run shell script in ESXi

[jeffj2000]

Hi. I have lots of esxcli commands that we are using to move hosts to new arrays. So unmounting datastores, detaching the scsi naa, removing the dead path, etc.

Can I just add these to a shell script ie, #!\bin\bash and just dump all these esxcli commands in there? And where would I save it? The scratch partition? I cant do all the esxcli commands we have wiht powercli. So I rather than shove them in shell script and copy it to all our hosts. Thanks,,,

[depping · Accepted solution]

ESXi run busybox so you would need to use:

#!/bin/sh

You could dump the script anywhere, maybe a shared datastore which remains available for all hosts?

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[Chris_CCT]

You can add the commands to /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh

This file is executed at the end of the boot process and is persistent between reboots.

[continuum]

> You can add the commands to /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh

That makes no sense as he probably does not want to re-run those commands after every reboot.

Also it is way easier to just store the command on a normal datastore and launch it via a putty session.

[jeffj2000]

Hi. Thank you everyone! Thanks,,,