Connection Options for DCLI Commands

DCLI is a CLI client to the
vSphere Automation
SDK interface for managing VMware SDDC services. A DCLI command talks to a
vSphere Automation
SDK endpoint to get the
vSphere Automation
SDK command information, executes the command, and displays result to the user.
You can run DCLI commands locally or from an administration server.
  • Run DCLI on the Linux shell of a
    .
  • Install vCLI on a supported Windows or Linux system and target a
    Windows installation or a
    . You have to provide endpoint information to successfully run commands.
DCLI commands support other connection options than other commands in the command set.
See the
Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces
documentation for a complete list and examples.