How to get PCI device information for ESX/ESXi
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Legacy ESX/ESXi 4.x PCI-device commands retained for historical troubleshooting.
Validation status
Reviewed on 27 September 2026. vmkvsitools examples below are tied to old ESX/ESXi releases.
Use the tooling available on the installed ESXi release
Do not assume ESX/ESXi 4.x vmkvsitools commands exist on a current ESXi host.
Original technical reference
How to get PCI device information for ESX/ESXi 4.x
Log in via tech support mode (local console or ssh). From the cli type;
vmkvsitools hwinfo -p
To detail PCI bus details
vmkvsitools hwinfo -i
To detail interrupt usage
vmkvsitools lspci
To detail all PCI devices