Command-line management in vsphere 5.0 for service console users

Table 4. Replacements for Service Console Commands (Continued)
vmware-cmd Not available in ESXi Shell. Available in vCLI. In many cases,
VMware PowerCLI cmdlets perform the same tasks as
vmware-cmd.
ESXCLI Command Syntax
In ESXi 4.x, all ESXCLI commands must follow the same syntax.
esxcli [cmd_options]
Command-Line Management in vSphere 5 for Service Console Users
Service Console
Command ESXi 5 Replacement More Information
vm-support Creates a tar archive containing debugging information for
the server.
This command is intended for use with VMware Support. No
equivalent vCLI command exists.
In ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.1, the ESXCLI command syntax is more flexible. Each command can use an arbitrary
number of namespaces. Different commands have a different number of elements.
esxcli [namespace, ...] [cmd_options]
Updates to ESXCLI 4.x Commands
Use vmware-cmd --help
for information.
Use vm-support --help
for more information.
The following table lists equivalent commands for esxcli corestorage commands.
Deprecated
ESXi Shell
IMPORTANT You must update all ESXCLI commands explicitly; no scripts are available for the task. Starting
with vSphere 5.0, most management commands will be ESXCLI commands.
Table 5. esxcli 4.x corestorage namespace
ESXCLI in ESXi 4.x ESXCLI in ESXi 5.x
corestorage claiming reclaim --
corestorage claiming unclaim --
corestorage claimrule add --
corestorage claimrule convert --commit
corestorage claimrule delete --
corestorage claimrule list --claimrule
corestorage claimrule load --claimrule-class
corestorage claimrule move --
corestorage claimrule run --
storage core claiming reclaim --
storage core claiming unclaim --
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Yes
No
storage core claimrule add --
Several new options for this command are available. See the
vSphere Command‐Line Interface Reference, or run the
command with --help.
storage core claimrule convert --commit
storage core claimrule remove --
storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class
storage core claimrule load --claimrule-class
storage core claimrule move --
storage core claimrule run --
corestorage device list --device storage core device stats get
storage core device list --device
Other list commands are included in this namespace.
corestorage plugin list --plugin-class storage core plugin list --plugin-class