the CLI. ESXCLI commands have namespaces and options; they are also case-sensitive. ESXCLI is automatically installed during the ESXi installation.

ESXCLI commands come in handy when faced with challenging scenarios where basic remote management or CLI tools can’t help out.

To find ESXCLI, use the command(s) below.

which esxcli

ls -l /sbin/esxcli

The ESXICLI script is written in Python and usually is installed in the /sbin/ directory. To view its content, you will need a text editor, such as the built-in VI editor. Below is a great list of ESXICLI commands.

List of ESXCLI commands

It is important to note that the ESXCLI commands you can view/use is dependent on the ESXi version you are running.

The most popular commands:

esxcli device	Lists descriptions of device commands.
esxcli esxcli	Lists descriptions of esxcli commands.
esxcli fcoe	FCOE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) comands
esxcli graphics	Graphics commands
esxcli hardware	Hardware namespace. Used primarily for extracting information about the current system setup.
esxcli iscsi	iSCSI namespace for monitoring and managing hardware and software iSCSI.
esxcli network	Network namespace for managing virtual networking including virtual switches and VMkernel network interfaces.
esxcli nvme	Commands for managing NVMe devices.
esxcli rdma	Commands for monitoring RDMA devices.
esxcli sched	Manage the shared system-wide swap space.
esxcli software	Software namespace. Includes commands for managing and installing image profiles and VIBs.
esxcli storage	Includes core storage commands and other storage management commands.
esxcli system	System monitoring and management command.
esxcli vm	Namespace for listing virtual machines and shutting them down forcefully.
esxcli vsan	Namespace for vSAN management commands. See the vSphere Storage publication for details.

Full list of ESXCLI commands

daemon control	restart	Restart the daemons for the specified solution ID.	1
daemon control	start	Start the daemons for the specified solution ID.	1
daemon control	stop	Stop the daemons for the specified DSDK built solution.	1
daemon info	get	Get running daemon status for the specified solution ID.	1
daemon info	list	List the installed DSDK built daemons.	1
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	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	Display 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 pci pcipassthru	list	Display PCI device passthru configuration.	1
hardware pci pcipassthru	set	Configure PCI device for passthrough.	1
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, faultToleranceLogging, vSphereReplication, vSphereReplicationNFC, vSphereProvisioning, VSAN, VSANWitness, vSphereBackupNFC, PrecisionTimeProtocol, VSANReplication
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/configuration 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 attachment	add	Attach one uplink as a branch to a trunk uplink with specified VLAN ID.	1
network nic attachment	list	Show uplink attachment information.	1
network nic attachment	remove	Detach a branch uplink from its trunk.	1
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 dcb status	get	Get the DCB information for a NIC.	1
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 hwCap activated	list	List activated hardware capabilities of physical NICs.	1
network nic hwCap supported	list	List supported hardware capabilities of physical NICs.	1
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 load balancer settings of all the installed and loaded physical NICs. (S:supported, U:unsupported, N:not-applicable, A:allowed, D:disallowed).
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 maximums for 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 adapter	list	List all NVMe adapters.	1
nvme controller	identify	Get NVMe Identify Controller data.	1
nvme controller	list	List all NVMe controllers.	1
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
nvme fabrics	connect	Connect to an NVMe controller on a specified target through an adapter.	1
nvme fabrics connection	delete	Delete persistent NVMe over Fabrics connection entries. Reboot required for settings to take effect.	1
nvme fabrics connection	list	List all persistent NVMe over Fabrics connection entries.	1
nvme fabrics	disable	Disable NVMe over Fabrics for a transport protocol.	1
nvme fabrics	disconnect	Disconnect a specified NVMe controller on the specified NVMe adapter.	1
nvme fabrics	discover	Discover NVMe controllers on the specified target port through the specified NVMe adapter and list all of them.	1
nvme fabrics	enable	Enable NVMe over Fabrics for a transport protocol.	1
nvme info	get	Get NVMe host information.	1
nvme namespace	identify	Get NVMe Identify Namespace data.	1
nvme namespace	list	List all NVMe namespaces.	1
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.
rdma iser params	set	Change iSER kernel driver settings.	1
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 addon	get	Display the installed Addon on the host.	1
software	apply	Applies a complete image with a software spec that specifies base image, addon and components to install on the host.	1
software baseimage	get	Display the installed baseimage on the host.	1
software component	apply	Installs Component packages from a depot. Components may be installed, upgraded. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.	1
software component	get	Displays detailed information about one or more installed Components	1
software component	list	Lists the installed Component packages	1
software component	remove	Removes components from the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.	1
software component signature	verify	Verifies the signatures of installed Components and displays the name, version, vendor, acceptance level and the result of signature verification for each of them.	1
software component vib	list	List VIBs in an installed Component.	1
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 addon	get	Display details about Addons in the depots.	1
software sources addon	list	List all Addons in the depots.	1
software sources baseimage	get	Display details about a Base Image from the depot.	1
software sources baseimage	list	List all the Base Images in a depot.	1
software sources component	get	Displays detailed information about one or more Components in the depot	1
software sources component	list	List all the Components from depots.	1
software sources component vib	list	List VIB packages in the specified Component in a depot.	1
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 latency sensitive threshold for devices. This option is applicable only for devices claimed by MPPs that support fastpath. The device(s) can be selected based on the mutually exclusive parameters device name, vendor/model, NVMe controller model (For NVMe devices), PCIe vendor ID/PCIe sub vendor ID. See the examples for more details.
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 daemon	start	Enable smartd.	1
storage core device smart daemon status	get	Get status of smartd.	1
storage core device smart daemon	stop	Disable smartd.	1
storage core device smart	get	List Smart device parameters.
storage core device smart status	get	Get status of SMART stats on a device.	1
storage core device smart status	set	Enable or disable SMART stats gathering on a device.	1
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 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/replicas of VMFS volume.
storage vmfs snapshot	list	List unresolved snapshots/replicas of VMFS volume.
storage vmfs snapshot	mount	Mount a snapshot/replica of a VMFS volume.
storage vmfs snapshot	resignature	Resignature a snapshot/replica 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 handling.
system auditrecords local	disable	Disable audit record storage.
system auditrecords local	enable	Enable audit record storage.
system auditrecords local	set	Configure audit record storage.
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	clear	Clear the load time parameters for a given VMkernel 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 ntp config	get	Display Network Time Protocol configuration.	1
system ntp	get	Display Network Time Protocol configuration	1
system ntp	set	Configures the ESX Network Time Protocol agent.	1
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 ptp	get	Display Precision Time Protocol configuration	1
system ptp	set	Configures the ESX Precision Time Protocol agent.	1
system ptp stats	get	Report operational state of Precision Time Protocol Daemon	1
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	add	Add a user defined advanced option to the /UserVars/ advanced option tree.
system settings advanced	list	List the advanced options available from the VMkernel.
system settings advanced	remove	Remove a user defined advanced option from the /UserVars/ advanced option tree.
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	Display 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 appinfo	get	Get the state of appinfo component on the ESXi host.	1
vm appinfo	set	Modify the appinfo component on the ESXi host.	1
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	list	Get information about the vSAN clusters that this host is 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	list	List the preferred fault domain for all attached stretched clusters.
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 datastore	add	Add a new datastore to the vSAN cluster. This operation may be used to add either a new local datastore or a remote datastore. Adding local datastore 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, clear 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 advcfg	list	List all advanced configuration options with non-default values.
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. This command would only show 100 objects at most by default.
vsan debug object	overview	Print overview information about all vSAN objects in the cluster. This command would only show 100 objects at most by default.
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 encryption cert	get	Get encryption KMS server certificate contents.
vsan encryption cert path	list	List encryption certificate file paths.
vsan encryption hostkey	get	Get host key from keycache used for vSAN encryption.
vsan encryption info	get	Get vSAN encryption infomation.
vsan encryption kms	list	List the KMS configurations used for vSAN encryption.
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 configurations.
vsan iscsi defaultconfig	set	Set default values for vSAN iSCSI Target configurations.
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 network security	get	Get vSAN network security configurations.	1
vsan network security	set	Configure vSAN network security settings.	1
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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