Run Host Management Commands from a Windows System
Last Updated December 16, 2024

After you install ESXCLI, you can test the installation by running a command from the Windows command prompt.
  1. Open a command prompt.
  2. Change to the ESXCLI installation directory.
    The default directory is
    <
    system_drive
    >:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\esxcli
    .
  3. Run the command, including the connection options and other options.
    esxcli --server <vc_hostname_or_IP> --username <user_name> --password <password> network ip interface list