Overview of ESXCLI
You can use ESXCLI to manage many aspects of an
ESXi
host by running
ESXCLI commands remotely or in the ESXi Shell
.You can run ESXCLI commands against a
vCenter Server
system and target the host indirectly. Running against vCenter Server
systems by using the --vihost
option is required if the host is in
lockdown mode. You can also run ESXCLI commands in the local ESXi Shell
to manage that host.