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You first need to enable SSH via vsphere web client.
Basic commands for ESXi :
Basic commands helps in performing the basic operations which can be done in ESXi console such as listing the directories, changing the directory, checking the date etc.
Finding the ESXi version & updates:
This will help you to find the ESXi version with build numbers
Monitoring the ESXi load:
Start or Stop the services:
Basic commands for ESXi :
Basic commands helps in performing the basic operations which can be done in ESXi console such as listing the directories, changing the directory, checking the date etc.
Code:
ls #listing the directory.
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ls -l #to check the directories with details.
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pwd #finding the present working directory.
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cd #change the working directory.
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date #finding the date & time.
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hostname #For finding the hostname
Finding the ESXi version & updates:
This will help you to find the ESXi version with build numbers
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vmware -l #For ESXi version
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vmware -v #For ESXi version with build
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esxcli software vib list #For checking installed VIB.
Monitoring the ESXi load:
Code:
esxtop
Start or Stop the services:
Code:
services.sh