ESX 3.0.2 -> Readding a management interface (help!)

[GBTurpin]

Ok,

I was following this online docuemnt of ho to delete the management interface using the CLI on an ESX server, but I made one critical mistake - I forgot the name of the previous management interface. I was probably not "Service Console," or if it was, the commands I've been given are generating an error:

"Unable to find portgroup with the name Service Console"

So, how do I get a list of the port groups under VMWare?

Basically, I was attempting to change the IP address of the Service Console, and the first command was:

esxcfg-vswif -d vswif0

The next command (the one that generates the error) should have been:

esxcfg-vswif -a vswif0 -p Service\ Console -i 10.1.1.1 -n 255.255.255.0 -b 10.1.1.255

Thoughts?

Thanks for any help!

Gerhard

[Rynardts · Accepted solution]

To get a list of the port groups, do:

esxcfg-vswitch -l

For a nice guide to the service console, check out http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?page_id=7 and download the guide to the ESX 3 service console.