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Regards
Base on the web site
https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/drivercd/esx40-net-igb_400.1.3.19.12-1.0.4.html
I wanna install LAN driver on ESXi 4, but I have no idea about step 2 "Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of the host where either the vSphere CLI package is installed or vMA is hosted. "
I download vSphere CLI but don't konw how to use it. Install vMA on ESXi 4 seems error happened.
Could help more information about step 2?
regards,
Clemens
Thanks for directing me here heyitspablo,
I am running ESXi 3.5 on an HP Proliant DL380 G5
Being new to VMWare and especially the CLI, I was wondering if there is a way to learn what additional parameters a command might have (for example in Windows command-line interface, you can type dir /?). I have a doc that lists commands and syntax, but there's no 'in case you get stuck...' type of info.
I am using Putty - and right now I am just using 'cd' and 'ls' to look around and get a feel for things.
Linda
If you're referring to the vCLI, you can always pass in --help to any of the various commands. If you're referring to an ESX host, not only does it contain some general linux commands because the Service Console is a modified RHEL VM + VMware ESX specific commands such as esxcfg-*
Can you be a little more specific? Any specific task you're trying to accomplish, that would at least help us guide you to some documentation.
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William Lam
VMware vExpert 2009
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VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators
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1) vCLI should NOT be installed on the ESX Service Console, its meant to be installed on either Windows or Linux system
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/
2) vMA is a VMware RHEL virtual appliance which is supposed to be imported into your virtual infrastructure and it looks like you might be using the older release of VIMA. vMA 4.0 is available and supports both ESX(i) 3.5 and 4.0
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/index.html
I would suggest going over the documentation and setting up the environment that you're most comfortable with.
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William Lam
VMware vExpert 2009
VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at:
VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators
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If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".
lamw,
That's precisely what I was looking for. I just tried it "ls --help" and got a breakdown of the command. That will help me as I slowly learn this stuff.
Thank you!
I want to award you full points, but the option for 'helpful' or 'correct answer' are not there. Also, I couldn't originally post a new question. The only way I could post my question was to reply to the welcome.
That seems odd.
Thanks again!
Linda
One last question. I am using Putty - I asked this in another community before I knew this one was here - What is the difference between Putty and vCLI? I know Putty is a SSH client, and it let me work with tech support to fix one of my VMs - he certainly didn't complain...but is there a benefit to using vCLI? - I assume by the name that it's a VMware product. At this point, it's just a curiosity - because obviously Putty's working.
I've no idea what vMA or RHEL is, but I'll look it up.
Thanks again,
Linda
Putty is a Windows SSH client, vCLI is a set of remote Perl scripts provided by VMware utilizing the vSphere SDK to remotely manage your ESX(i) and vCenter servers.
More a break down of what the various tools are (vMA, vCLI, etc) take a look at this post:
Also suggest taking a look at the documentation provided by VMware, it provides details on each piece.
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William Lam
VMware vExpert 2009
VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at:
VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators
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If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".
Will do.
Thank you.
Linda
Hi Linda,
Both rcli and VMA are providing an interface to control/manage your VMware ESX and/or ESXi servers remotely using the command line. The vMA is a fully packed, ready to run virtual appliance. The rcli can be installed on Windows or Linux. VMware renamed the cli to vSphere cli...
RHEL=Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Putty is a very good, opensource secure shell client. General purpose, can be used for ESX too, but the ESXi version does not (officialy) support remote connections using a SSH client.
Regards, Ronald
Ronald,
If I can figure out how to award you points, you deserve an enthusiastic and very "helpful."
Thanks for the breakdown, that clears things up a lot.
Linda
Hi Linda,
I appreciate, thanks. Since you are new to VMware ESX you might be interested to take a look at the Windows Powershell interface for vSphere as well. There is very active community supporting it.
http://communities.vmware.com/blogs/rt7500/tags/powershell
Graphical interface to PowerShell and lots of scripts:
Maybe have a look at EcoShell as well:
Regards, Ronald
Linda we have a live webinar coming up on the Ecoshell initiative presented by Scott H...
