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Dealing with EsXi CLI...<br />
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== Show Interfaces and Subnet Masks ==<br />
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esxcli network ip interface ipv4 get</nowiki><br />
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== Show Routes ==<br />
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esxcli network ip route ipv4 list</nowiki><br />
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== Show Interfaces ==<br />
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The command below will show the physical status of the interface including if the link is up, the MAC address, and speed of the interfaces :<br />
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esxcfg-nics -l</nowiki><br />
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Or installed network adapters :<br />
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esxcli network nic list</nowiki><br />
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== Show Interfaces MAC Addresses ==<br />
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esxcli network ip interface list</nowiki><br />
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== Show Active Network Connections ==<br />
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esxcli network ip connection list</nowiki><br />
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== Show ARP Table ==<br />
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esxcli network ip neighbor list</nowiki><br />
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== Netcat in EsXi ==<br />
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The 'nc' or Netcat command in Linux is a networking utility for reading from and writing to network connections using TCP or UDP :<br />
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nc -w <timeout-in-seconds> -z <destination-ip> <destination-port></nowiki><br />
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== Show DNS Search Domain ==<br />
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esxcli network ip dns search list<br />
DNSSearch Domains: example.net</nowiki><br />
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== Show DNS Server List ==<br />
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esxcli network ip dns server list<br />
DNSServers: 80.67.169.12, 80.67.169.40</nowiki><br />
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== Show VLAN ==<br />
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Type the following command in the console :<br />
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esxcfg-vswitch -l</nowiki><br />
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Alternatively, in the vMA appliance, type the vicfg-vswitch command—the output is similar for both commands:<br />
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vicfg-vswitch –l</nowiki><br />
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== Show SNMP ==<br />
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esxcli system snmp get</nowiki><br />
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== Show Virtual Switches And Port Groups: ==<br />
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esxcli network vswitch standard list</nowiki><br />
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== Show Firewall Status and Rule Settings ==<br />
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esxcli network firewall get<br />
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esxcli network firewall ruleset list</nowiki><br />
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== Show SMART ==<br />
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List storage devices :<br />
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esxcli storage core device list</nowiki><br />
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Get SMART score :<br />
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esxcli storage core device smart get -d naa.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</nowiki></div>
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