vSphere CLI Command Overviews

This chapter introduces the command set, presents supported commands for different versions of vSphere, lists connection options, and discusses vCLI and lockdown mode.

vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples

List of Available Host Management Commands

Targets and Protocols for vCLI Host Management Commands

Supported Platforms for vCLI Commands

Commands with an esxcfg Prefix

ESXCLI Commands Available on Different ESXi Hosts

Trust Relationship Requirement for ESXCLI Commands

Using ESXCLI Output

Connection Options for vCLI Host Management Commands

Connection Options for DCLI Commands

vCLI Host Management Commands and Lockdown Mode

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