topic Re: Difference between "vmkload_mod xxxxx" and "esxcfg-module xxxxx" in ESXi Discussions

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

Lapsap201110141 — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 21:00:44 GMT

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?

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

SupreetK — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 08:42:19 GMT

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