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.

Overview of Running ESXCLI Host Management Commands

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