VI-Toolkit - User contributions [en]

Hostsvc/memoryinfo

2008-12-15T00:34:21Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== Vimsh hostsvc/memoryinfo ==== Usage: memoryinfo [memoryCfg] Get the memory information. If memoryCfg is specified, sets configured memory. Category: Vimsh

==== Vimsh hostsvc/memoryinfo ====
Usage: memoryinfo [memoryCfg]

Get the memory information. If memoryCfg is specified, sets configured memory.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Hostsvc/maintenance mode exit

2008-12-15T00:33:31Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== vimsh hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit ==== Usage: maintenance_mode_exit [timeout] Take the host out of maintenance mode. Category: Vimsh

==== vimsh hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit ====
Usage: maintenance_mode_exit [timeout]

Take the host out of maintenance mode.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Hostsvc/logout

2008-12-15T00:32:32Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== Vimsh hostsvc/logout ==== Usage: logout Logs out from host, destroying existing session. Category: Vimsh

==== Vimsh hostsvc/logout ====
Usage: logout

Logs out from host, destroying existing session.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Hostsvc/login

2008-12-15T00:31:45Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== Vimsh hostsvc/login ==== Usage: login [username] [password] Logs in to host, creating a new session. If no password is specified, will use a local authentication mechanism. [[Categ...

==== Vimsh hostsvc/login ====
Usage: login [username] [password]

Logs in to host, creating a new session. If no password is specified, will
use a local authentication mechanism.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Hostsvc/hostsummary

2008-12-15T00:30:53Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== Vimsh hostsvc/hostsummary ==== Usage: hostsummary Retrieves the host summary information. Category: Vimsh

==== Vimsh hostsvc/hostsummary ====
Usage: hostsummary

Retrieves the host summary information.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Hostsvc/hosthardware

2008-12-15T00:30:00Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== Vimsh Hostsvc/hosthardware ==== Usage: hosthardware Retrieves the host hardware information. Category: Vimsh

==== Vimsh Hostsvc/hosthardware ====
Usage: hosthardware

Retrieves the host hardware information.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Hostsvc/hostconfig

2008-12-15T00:29:06Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== vimsh hostsvc/hostconfig ==== Usage: hostconfig Retrieves the host config managed object references. Category: Vimsh

==== vimsh hostsvc/hostconfig ====
Usage: hostconfig

Retrieves the host config managed object references.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: source

2008-12-15T00:27:33Z

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==== vimsh source command ====

Usage: source filename

Load commands defined in file filename.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: sleep

2008-12-15T00:27:11Z

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==== vimsh sleep command ====
Usage: sleep [time in seconds]

Very useful in a script if a process is expected to take some time to complete.
[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: quit

2008-12-15T00:26:31Z

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==== Vimsh quit command ====
Usage: quit

Quit the shell.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: puse

2008-12-15T00:26:12Z

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==== Vimsh puse command ====
Usage: puse filepath

Loads a plugin specified by filepath and imports command sets in default
location.

See '[[Vimsh: csinfo|csinfo plugin]]' for more information about using plugins.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: pls

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==== Vimsh: pls command ====
Usage: pls [-s] [plugin]

List the name of the plugins that are currently loaded. When a plugin name
is specified, lists the commands or command sets provided by the plugin.

Options:
-s List command sets for this plugin. Default is to list
commands.

See '[[Vimsh: csinfo|csinfo plugin]]' for more information about using plugins.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: ploadpath

2008-12-15T00:25:35Z

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==== Vimsh ploadpath command ====
Usage: ploadpath [-u] [filepath] [filepath2] ...

Specifies search path for locating plugins. Multiple paths may be specified.
Invoking command with no search paths prints out current plugin search path.

Options:
-u Undefine plugin search path.

See '[[Vimsh: csinfo|csinfo plugin]]' for more information about using plugins.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: pload

2008-12-15T00:25:17Z

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==== vimsh pload command ====
Usage: pload filepath

Loads a plugin specified in file name.

See '[[Vimsh: csinfo|csinfo plugin]]' for more information about using plugins.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: pinfo

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==== Vimsh: pinfo command ====
Usage: pinfo plugin

Displays information about a plugin.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: puload

2008-12-15T00:24:40Z

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==== vimsh puload command ====
Usage: puload [-f] plugin

Unloads a plugin specified using the plugin name.

Options:
-f Unimport all command sets for this plugin.

See '[[Vimsh: csinfo|csinfo plugin]]' for more information about using plugins.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: help

2008-12-15T00:24:21Z

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==== Vimsh help command ====
Usage: help [command]

Print help for commands.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: exit

2008-12-15T00:24:03Z

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==== vimsh exit command ====
Usage: quit

Quit the shell.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: echo

2008-12-15T00:23:44Z

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==== vimsh: echo command ====
Usage: echo [-n] [string] [string2] ...

Options:
-n Don't print a newline.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: csuimport

2008-12-15T00:23:23Z

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==== vimsh csuimport command ====
Usage: csuimport commandset [folder]

Unimports a command set from a specific location in the namespace. If the
folder is not specified, uimports the command set in the default folder for
that command set.

See 'csinfo plugin' and 'csinfo commands' for more information.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Hostsvc/firewall enable ruleset

2008-12-15T00:21:46Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== vimsh hostsvc/firewall_enable_ruleset ==== Usage: firewall_enable_ruleset ruleset enable_ruleset Enable a particular firewall ruleset. Category: Vimsh

==== vimsh hostsvc/firewall_enable_ruleset ====

Usage: firewall_enable_ruleset ruleset

enable_ruleset

Enable a particular firewall ruleset.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Hostsvc/firewall disable ruleset

2008-12-15T00:20:28Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== vimsh hostsvc/firewall_disable_ruleset ==== Usage: firewall_disable_ruleset ruleset disable_ruleset Disable a particular firewall ruleset. Category: vimsh

==== vimsh hostsvc/firewall_disable_ruleset ====

Usage: firewall_disable_ruleset ruleset

disable_ruleset

Disable a particular firewall ruleset.

[[Category: vimsh]]

Hostsvc/cpuinfo

2008-12-15T00:18:40Z

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==== vimsh hostsvc/cpuinfo ====

Usage: cpuinfo [hyperthreadCfg]

Get the CPU information. If hyperthreadCfg is specified, sets configuration
for hyperthreading.

Valid values include 'true' and 'false'.

[[Category: vimsh]]

Hostsvc/cpuinfo

2008-12-15T00:18:16Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== vimsh hostsvc/cpuinfo ==== Usage: cpuinfo [hyperthreadCfg] Get the CPU information. If hyperthreadCfg is specified, sets configuration for hyperthreading. Valid values include 'tr...

==== vimsh hostsvc/cpuinfo ====

Usage: cpuinfo [hyperthreadCfg]

Get the CPU information. If hyperthreadCfg is specified, sets configuration
for hyperthreading. Valid values include 'true' and 'false'.

[[Category: vimsh]]

Hostsvc/connect

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==== vimsh hostsvc/connect ====
Usage: connect [hostname] [port] [key] [cert] [product]

Connects to product (solo|vpxa|vpxd) listening at hostname on
TCP port port using a private key and a certificate.

By default product is 'solo', hostname is 'localhost'.

Port is 902.
private key is at /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.key
certificate is at /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.crt

To disable SSL, use an empty key or certificate.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Hostsvc/connect

2008-12-15T00:16:23Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== vimsh hostsvc/connect ==== Usage: connect [hostname] [port] [key] [cert] [product] Connects to product (solo|vpxa|vpxd) listening at hostname on TCP port port using a private key and...

Vimsh: hostsvc/

2008-12-15T00:15:30Z

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==== Hostsvc sub ====

ESX host services, lists and/or change host specific information such as firewall information, host status like maintenance mode and standby.

[/]$ hostsvc/
advopt/ cpuinfo pci_add
autostartmanager/ firewall_disable_ruleset pci_remove
datastore/ firewall_enable_ruleset queryconnectioninfo
datastorebrowser/ hostconfig querydisabledmethods
firmware/ hosthardware refresh_firewall
net/ hostsummary refresh_services
rsrc/ login runtimeinfo
storage/ logout set_hostid
summary/ maintenance_mode_enter standby_mode_enter
vmotion/ maintenance_mode_exit standby_mode_exit
connect memoryinfo task_list

[[hostsvc/advopt/]]
[[hostsvc/autostartmanager/]]
[[hostsvc/datastore/]]
[[hostsvc/datastorebrowser/]]
[[hostsvc/firmware/]]
[[hostsvc/net/]]
[[hostsvc/rsrc/]]
[[hostsvc/storage/]]
[[hostsvc/summary/]]
[[hostsvc/vmotion/]]
[[hostsvc/connect]]
[[hostsvc/cpuinfo]]
[[hostsvc/firewall_disable_ruleset]]
[[hostsvc/firewall_enable_ruleset]]
[[hostsvc/hostconfig]]
[[hostsvc/hosthardware]]
[[hostsvc/hostsummary]]
[[hostsvc/login]]
[[hostsvc/logout]]
[[hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter]]
[[hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit]]
[[hostsvc/memoryinfo]]
[[hostsvc/pci_add]]
[[hostsvc/pci_remove]]
[[hostsvc/queryconnectioninfo]]
[[hostsvc/querydisabledmethods]]
[[hostsvc/refresh_firewall]]
[[hostsvc/refresh_services]]
[[hostsvc/runtimeinfo]]
[[hostsvc/set_hostid]]
[[hostsvc/standby_mode_enter]]
[[hostsvc/standby_mode_exit]]
[[hostsvc/task_list]]

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Hostsvc/ maintenance mode enter

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Hostsvc/maintenance mode enter

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==== Hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter ====
Usage: maintenance_mode_enter [timeout]

Put the host in maintenance mode.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: hostsvc/

2008-12-15T00:14:25Z

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==== Hostsvc sub ====

ESX host services, lists and/or change host specific information such as firewall information, host status like maintenance mode and standby.

[/]$ hostsvc/
advopt/ cpuinfo pci_add
autostartmanager/ firewall_disable_ruleset pci_remove
datastore/ firewall_enable_ruleset queryconnectioninfo
datastorebrowser/ hostconfig querydisabledmethods
firmware/ hosthardware refresh_firewall
net/ hostsummary refresh_services
rsrc/ login runtimeinfo
storage/ logout set_hostid
summary/ maintenance_mode_enter standby_mode_enter
vmotion/ maintenance_mode_exit standby_mode_exit
connect memoryinfo task_list

[[hostsvc/advopt/]]
[[hostsvc/autostartmanager/]]
[[hostsvc/datastore/]]
[[hostsvc/datastorebrowser/]]
[[hostsvc/firmware/]]
[[hostsvc/net/]]
[[hostsvc/rsrc/]]
[[hostsvc/storage/]]
[[hostsvc/summary/]]
[[hostsvc/vmotion/]]
[[hostsvc/connect]]
[[hostsvc/cpuinfo]]
[[hostsvc/firewall_disable_ruleset]]
[[hostsvc/firewall_enable_ruleset]]
[[hostsvc/hostconfig]]
[[hostsvc/hosthardware]]
[[hostsvc/hostsummary]]
[[hostsvc/login]]
[[hostsvc/logout]]
[[hostsvc/ maintenance_mode_enter]]
[[hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit]]
[[hostsvc/memoryinfo]]
[[hostsvc/pci_add]]
[[hostsvc/pci_remove]]
[[hostsvc/queryconnectioninfo]]
[[hostsvc/querydisabledmethods]]
[[hostsvc/refresh_firewall]]
[[hostsvc/refresh_services]]
[[hostsvc/runtimeinfo]]
[[hostsvc/set_hostid]]
[[hostsvc/standby_mode_enter]]
[[hostsvc/standby_mode_exit]]
[[hostsvc/task_list]]

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: hostsvc/

2008-12-15T00:12:42Z

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==== Hostsvc sub ====

ESX host services, lists and/or change host specific information such as firewall information, host status like maintenance mode and standby.

[/]$ hostsvc/
advopt/ cpuinfo pci_add
autostartmanager/ firewall_disable_ruleset pci_remove
datastore/ firewall_enable_ruleset queryconnectioninfo
datastorebrowser/ hostconfig querydisabledmethods
firmware/ hosthardware refresh_firewall
net/ hostsummary refresh_services
rsrc/ login runtimeinfo
storage/ logout set_hostid
summary/ maintenance_mode_enter standby_mode_enter
vmotion/ maintenance_mode_exit standby_mode_exit
connect memoryinfo task_list

[[hostsvc/ advopt/]]
[[hostsvc/ autostartmanager/]]
[[hostsvc/ datastore/]]
[[hostsvc/ datastorebrowser/]]
[[hostsvc/ firmware/]]
[[hostsvc/ net/]]
[[hostsvc/ rsrc/]]
[[hostsvc/ storage/]]
[[hostsvc/ summary/]]
[[hostsvc/ vmotion/]]
[[hostsvc/ connect]]
[[hostsvc/ cpuinfo]]
[[hostsvc/ firewall_disable_ruleset]]
[[hostsvc/ firewall_enable_ruleset]]
[[hostsvc/ hostconfig]]
[[hostsvc/ hosthardware]]
[[hostsvc/ hostsummary]]
[[hostsvc/ login]]
[[hostsvc/ logout]]
[[hostsvc/ maintenance_mode_enter]]
[[hostsvc/ maintenance_mode_exit]]
[[hostsvc/ memoryinfo]]
[[hostsvc/ pci_add]]
[[hostsvc/ pci_remove]]
[[hostsvc/ queryconnectioninfo]]
[[hostsvc/ querydisabledmethods]]
[[hostsvc/ refresh_firewall]]
[[hostsvc/ refresh_services]]
[[hostsvc/ runtimeinfo]]
[[hostsvc/ set_hostid]]
[[hostsvc/ standby_mode_enter]]
[[hostsvc/ standby_mode_exit]]
[[hostsvc/ task_list]]

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Hostsvc/maintenance mode enter

2008-12-14T09:28:34Z

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==== Hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter ====
Usage: maintenance_mode_enter [timeout]

Put the host in maintenance mode.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: csls

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==== vimsh csls command ====
Usage: csls [commandset]

List the name of the command sets that are currently available. When a
command set name is specified, lists commands in the command set.

[/]$ csls plugin

pinfo puse pload puload ploadpath pls

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: csinfo

2008-12-14T09:25:24Z

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==== vimsh csinfo command ====
Usage: csinfo commandset

Displays information about a command set.

[/]$ csinfo plugin

Plugin commands

A plugin is a dynamic module that provides additional commands that can be
used to extend the capabilities of the shell. A plugin is loaded by using
either puse or pload and specifying the file path of the plugin. The file
path can be specified by an absolute path. Relative paths may be used if a
list of search paths is provided using the ploadpath command. A plugin is
named. The names of loaded plugins can be determined using the pls command.
Plugins can be unloaded using the name.

The commands provided by a plugin are grouped into one or more command sets.
Each command set represents a logical grouping of commands that can be added
to the shell. Like plugins, a command set is also named. This name is used
for operations to manage command sets. The list of available command sets
and the commands in each command set can be found using csls.

To add commands to the shell, use csimport to import a command set at a
particular place in the command namespace. Each command set contains a
default location in the namespace, so no import point needs to be specified.
Command sets may be imported into existing command namespace folders so long
as the command names in the command set do not conflict with a name already
in the folder. A command namespace folder is defined when commands exist
under the namespace and undefined when no commands exist.

The default import folder is '/'.

For more information about this command set:
use '[[Vimsh: csls|csls plugin]]' to list its commands.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: csimport

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==== vimsh csimport command ====
Usage: csimport [commandset] [folder]

Imports a command set at a specific location in the namespace. If the
folder location is not specified, imports the command set in the default
folder for that command set. If no arguments are specified, the command
displays the current set of imports.

See '[[Vimsh: csinfo|csinfo plugin]]' and 'csinfo commands' for more information.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: cls

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==== vimsh cls command ====
Usage: cls [folder]

List commands in a folder. By convention folders contain a trailing
slash and will be listed first. Does not recursively list folders.
When used with no arguments, lists the commands in the root folder.

See '[[Vimsh: csinfo | csinfo commands]]' for more information about the command namespace.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: argtype

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==== vimsh argtype command ====

Usage: argtype

Lists the registered argument types.

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: ?

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==== Vimsh ? command====
The online help.

Usage: ? <command>

Will print the available help for the selected command.

This fine command is used as a starting point for this manual

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: vmsvc/

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[/]$ vmsvc/
acquiremksticket get.configoption power.off
connect get.datastores power.on
convert.toTemplate get.disabledmethods power.reboot
convert.toVm get.environment power.reset
createdummyvm get.filelayout power.shutdown
destroy get.guest power.suspend
device.connection get.guestheartbeatStatus reload
device.connusbdev get.managedentitystatus setscreenres
device.disconnusbdev get.networks snapshot.create
device.diskadd get.runtime snapshot.get
device.diskaddexisting get.snapshotinfo snapshot.remove
device.diskremove get.summary snapshot.removeall
device.getdevices get.tasklist snapshot.revert
device.toolsSyncSet getallvms snapshot.setoption
device.vmiadd gethostconstraints tools.cancelinstall
device.vmiremove login tools.install
devices.createnic logout tools.upgrade
get.capability message unregister
get.config power.getstate upgrade
get.config.cpuidmask power.hibernate

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: vimsvc/

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[/]$ vimsvc/
auth/ login task_cancel task_list
connect logout task_description
license property_dump task_info

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: solo/

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[/]$ solo/
connect login querycfgopt registervm
environment logout querycfgoptdesc

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: proxysvc/

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[/]$ proxysvc/
add_np_service connect logout remove_service
add_tcp_service login port_info service_list

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: internalsvc/

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[/]$ internalsvc/
perfcount/ redirect_stderr refresh_pnic
access_address redirect_stdout set_exception_variable
connect refresh set_log_level
host_mode_lock refresh_consolenic shutdown
login refresh_datastores throw_exception
loglist refresh_gateway use_fds
logout refresh_network

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: hostsvc/

2008-12-14T09:20:45Z

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[/]$ hostsvc/
advopt/ cpuinfo pci_add
autostartmanager/ firewall_disable_ruleset pci_remove
datastore/ firewall_enable_ruleset queryconnectioninfo
datastorebrowser/ hostconfig querydisabledmethods
firmware/ hosthardware refresh_firewall
net/ hostsummary refresh_services
rsrc/ login runtimeinfo
storage/ logout set_hostid
summary/ maintenance_mode_enter standby_mode_enter
vmotion/ maintenance_mode_exit standby_mode_exit
connect memoryinfo task_list

[[hostsvc/ advopt/]]
[[hostsvc/ autostartmanager/]]
[[hostsvc/ datastore/]]
[[hostsvc/ datastorebrowser/]]
[[hostsvc/ firmware/]]
[[hostsvc/ net/]]
[[hostsvc/ rsrc/]]
[[hostsvc/ storage/]]
[[hostsvc/ summary/]]
[[hostsvc/ vmotion/]]
[[hostsvc/ connect]]
[[hostsvc/ cpuinfo]]
[[hostsvc/ firewall_disable_ruleset]]
[[hostsvc/ firewall_enable_ruleset]]
[[hostsvc/ hostconfig]]
[[hostsvc/ hosthardware]]
[[hostsvc/ hostsummary]]
[[hostsvc/ login]]
[[hostsvc/ logout]]
[[hostsvc/ maintenance_mode_enter]]
[[hostsvc/ maintenance_mode_exit]]
[[hostsvc/ memoryinfo]]
[[hostsvc/ pci_add]]
[[hostsvc/ pci_remove]]
[[hostsvc/ queryconnectioninfo]]
[[hostsvc/ querydisabledmethods]]
[[hostsvc/ refresh_firewall]]
[[hostsvc/ refresh_services]]
[[hostsvc/ runtimeinfo]]
[[hostsvc/ set_hostid]]
[[hostsvc/ standby_mode_enter]]
[[hostsvc/ standby_mode_exit]]
[[hostsvc/ task_list]]

[[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh

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==== The VI metashell ====

The Virtual Infrastructure metashell is an undocumented and unsupported shell accessible from within the console on an ESX server.
It can be invoked from the shell when logged in as root user as an interactive shell.
You can do almost anything from it what you can do from the Virtual Infrastructure client and is more powerful as the normal [[RCLI]] console commands.

Below is some output of the shell that you get to see and the output of the "?" command:

#vimsh
[/]$ ?
hostsvc/ vmsvc/ csinfo help puload
internalsvc/ ? csls pinfo puse
proxysvc/ argtype csuimport pload quit
solo/ cls echo ploadpath sleep
vimsvc/ csimport exit pls source

There's a separation between plugins and direct commands. The items from the list above that end in a "/" are plugins. (is this true or are they just idicating that there's a submenu?) You can use tab-completion in order to find the available parameters for any of the commands.

An advantage of vimsh over normal esx-cfg commands is that the changes are immediate, so you do not need to restart the vmware management services.

In recent versions of ESX, there's also a command line non interactive version of vimsh that can be used from within a script which is called [[vmware-vim-cmd]] and is much easier to read in your scripts as the alternative:
vimsh -n -e <command>

==== List of commands ====

Following is a list of the available commands (the vimsh: prefix is only included as a namespace, so that it won't clash with other parts in the wiki, not sure if that's a smart thing to do...)

Over time I will try to add the info found about this in here (help would be EXTREMELY appreciated) right now it just lists what is available in the online help.

[[vimsh: hostsvc/]]
[[vimsh: internalsvc/]]
[[vimsh: proxysvc/]]
[[vimsh: solo/]]
[[vimsh: vimsvc/]]
[[vimsh: vmsvc/]]
[[vimsh: ?]]
[[vimsh: argtype]]
[[vimsh: cls]]
[[vimsh: csimport]]
[[vimsh: csinfo]]
[[vimsh: csls]]
[[vimsh: csuimport]]
[[vimsh: echo]]
[[vimsh: exit]]
[[vimsh: help]]
[[vimsh: puload]]
[[vimsh: pinfo]]
[[vimsh: pload]]
[[vimsh: ploadpath]]
[[vimsh: pls]]
[[vimsh: puse]]
[[vimsh: quit]]
[[vimsh: sleep]]
[[vimsh: source]]

==== Background info ====

This command has its origin as a support shell only.
It is rumored about that it will be supported in one of the upcoming versions of ESX

==== External links ====

As there's no official documentation, here's the link to the current authorative documentation:
* [http://knowledge.xtravirt.com/white-papers/scripting.html Xtravirt scripting papers about vimsh among others]

Example usage (article in dutch)
* [http://www.l4l.be/docs/virt/vimsh.php Voorbeelden gebruik VIMSH]

Other articles with examples:
* [http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?p=372 Updated: Enabling VMotion from the CLI/Kickstart Script]

* [http://effectief.blogspot.com/2007/09/vimsh-handy-vmware-esx-command-line.html Koen Warsons blog: handy Vmware ESX Command line tool]

* [http://vmwaretips.com/wp/2008/09/12/netapp-snapshots-in-esx/#more-20 NetApp Snapshots in ESX]

* [http://malaysiavm.com/blog/how-to-update-vmware-esx-patch-using-cli/ How-to update vmware ESX using CLI]

[[Category: ESX]][[Category: SDK]][[Category: Vimsh]]

Vimsh: quit

2008-12-14T09:16:41Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== Vimsh quit command ==== Usage: quit Quit the shell.

==== Vimsh quit command ====
Usage: quit

Quit the shell.

Vimsh: puse

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Vimsh: puse

2008-12-14T09:15:49Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== Vimsh puse command ==== Usage: puse filepath Loads a plugin specified by filepath and imports command sets in default location. See 'csinfo plugin' for more inform...

==== Vimsh puse command ====
Usage: puse filepath

Loads a plugin specified by filepath and imports command sets in default
location. See '[[Vimsh: csinfo|csinfo plugin]]' for more information about using plugins.

Vimsh: pls

2008-12-14T09:14:54Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== Vimsh: pls command ==== Usage: pls [-s] [plugin] List the name of the plugins that are currently loaded. When a plugin name is specified, lists the commands or command sets provided...

Vimsh: ploadpath

2008-12-14T09:14:03Z

WikiSysop: New page: ==== Vimsh ploadpath command ==== Usage: ploadpath [-u] [filepath] [filepath2] ... Specifies search path for locating plugins. Multiple paths may be specified. Invoking command with no s...