ESX3i - Console Commands
Well we all know that OFFICIALLY VMware does not support any kind command that are running locally on the host of ESX3i. Of course there is a way to enable SSH to an ESX3i box But the question is how to run these commands?? Well you can do a lot.. vim-cmd is the command you are looking for:
Few examples: vim-cmd hostsvc/datastore/listsummary - will give you a list of all the datastores on the host (local and remote)
(vim.Datastore.Summary) [
(vim.Datastore.Summary) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
datastore = 'vim.Datastore:490ebeb2-4c2bfcc6-0a2e-0011258e8214',
name = "Local-esx3-lab",
url = "/vmfs/volumes/490ebeb2-4c2bfcc6-0a2e-0011258e8214",
capacity = 31138512896,
freeSpace = 30683430912,
accessible = true,
multipleHostAccess = <unset>,
type = "VMFS",
},
(vim.Datastore.Summary) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
datastore = 'vim.Datastore:lab-of1:/mnt/storage/nfs/ESX',
name = "lab-of1",
url = "/vmfs/volumes/9fb378d1-bf803d06",
capacity = 315019616256,
freeSpace = 307618623488,
accessible = true,
multipleHostAccess = <unset>,
type = "NFS",
}
]vim-cmd hostsvc/datastore/nascreate - Will add a new NFS share.
vim-cmd hostsvc/net/info - will give you a list of all the network settings on the host
(vim.host.PortGroup) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
key = "key-vim.host.PortGroup-LAB Only-Network",
vswitch = <vim.host.VirtualSwitch:key-vim.host.VirtualSwitch-vSwitch1>,
computedPolicy = (vim.host.NetworkPolicy) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
security = (vim.host.NetworkPolicy.SecurityPolicy) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
allowPromiscuous = false,
macChanges = true,
forgedTransmits = true,
},
nicTeaming = (vim.host.NetworkPolicy.NicTeamingPolicy) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
policy = "loadbalance_srcid",
reversePolicy = true,
notifySwitches = true,
rollingOrder = false,
failureCriteria = (vim.host.NetworkPolicy.NicFailureCriteria) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
checkSpeed = "minimum",
speed = 10,
checkDuplex = false,
fullDuplex = false,
checkErrorPercent = false,
percentage = 0,
checkBeacon = false,
},
nicOrder = (vim.host.NetworkPolicy.NicOrderPolicy) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
activeNic = (string) [
"vmnic1"
],
},
},
offloadPolicy = (vim.host.NetOffloadCapabilities) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
csumOffload = true,
tcpSegmentation = true,
zeroCopyXmit = true,
},
shapingPolicy = (vim.host.NetworkPolicy.TrafficShapingPolicy) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
enabled = false,
averageBandwidth = <unset>,
peakBandwidth = <unset>,
burstSize = <unset>,
},
},
spec = (vim.host.PortGroup.Specification) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
name = "LAB Only-Network",
vlanId = 0,
vswitchName = "vSwitch1",
policy = (vim.host.NetworkPolicy) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
security = (vim.host.NetworkPolicy.SecurityPolicy) null,
nicTeaming = (vim.host.NetworkPolicy.NicTeamingPolicy) null,
offloadPolicy = (vim.host.NetOffloadCapabilities) null,
shapingPolicy = (vim.host.NetworkPolicy.TrafficShapingPolicy) null,
},
},
}
],
pnic = (vim.host.PhysicalNic) [
(vim.host.PhysicalNic) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
key = "key-vim.host.PhysicalNic-vmnic1",
device = "vmnic1",
pci = "06:00.0",
driver = "tg3",
linkSpeed = (vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) null,
validLinkSpecification = (vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) [
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 10,
duplex = false,
},
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 10,
duplex = true,
},
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 100,
duplex = false,
},
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 100,
duplex = true,
},
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 1000,
duplex = false,
},
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 1000,
duplex = true,
}
],
spec = (vim.host.PhysicalNic.Specification) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ip = (vim.host.IpConfig) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
dhcp = false,
ipAddress = "",
subnetMask = "",
},
linkSpeed = (vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) null,
},
wakeOnLanSupported = true,
mac = "00:11:25:8e:82:15",
},
(vim.host.PhysicalNic) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
key = "key-vim.host.PhysicalNic-vmnic0",
device = "vmnic0",
pci = "05:00.0",
driver = "tg3",
linkSpeed = (vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 100,
duplex = true,
},
validLinkSpecification = (vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) [
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 10,
duplex = false,
},
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 10,
duplex = true,
},
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 100,
duplex = false,
},
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 100,
duplex = true,
},
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 1000,
duplex = false,
},
(vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
speedMb = 1000,
duplex = true,
}
],
spec = (vim.host.PhysicalNic.Specification) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ip = (vim.host.IpConfig) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
dhcp = false,
ipAddress = "",
subnetMask = "",
},
linkSpeed = (vim.host.PhysicalNic.LinkSpeedDuplex) null,
},
wakeOnLanSupported = true,
mac = "00:11:25:8e:82:14",
}
],
vnic = (vim.host.VirtualNic) [
(vim.host.VirtualNic) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
device = "vmk0",
key = "key-vim.host.VirtualNic-vmk0",
portgroup = "Management Network",
spec = (vim.host.VirtualNic.Specification) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
ip = (vim.host.IpConfig) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
dhcp = true,
ipAddress = "xx.xx.xx.xx",
subnetMask = "255.255.254.0",
},
mac = "00:11:25:8e:82:14",
},
port = <vim.host.PortGroup.Port:key-vim.host.PortGroup.Port-16777220>,
}
],
dnsConfig = (vim.host.DnsConfig) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
dhcp = false,
virtualNicDevice = <unset>,
hostName = "esx3-lab",
domainName = "xxx.xxx.com",
address = (string) [
"xx.xx.xx.xx",
"xx.xx.xx.xx"
],
searchDomain = (string) [
"xx.xx.com"
],
},
ipRouteConfig = (vim.host.IpRouteConfig) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
defaultGateway = "xx.xx.xx.xx",
gatewayDevice = <unset>,
},
consoleIpRouteConfig = (vim.host.IpRouteConfig) {
dynamicType = <unset>,
defaultGateway = <unset>,
gatewayDevice = <unset>,
},
}In short, there is a whole world out there on an ESX3i “console” - you just have to go and find it…