Targeting a Host That is Managed by a
vCenter Server
System

When you target a host that is managed by a
vCenter Server
system, you can run commands in different ways.
  • Specify the vCenter Single Sign-On service with the
    --psc
    option and, if multiple
    vCenter Server
    systems are associated with the vCenter Single Sign-On service, the
    vCenter Server
    system with the
    --server
    option. Specify also the host with the
    --vihost
    option.
  • Specify the
    vCenter Server
    system with the
    --server
    option and the
    ESXi
    host with the
    --vihost
    option.
  • Specify only the
    ESXi
    host with the
    --vihost
    option.
When you can authenticate to a vCenter Single Sign-On service or to a
vCenter Server
system, you can target all
ESXi
hosts that
vCenter Server
manages without additional authentication. See Authenticating Through vCenter Server and vCenter Single Sign-On.