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storageMonitor SyntaxstorageMonitor [-c ] [-d [-l ] [-s]] [-h] [-p ]-c : Specify non-standard configuration file-d: Run in daemon mode.(default: /etc/vmware/storageMonitor.conf)-l : Log information in a user-defined log file (default: syslog).-s: Send log information to stdout.-h: Creates or updates the device names.-p : Sets the interval (in seconds) used for polling kernelresident storage and retrieving status/errors of the storage devices(default: 10 sec.)
esxcfg-* Commandsesxcfg-advcfgesxcfg-authesxcfg-boot †esxcfg-dumppartesxcfg-firewallesxcfg-infoesxcfg-init †Sets advanced VMkernel optionsAuthentication configurationConfigure boot, including PCI allocationSet, activate, deactivate, list potential andcurrent VMkernel dump partitionsConfigure firewalling options.Prints information about the serviceconsole, the VMkernel, various subsystems inthe virtual network and storage resource hardwarePerform initialization steps in the initrdesxcfg-linuxnet Converts vswif devices to eth when bootinginto Linux debugging modeesxcfg-upgrade † Upgrade from ESX Server 2.X to 3.0†Should not be run unless instructed to do so by VMware Technical SupportRepresentative
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Page 3 and 4: vmkpcidivyvmkpcidivy [-i[nteractive
Page 5 and 6: vmkpcidivy SyntaxValid queries (vmk
Page 7 and 8: CLI Access in VMware Infrastructure
Page 9 and 10: Configuration File ChangesThe /etc/
Page 11 and 12: CLI ComparisonsThe esxcfg-* command
Page 13 and 14: Network ManagementService console n
Page 15 and 16: Modifying Service Console Networkin
Page 17 and 18: Service Console FirewallThe service
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