Running Host Management Commands in the
ESXi Shell

Usually, installing ESXCLI and running commands from a remote system, with one or more hosts as targets, is recommended. However, for maintenance and troubleshooting tasks you might prefer to run ESXCLI commands in the
ESXi Shell
or connect to the
ESXi Shell
with SSH.
To run commands, you must first establish access to the
ESXi Shell
.