esxcfg-vmknic

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

-a -add

Add a VMkernel NIC to the system. This requires IP parameters and portgroup/(dvs-name & dvport-id). The newly added VMkernel NIC is enabled upon successful completion of the command.

-d -del

Delete the VMkernel NIC on the given portgroup/(dvs-name & dvport-id).

-e -enable

Enable the VMkernel NIC on the given portgroup/(dvs-name & dvport-id) if disabled.

-D -disable

Disable the VMkernel NIC on the given portgroup/(dvs-name & dvport-id) if enabled.

-p -portgroup

Specify the portgroup name.

-s -dvs-name

Specify the DVSwitch name, requires --dvport-id to be given in the same command.

-v -dvport-id

Specify the DVPort ID, requires --dvs-name to be given in the same command.

-l -list

List VMkernel NICs on the system. The list contains the network information, portgroup, MTU, and current state for each of the VMkernel NIC in the system.

-i -ip ipv4address/DHCP/ipv6address/DHCPV6/AUTOCONF

The IP address(X.X.X.X) to be used for the VMkernel NIC. Setting an IP address requires that the --netmask option be given in same command. If you want to use DHCP for address, pass in DHCP as the value. This does not require --netmask option to be specified. Use IPv6 address in the form X:X:X::X/X to set IPv6 address. Use DHCPV6 to set IPv6 DHCP address. Use AUTOCONF to set IPv6 router advertised address.

-U -unset-ip V4/DHCP/ipv6address/DHCPV6/AUTOCONF

The IP address to be removed from the Service Console NIC. Use V4 to remove IPv4 address. Use IPv6 address in the form X:X:X::X/X to remove IPv6 address. Use DHCPV6 to remove IPv6 DHCP address. Use AUTOCONF to remove IPv6 router advertised flag from VMkernel, it won't remove the router advertised address.

-n -netmask netmask

The IP netmask(X.X.X.X) to be used for the VMkernel NIC. Setting an IP netmask requires that the --ip option be given in same command.

-P -peerdns

Set peer dns. If set, the system will use the Hostname, IP Address and Domain returned by DHCP. Valid only for DHCP

-t -tso

Disable TSO for the vmknic being created.

m --mtu MTU

MTU for the interface being created.

6 -enable-ipv6 true/false

Enable or disable IPv6 for next boot.

-r -restore

Restore VMkernel NIC settings from persistent storage. This should be used only on system startup and should not be used by users.

-h -help

Print a help message for this command.

EXAMPLES

esxcfg-vmknic \fIOPTIONS [PORTGROUP]\fR --enable portgroup  

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