In vSphere 8.0 the command line interface esxcli has been extended with new features. This article introduces the new and extended namespaces.
Quick Summary
21 new ESXCLI commands including:
While installing ESXi updates, I noticed that on one of my hosts, the installation or removal of VIB packages fails with the following error message
# esxcli software vib install -d [package]
# esxcli software vib remove -n [package]
[InstallationError]
Failed to query file system stats: Errors:
Error getting data for filesystem on '/vmfs/volumes/59a83d9c-628c6ae0-7b35-f44d306ec05a': Cannot open volume: /vmfs/volumes/59a83d9c-628c6ae0-7b35-f44d306ec05a, skipping.
cause = Errors:
Error getting data for filesystem on '/vmfs/volumes/59a83d9c-628c6ae0-7b35-f44d306ec05a': Cannot open volume: /vmfs/volumes/59a83d9c-628c6ae0-7b35-f44d306ec05a, skipping.
Please refer to the log file for more details.
The device 59a83d9c-628c6ae0-7b35-f44d306ec05a was a non existing volume, referenced by a vffs mount. VFFS (Virtual Flash File System) was used in earlier ESXi releases by vSphere Flash Read Cache. I'm not sure where that comes from but this is how you can remove the stale mount:
When you try to install a VMware ESXi Update using esxcli, the upgrade fails with the following error message:
"[Errno 28] No space left on device"
The problem is caused by ESXi not having enough free space available to extract the installation packages. This article explains how to solve the issue by enabling swapping to a Datastore.
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In vSphere 7.0 the command line interface esxcli has been extended with new features. This post introduces the new and extended namespaces.
Quick Summary
49 new ESXCLI commands including:
In vSphere 6.7 the command line interface esxcli has 62 new commands. Esxcli is a complete set of commands that you can use for troubleshooting, configuration or kickstart files. I have created and printed a mindmap to navigate through the namespaces more quickly. This post covers only basic namespaces, available on all ESXi 6.7 hosts. If you've installed additional software you might see more namespaces. I've also created mindmaps for ESXi 5.1, ESXi 5.5, ESXi 6.0 and ESXi 6.5.
ESXCLI in version 6.7 has 15 namespaces:Read More »ESXi 6.7 - ESXCLI Command Mindmap
ESXCLI is a powerful command line tool on an ESXi host. You may need it for troubleshooting, configuration or for automated ESXi installations by using a kickstart file. I'm having an esxcli command line reference on my desktop since vSphere 5.x and I am using it quite often. Here is the command line reference for the latest release of vSphere ESXi 6.7.
Download: esxi67-esxcli-command-reference.txtRead More »VMware ESXi 6.7 - ESXCLI Command Reference
In vSphere 6.7 the command line interface esxcli has been extended with new features. This post introduces the new and extended namespaces.
Quick Summary
62 new ESXCLI commands including:
PowerCLI, a set of PowerShell extensions for vSphere, is a great tool for automating VMware configuration and management tasks. It allows you to change a lot of ESXi host and vCenter settings. A powerful cmdlet is Get-EsxCli which allows you to run ESXCLI tasks from your PowerCLI console. ESXCLI is the main configuration command on an ESXi host.
This post explains how to use the Get-EsxCli cmdlet with the new V2 interface, which is much more intuitive than the old method.
In vSphere 6.5 the command line interface esxcli has a new namespaces and 93 new commands. Esxcli is a complete set of commands that you can use for troubleshooting, configuration or kickstart files. I have created and printed a mindmap to navigate through the namespaces more quickly. This post covers only basic namespaces, available on all ESXi 6.5 hosts. If you've installed additional software you might see more namespaces. I've also created mindmaps for ESXi 5, ESXi 5.5 and ESXi 6.0.
ESXCLI in version 6.5 has 16 namespaces:Read More »ESXi 6.5 - ESXCLI Command Mindmap
In vSphere 6.5 the command line interface esxcli has been extended with new features. This post introduces the new and extended namespaces. Remarkable changes in esxcli version 6.5 are: