Listing the Entire ESXi CLI Command Name Space
ESXi command "esxcli esxcli command list" is well documented on may blogs across the web. This blogpost is simply for my personal use. In this post I've listed the namespace of command "esxcli esxcli command list" 7.0 Update 2. By listing the output here, I can review the ESXi command name space without needing to ssh to an ESXi command line.
How do you use this list? First find a command that you think will be useful. For me, the following command was of use:
hardware.ipmi.bmc get Get IPMI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) properties.
Namespace Command Description
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daemon.control restart Restart the daemons for the specified solution ID.
daemon.control start Start the daemons for the specified solution ID.
daemon.control stop Stop the daemons for the specified DSDK built solution.
daemon.info get Get running daemon status for the specified solution ID.
daemon.info list List the installed DSDK built daemons.
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.
hardware.pci.pcipassthru set Configure PCI device for passthrough.
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.
hardware.tpm.tag get Get the TPM's tag.
hardware.tpm.tag set Set the TPM's tag.
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.
network.nic.attachment list Show uplink attachment information.
network.nic.attachment remove Detach a branch uplink from its trunk.
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.
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.
network.nic.hwCap.supported list List supported hardware capabilities of physical NICs.
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.
nvme.controller identify Get NVMe Identify Controller data.
nvme.controller list List all NVMe controllers.
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.
nvme.fabrics.connection delete Delete persistent NVMe over Fabrics connection entries. Reboot required for settings to take effect.
nvme.fabrics.connection list List all persistent NVMe over Fabrics connection entries.
nvme.fabrics disable Disable NVMe over Fabrics for a transport protocol.
nvme.fabrics disconnect Disconnect a specified NVMe controller on the specified NVMe adapter.
nvme.fabrics discover Discover NVMe controllers on the specified target port through the specified NVMe adapter and list all of them.
nvme.fabrics enable Enable NVMe over Fabrics for a transport protocol.
nvme.info get Get NVMe host information.
nvme.info set Set NVMe host information.
nvme.namespace identify Get NVMe Identify Namespace data.
nvme.namespace list List all NVMe namespaces.
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.
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.
software apply Applies a complete image with a software spec that specifies base image, addon and components to install on the host.
software.baseimage get Display the installed baseimage on the host.
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.
software.component get Displays detailed information about one or more installed Components
software.component list Lists the installed Component packages
software.component remove Removes components from the host. WARNING: If your installation requires a reboot, you need to disable HA first.
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.
software.component.vib list List VIBs in an installed Component.
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.
software.sources.addon list List all Addons in the depots.
software.sources.baseimage get Display details about a Base Image from the depot.
software.sources.baseimage list List all the Base Images in a depot.
software.sources.component get Displays detailed information about one or more Components in the depot
software.sources.component list List all the Components from depots.
software.sources.component.vib list List VIB packages in the specified Component in a depot.
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.
storage.core.device.smart.daemon.status get Get status of smartd.
storage.core.device.smart.daemon stop Disable smartd.
storage.core.device.smart get List Smart device parameters.
storage.core.device.smart.status get Get status of SMART stats on a device.
storage.core.device.smart.status set Enable or disable SMART stats gathering on a device.
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/unmarked 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.stats add Add entity for stats tracking
storage.vvol.stats disable Disable stats for complete namespace
storage.vvol.stats enable Enable stats for complete namespace
storage.vvol.stats get Get stats for given stats namespace
storage.vvol.stats list List all supported stats
storage.vvol.stats remove Remove tracked entity
storage.vvol.stats reset Reset stats for given namespace
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.health.report get Displays one or more health reports
system.health.report list List all the health reports currently generated.
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.
system.ntp get Display Network Time Protocol configuration
system.ntp set Configures the ESX Network Time Protocol agent.
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
system.ptp set Configures the ESX Precision Time Protocol agent.
system.ptp.stats get Report operational state of Precision Time Protocol Daemon
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.security.keypersistence disable Disable key persistence daemon.
system.security.keypersistence enable Enable key persistence daemon.
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.encryption get Get the encryption mode and policy.
system.settings.encryption.recovery list List recovery keys.
system.settings.encryption.recovery rotate Rotate the recover key.
system.settings.encryption set Set the encryption mode and policy.
system.settings.gueststore.repository get Get GuestStore repository.
system.settings.gueststore.repository set Set or clear GuestStore repository.
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 get Get SLP Agent configuration.
system.slp search Perform SLP search for neighboring services
system.slp set Configure ESX SLP agent.
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.logfilter add Add a log filter.
system.syslog.config.logfilter get Show the current log filter configuration values.
system.syslog.config.logfilter list Show the added log filters.
system.syslog.config.logfilter remove Remove a log filter.
system.syslog.config.logfilter set Set log filtering configuration options.
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.
vm.appinfo set Modify the appinfo component on the ESXi host.
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 for a subcluster.
vsan.network.security list List vSAN network security configurations.
vsan.network.security set Configure vSAN network security settings for a subcluster.
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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