After you install vCLI and reboot your system, you can test the installation by running a vCLI or SDK for Perl command from the Windows command prompt.

Procedure
1

From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs > VMware > VMware vSphere CLI > Command Prompt.

A command prompt shell for the location where vCLI is installed appears. You have easy access to vCLI and to vSphere SDK for Perl commands from that location.

2

Run the command, passing in connection options and other options.

On Windows, the extension .pl is required for vicfg- commands, but not for ESXCLI. 

<command>.pl <conn_options> <params>

The following examples show the difference between ESXCLI and vicfg- syntax. 

esxcli --server <esxi_HOSTNAME_OR_IP> --username "snow-white" --password "dwarf$" network ip interface list
vicfg-mpath.pl --server <esxi_HOSTNAME_OR_IP> --username "snow-white" --password "dwarf$" --list

The system prompts you for a user name and password.