Multi-Server Support in DCLI

DCLI supports establishing simultaneous connections to vCenter Server, VMware Cloud on AWS, and NSX-T endpoints. Currently, one instance of each connection type at the same time is supported.

You can establish multi-server connections only in interactive mode. In non-interactive mode, you can establish only one connection by using either environment variables or DCLI (+) options.

Connecting to Multiple Servers Simultaneously

The following example shows how you can connect to VMware Cloud on AWS and NSX-T with a single command.

dcli +vmc +nsx <sddc_nsx_endpoint_url> +skip +i

Note: When using this syntax, both connections skip certificate validations. If you want only one of the connections to skip certificate validations, you must connect to the servers sequentially.

Connecting to Multiple Servers Sequentially

The following example shows how you can connect to VMware Cloud on AWS, NSX-T, and vCenter Server with separate commands. The example also includes running commands against the NSX-T and vCenter Server environments after establishing the connections.

dcli +vmc +i
dcli> +nsx <sddc_nsx_endpoint_url>
dcli> +server <sddc_vcenter_server_url>
dcli> nsx policy api v1 infra networks list
dcli> vcenter vm list