ESX common commands

COMMAND: vmkfstools This command helps in creating and manipulating virtual disks, file systems, logical volumes, and physical storage devices on an ESXi host. It also allows administrators to create and manage a VMFS on a physical partition of a disk and to manipulate files, such as virtual disks, stored on VMFS-3 and NFS. Here are some examples:

Creating a virtual disk

 # vmkfstools -c 2048m testvirtualdisk.vmdk

Creating a VMFS

 # vmkfstools -C vmfs5 -b 1m -S my_test_vmfs /vmfs/devices/disks/test.ID:1

COMMAND: vifs This command helps in performing file system operations like copying, removing, getting, and placing files and directories on remote hosts. Here are some examples: Copying a file to another location

 # vifs -c "[StorageName] VM/VM.vmx" "[StorageName] VM_backup/VM.vmx"

Listing all the directories

 # vifs --server -D "[StorageName] vm"