Command-line management in vsphere 5.0 for service console users
Command-line management in vsphere 5.0 for service console users
Command-line management in vsphere 5.0 for service console users
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vicfg-snmp<br />
<strong>Command</strong>-L<strong>in</strong>e Management <strong>in</strong> vSphere 5 <strong>for</strong> Service Console Users<br />
IMPORTANT The update process <strong>in</strong> the vSphere 5 environment has been simplified and differs from the<br />
process <strong>in</strong> vSphere 4.1. Several command options do not have direct equivalents. See the Upgrade Guide.<br />
Table 25. esxupdate Replacement <strong>Command</strong>s<br />
esxupdate<br />
<strong>Command</strong> ESXCLI <strong>Command</strong> Description<br />
query esxcli software vib list List all <strong>in</strong>stalled VIB packages.<br />
<strong>in</strong>fo vSphere 5 does not support bullet<strong>in</strong>s. Instead,<br />
you update your system with <strong>in</strong>dividual VIBs or<br />
image profiles. See the Upgrade documentation.<br />
esxcli software vib get --vibname=<br />
esxcli software profile get<br />
update esxcli software vib update<br />
esxcli software profile update<br />
esxcli software vib <strong>in</strong>stall<br />
esxcli software profile <strong>in</strong>stall<br />
In vSphere 5, you can use the vicfg-snmp command to manage the ESXi SNMP agent. In vSphere 5.1, the<br />
esxcli system snmp namespace has correspond<strong>in</strong>g commands.<br />
vmkfstools<br />
vmkfstools is supported <strong>in</strong> the ESXi Shell and as a vCLI command. Some differences exist between the ESXi<br />
Shell vmkfstools command and the vmkfstools.pl vCLI command.<br />
No equivalent ESXCLI command exists.<br />
vmware-cmd<br />
The vmware-cmd command is <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the vCLI package, but is not available <strong>in</strong> the ESXi Shell.<br />
vm-support<br />
Display <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation on one or more VIBs.<br />
The update command updates VIB packages<br />
but does not <strong>in</strong>stall new VIBs.<br />
The <strong>in</strong>stall command <strong>in</strong>stalls VIB packages<br />
from a URL or depot. The command <strong>in</strong>stalls,<br />
upgrades, or downgrades VIBs.<br />
remove esxcli software vib remove Remove selected VIBs from the host.<br />
stage No longer necessary.<br />
scan No longer necessary.<br />
Run esxcli software sources profile to<br />
query <strong>for</strong> image profiles <strong>in</strong> a depot.<br />
Run esxcli software sources vib to display<br />
<strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation about VIB URLs and files.<br />
The vm-support command is available <strong>in</strong> the ESXi Shell. The command is not <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the vCLI package.<br />
IMPORTANT The vSphere Client now supports all options to vm-support. If you cannot use the vSphere<br />
Client to access your ESXi system, you can use the vm-support command.<br />
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