esxcfg-vswif

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

-a -add

Add a Service Console NIC to the system. This requires IP parameters and portgroup name. The newly added Service Console NIC is enabled upon successful completion of the command.

-d -del

Delete the Service Console NIC. WARNING: This may result in a loss of network connectivity to the Service Console.

-l -list

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

-e -enable

Enable the Service Console NIC on the system, if disabled.

-s -disable

Disable the Service Console NIC on the system, if enabled. WARNING: This may result in a loss of network connectivity to the Service Console.

-p -portgroup

Set the portgroup name of the Service Console NIC. This option has to be used while adding a new Service Console NIC to the system or to change the portgroup of an existing Service Console NIC.

-V -dvs-name

Set DVPort's DVSwitch name of the Service Console NIC. Setting dvs-name requiers --dv-port-id to be specified. This option has to be used while adding a new Service Console NIC to the system or to change the DVPort information of an existing Service Console NIC.

-P -dv-port-id

Set DVPort's DVPort ID of the Service Console NIC. Setting dv-port-id requiers --dvs-name to be specified. This option has to be used while adding a new Service Console NIC to the system or to change the DVPort information of an existing Service Console NIC.

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

The IP address(X.X.X.X) to be used for the Service Console NIC. Setting an IPv4 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 or --broadcast 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 kernel, it won't remove the router advertised address.

-n -netmask netmask

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

-b -broadcast broadcast

The broadcast address(X.X.X.X) to be used for the Service Console NIC. Setting broadcast requires that the --ip option in the same command. This option is not required if netmask and IP address are set.

-c -check

Check to see if the specified Service Console NIC exists. Program outputs a 1 if the given Service Console NIC exists and is enabled. It is 0 otherwise.

-D -disable-all

Disable all Service Console NICs on the system that are currently enabled. WARNING: This may result in a loss of network connectivity to the Service Console.

-E -enable-all

Enable all Service Console NICs on the system that are currently disabled.

-6 -enable-ipv6 true/false

Enable or disable IPv6 for next boot.

-r -restore

Restore Service Console 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-vswif \fIOPTIONS [VSWIF]\fR --add --ip=DHCP vswif_name  

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