VMware ESXi Commands

Complete VMware ESXi commands reference — 24 commands across 2 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for VMware ESXi.

Namespaces (18)

ShortcutAction
esxcli daemonCommands for controlling daemons built with Daemon SDK (DSDK)
esxcli deviceDevice manager commands
esxcli esxcliCommands that operate on the esxcli system itself allowing users to get additional information
esxcli graphicsVMware graphics commands
esxcli hardwareVMKernel hardware properties and commands for configuring hardware
esxcli iscsiVMware iSCSI commands
esxcli licensingOperations to manage license credentials
esxcli memtierOperations to manage memory tiering
esxcli networkOperations that pertain to the maintenance of networking on an ESX host. This includes a wide
esxcli nsxNSX CLI
esxcli nvmeVMware NVMe driver operations
esxcli rdmaOperations that pertain to remote direct memory access (RDMA) protocol stack on an ESX host
esxcli schedVMKernel system properties and commands for configuring scheduling related functionality
esxcli softwareManage the ESXi software image and packages
esxcli storageVMware storage commands
esxcli systemVMKernel system properties and commands for configuring properties of the kernel core system
esxcli vmA small number of operations that allow a user to Control Virtual Machine operations
esxcli vsanVMware vSAN commands. See the vSphere Storage publication for details

Additional Commands (6)

ShortcutAction
esxcli system version getVersion
esxcli vm process listList VMs
esxcli network ip interface listNetwork
esxcli storage filesystem listStorage
esxcli hardware cpu listCPU
esxcli hardware memory getMemory
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