Syntax
Get-EsxCli -VMHost <VMHost[]> [[-Server] <VIServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]Related Commands
Online versionDetailed Description
This cmdlet exposes the ESXCLI functionality.Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | false | true (ByValue) | |
| VMHost | VMHost[] | Specifies hosts on which you want to expose the ESXCLI functionality. | true | true (ByValue) |
Return Type
One EsxCli object per hostNotes
Supported on ESX 4.1/vCenter Server 5.0 and later.Examples
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$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -Server $global:DefaultVIServer
Retrieves ESXCLI from the default ESX connection. This example works only on vCenter Server 5.0/ESXi 5.0.
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$esxcli.storage.nmp
Gets a list of all available applications in the specified namespace. This example works only on vCenter Server 5.0/ESXi 5.0.
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$esxcli.storage.nmp.device
Gets a list of all available commands of the specified application. This example works only on vCenter Server 5.0/ESXi 5.0.
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$esxcli.storage.nmp.device.list($null)
Runs a command of an ESXCLI application by using the ESXCLI wrapper of PowerCLI. This example works only on vCenter Server 5.0/ESXi 5.0.
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$esxcli.storage.nmp.device.set($null, "naa.60060160b0402000f03655712a12de11", "VMW_PSP_MRU")
Runs a command of an ESXCLI application by using the ESXCLI wrapper of PowerCli. This example works only on vCenter Server 5.0/ESXi 5.0.
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$esxcli.TypeManager.QueryMoInstances($null)
Gets a list of all available managed object instance descriptors. This example works only on vCenter Server 5.0/ESXi 5.0.
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$moTypeInfo = $esxcli.TypeManager.QueryTypeInfo("vim.EsxCLI.storage.nmp.device")
$moTypeInfo.managedTypeInfo[0].methodGets information about the specified managed object type (vim.EsxCLI.storage.nmp.device) and methods.
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$moInstance = $esxcli.TypeManager.CreateDynamicManagedObject("ha-cli-handler-storage-nmp-device")Creates a dynamic managed object for the specified managed object instance descriptor. This example works only on vCenter Server 5.0/ESXi 5.0.
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$moInstance.InvokeOperation("list", $null)Calls a method without specifying parameters on a dynamic managed object. This example works only on vCenter Server 5.0/ESXi 5.0.
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$moInstance.InvokeOperation("set", @{"device" = "naa.60060160b0402000f03655712a12de11"; "psp" = "VMW_PSP_MRU"})Calls a method with parameters on a dynamic managed object. The parameters of the method are specified as a hash table. This example works only on vCenter Server 5.0/ESXi 5.0.