Is there a way to ask an ESXi host if it is being managed by a vCenter server?

[MCioe]

I am working on a script intended to be executed on ESXi servers that do NOT have a vCenter.

I am currently using ESXi 6.0 with a plan to migrate to ESXi 6.5.

Is there a command that I can use to ask the ESXi server if it is being managed by a vCenter?

[SupreetK]

Please check if this https://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2016/07/remotely-query-an-esxi-host-without-adding-it-to-vcenter-ser...​ is helpful. If not, you can remotely SSH into the host and grep for the parameter 'serverIp' in the file </etc/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg>. This will be the IP of the vCenter that is managing this host.

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Cheers,

Supreet

[MCioe · Accepted solution]

The first thing the script in the Virtually Ghetto link  is connect to vCenter which kind of defeats the purpose.

However, the following does work.

    connect-VIServer $ipAddressOfESXi

   $hostView = get-vmhost | get-view

   if ($hostview.ManagementServerIP -eq $null) { write-host "No vCenter associated with server" }