ESXCLI Command Support
When Host and vCLI Versions Do Not Match
When you run an
ESXCLI vCLI command, you must know the commands that are supported on the
target host specified with
--server
.
The following examples
demonstrate command support when versions do not match.
- If you run commands against 5.0 hosts, ESXCLI 5.0 commands are supported. ESXCLI 5.1 commands that were included in ESXCLI 5.0 are also supported.
- If you run commands against 5.1 hosts, ESXCLI 5.1 and ESXCLI 5.0 commands are supported.
- If you run commands against 6.x hosts, ESXCLI 6.x commands are supported.
VMware partners might develop
custom ESXCLI commands that you can run on hosts where the partner VIB is
installed.
Run
esxcli --server <target> --help
for a list of
namespaces supported on the target. You can explore the namespaces for
additional help.