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VMWare ESX Commands, Config Files and Useful System Folders |
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The following commands, standard configuration files and system folders aim to provide an overview to assist with the setup, management and upgrade of VMWare ESX installations.
The majority of these commands are based around VMWare ESX Server 3.0.x and VMWare ESX Server 3.5 / Virtual Center 2.5
PLEASE NOTE: This page is currently under constructions and should be treated as a work in progress. |
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esxtop |
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VMWare ESX equivalent of the top command common to all Linux systems. |
esxcfg-advcfg |
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TBA |
esxcfg-auth |
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TBA |
esxcfg-boot |
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TBA |
esxcfg-dumppart |
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TBA |
esxcfg-firewall |
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Firewall configuration |
esxcfg-info |
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TBA |
esxcfg-init |
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TBA |
esxcfg-linuxnet |
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TBA |
esxcfg-module |
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TBA |
esxcfg-mpath |
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TBA |
esxcfg-nas -a -o <host> -s <share> [<label>] |
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Add a new NAS filesystem to /vmfs volumes, alternatively you can use -l to list all NAS filesystems and -d to delete a specifically mounted NAS filesystem. |
esxcfg-nics -l |
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Lists all physical network adapters and their various parameters, including PCI ID, Driver, Link Status, Speed, Duplex Status etc. |
esxcfg-pciid |
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TBA |
esxcfg-rescan <vmkernel SCSI adapter name> |
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Scans the supplied adapter for additional SCSI devices, required when adding additional storage or devices via the SCSI bus. |
esxcfg-resgrp |
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TBA |
esxcfg-route |
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TBA |
esxcfg-swiscsi |
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TBA |
esxcfg-upgrade |
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TBA |
esxcfg-vmhbadevs |
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Prints the mappings between vmhba names and /dev names |
esxcfg-vmknic |
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Configuration utility for all vmkernal nic interfaces |
esxcfg-vswif |
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Configuration utility for all virtual nic interfaces |
esxcfg-vswitch |
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Configuration utility for all virtual switches |
esxupdate -n -r <url> |
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Provides the ability to update VMware ESX from the repository <url> with the option to not reboot after completion of installation |
service --status-all |
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Full status listing of all configured services on your VMware ESX system |
service mgmt-vmware [stop|start|restart] |
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Configuration
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CONFIG
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DESCRIPTION |
/etc/vmware/esx.conf |
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VMWare ESX main configuration file |
/etc/vmware/vmware.lic |
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VMWare License File (plain text). |
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Log Files |
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LOG FILE |
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DESCRIPTION |
/var/log/vmware/esxcfg-boot.log |
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TBA |
/var/log/vmware/esxcfg-firewall.log |
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Full logging of all iptables firewall commands carried about by the system using the esxcfg-firewall command (see above). |
/var/log/vmware/esxcfg-upgrade.log |
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TBA |
/var/log/vmware/esxupdate.log |
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ESX Update tool log file |
/var/log/vmware/hostd.log |
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TBA |
/var/log/vmware/vmfsqueuetool.log |
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/var/log/vmware/webAccess/*.log |
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VMware Administration Web Access logs |
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Standard Directories |
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DIRECTORY |
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DESCRIPTION |
/vmfs/volumes |
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This is the mounting point for all VM File Systems to be mounted (be it local/internal disk, SAN, NAS, or iSCSI) |
/vmimages |
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This is where the Floppy Disk images and VMWare Tools are located, its also a convenient location to store your ISO's |
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