Get-EsxCli -VMHost NIC Stats

[vespavbb]

Hello,

I look for some helpfull Powershell esxcli commands, maybe you can help me

- I want to receive the host vmnics crc error and the send and received counter.

$esxhost = "esx01"
$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -VMHost (Get-VMHost $esxhost) -V2

$esxcli.network.nic.stats???

maybe an arry of only connected vmnics with some more  infos like crc error, reveiv and send counter

- I want to up and down a certian vmnic over powershell esxcli command

$esxhost = "esx01"
$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -VMHost (Get-VMHost $esxhost) -V2

$esxcli.network.nic.down???

thank you

[LucD · Accepted solution]

To receive those counters, you could do

$esxName = 'esx01'

$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -VMHost $esxName -V2
$esxcli.network.nic.list.Invoke() |
ForEach-Object -Process {
    $esxcli.network.nic.stats.get.Invoke(@{nicname=$_.Name}) |
    Select @{N='VMHost';E={$esxcli.VMHost.Name}},
        NICName,PacketsReceived,PacketsSent,ReceiveCRCerrors
}

To up/down a specific NIC you can do

$nicName = 'vmnic0'

$esxcli.network.nic.down.Invoke(@{nicname=$nicName})
$esxcli.network.nic.up.Invoke(@{nicname=$nicName})

[vespavbb]

perfect! Thanks Luc

new layout looks good here!

[vespavbb]

ah one more thing.

How can I reset a certain stat of a certian nic?

thanks luc

[LucD]

Afaik, there is no esxcli command to do that.

When you reboot the ESXi node, the counters are reset.

Another method that is used by some is to unload/load the NIC driver with the vmkload_mod command.
Note that this will interrupt your connection!