Difference between "vmkload_mod xxxxx" and "esxcfg-module xxxxx"

[Lapsap201110141]

I have found some articles talking about essentially the same thing except the command.  One talks about using the command

vmkload_mod xxxxx

while the other one talks about using the command

esxcfg-module xxxxx

where xxxxx is the name of one module.  Both commands talk about the same module.

So, what is the difference?

[SupreetK]

vmkload_mod is used majorly for getting the module details and unloading it. Whereas with esxcfg-module, we can get/set/enable/disable/query module/module parameters and lot of other things. Moreover, both of these are now deprecated. <esxcli system module> should be used going forward.

-Supreet