Using Environment
Variables
How you use
environment variables depends on the operating system that you are using.
On Linux, you can set environment variables in a Linux
bash profile or on the command line by using a command like the following.
export VI_SERVER=<your_server_name_or_address>
On Windows, you can set environment variables in the
Environment properties dialog box of the System control panel. For the current session,
you can set environment variables at the command line by using a command like the
following.
set VI_SERVER=<your_server_name_or_address>
Do not
use escape characters in environment variables.
See
Using ESXCLI Commands in Scripts
for an environment variable example.