Managing Files
Last Updated December 19, 2024

The vSphere CLI includes two commands for file manipulation.

vmkfstools

allows you to manipulate VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) and virtual disks.

vifs

supports remote interaction with files on your

host.

See Managing Storage for information about storage manipulation commands.

vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples

Introduction to Virtual Machine File Management

Managing the Virtual Machine File System with vmkfstools

Upgrading VMFS3 Volumes to VMFS5

Managing VMFS Volumes

Reclaiming Unused Storage Space

Using vifs to View and Manipulate Files on Remote Hosts

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