esxcli hardware Commands

Command Description Options Help
hardware bootdevice list List the boot device order, if available, for this host.
--help
Show the help message.
hardware clock get Disply the current hardware clock time.
--help
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hardware clock set Set the hardware clock time. Any missing parameters will default to the current time.
--day | -d
Day
--hour | -H
Hour
--min | -m
Minute
--month | -M
Month
--sec | -s
Second
--year | -y
Year
--help
Show the help message.
hardware cpu list List all of the CPUs on this host.
--help
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hardware cpu cpuid get Get subset of CPUID fields for a CPU (deprecated, use: esxcli hardware cpu cpuid raw list).
--cpu | -c
The ID of the CPU to query for CPUID data. (required)
--help
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hardware cpu cpuid raw list Get all CPUID fields for a CPU.
--cpu | -c
The ID of the CPU to query for all CPUID data. (required)
--help
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hardware cpu global get Get properties that are global to all CPUs.
--help
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hardware cpu global set Set properties that are global to all CPUs.
--hyperthreading | -t
Enable or disable hyperthreading (required)
--help
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hardware ipmi bmc get Get IPMI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) properties.
--help
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hardware ipmi bmc set Set IPMI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) properties. Changes take effect immediately.
--os-name | -n
OS name that BMC will report.
--os-version | -v
OS system version that BMC will report.
--help
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hardware ipmi fru get Get IPMI Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) device details.
--ignore-missing | -i
Do not fail command if ipmi device is not present
--include-pretty-raw | -p
Include a hex dump where each byte is separated by a space and its value is presented with two hexidecimal characters using a leading zero if needed
--include-raw | -r
Include a hex dump where the value of each byte is presented as hexidecimal characters joined without spaces
--node | -n
Specify which IPMI device (0..3) to query, defaults to 'all' for all ipmi nodes
--help
Show the help message.
hardware ipmi fru list List IPMI Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) inventory.
--ignore-missing | -i
Do not fail command if ipmi device is not present
--include-pretty-raw | -p
Include a hex dump where each byte is separated by a space and its value is presented with two hexidecimal characters using a leading zero if needed
--include-raw | -r
Include a hex dump where the value of each byte is presented as hexidecimal characters joined without spaces
--node | -n
Specify which IPMI device (0..3) to query, defaults to 'all' for all ipmi nodes
--help
Show the help message.
hardware ipmi sdr get Get IPMI Sensor Data Repository (SDR) properties.
--ignore-missing | -i
Do not fail command if ipmi device is not present
--include-pretty-raw | -p
Include a hex dump where each byte is separated by a space and its value is presented with two hexidecimal characters using a leading zero if needed
--include-raw | -r
Include a hex dump where the value of each byte is presented as hexidecimal characters joined without spaces
--node | -n
Specify which IPMI device (0..3) to query, defaults to 'all' for all ipmi nodes
--help
Show the help message.
hardware ipmi sdr list List IPMI Sensor Data Repository.
--formatter | -f
Override the formatter to use for a given command. Available formatter: simple ,table
--ignore-missing | -i
Do not fail command if ipmi device is not present
--include-pretty-raw | -p
Include a hex dump where each byte is separated by a space and its value is presented with two hexidecimal characters using a leading zero if needed
--include-raw | -r
Include a hex dump where the value of each byte is presented as hexidecimal characters joined without spaces
--node | -n
Specify which IPMI device (0..3) to query, defaults to 'all' for all ipmi nodes
--help
Show the help message.
hardware ipmi sel clear Clear IPMI System Event Log.
--ignore-missing | -i
Do not fail command if ipmi device is not present
--include-pretty-raw | -p
Include a hex dump where each byte is separated by a space and its value is presented with two hexidecimal characters using a leading zero if needed
--include-raw | -r
Include a hex dump where the value of each byte is presented as hexidecimal characters joined without spaces
--node | -n
Specify which IPMI device (0..3) to query, defaults to 'all' for all ipmi nodes
--help
Show the help message.
hardware ipmi sel get Get IPMI System Event Log (SEL) properties.
--ignore-missing | -i
Do not fail command if ipmi device is not present
--include-pretty-raw | -p
Include a hex dump where each byte is separated by a space and its value is presented with two hexidecimal characters using a leading zero if needed
--include-raw | -r
Include a hex dump where the value of each byte is presented as hexidecimal characters joined without spaces
--node | -n
Specify which IPMI device (0..3) to query, defaults to 'all' for all ipmi nodes
--help
Show the help message.
hardware ipmi sel list List IPMI System Event Log.
--ignore-missing | -i
Do not fail command if ipmi device is not present
--include-pretty-raw | -p
Include a hex dump where each byte is separated by a space and its value is presented with two hexidecimal characters using a leading zero if needed
--include-raw | -r
Include a hex dump where the value of each byte is presented as hexidecimal characters joined without spaces
--node | -n
Specify which IPMI device (0..3) to query, defaults to 'all' for all ipmi nodes
--help
Show the help message.
hardware memory get Get information about memory.
--help
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hardware pci list List all of the PCI devices on this host.
--class | -c
Filter the PCI devices based on their hexadecimal Class ID
--mask | -m
Mask the filter provided by the class flag
--help
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hardware platform get Get information about the platform
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hardware power policy get Display the current power policy.
--help
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hardware power policy set Set the power policy.
--id | -i
Power policy numeric id
--name | -n
Power policy name
--short-name | -s
Power policy short name
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hardware power policy choices list List the power policies.
--help
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hardware smartcard certificate list Certificates from inserted smart cards.
--slot | -s
List certificates from only the token in the given slot.
--help
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hardware smartcard info get Information about the smart card subsystem.
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hardware smartcard slot list Information about connected smart card readers.
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hardware smartcard token list Information about inserted smart cards.
--slot | -s
List tokens only for the given slot.
--help
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hardware trustedboot get Information about the status of trusted boot. (TPM, DRTM status)
--help
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hardware usb passthrough device disable Disable usb passthrough
--device | -d
The device you wish to disable passthrough for. Please enter the Bus#,Dev#,vendorId and productId of the device in the format Bus#:Dev#:vendorId:productId using hexadecimal values(as shown by the list command) (required)
--help
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hardware usb passthrough device enable Enable usb passthrough
--device | -d
The device you wish to enable passthrough for. Please note that this command only makes the device eligible for passthrough. The device can be connected to the VM only if usbarbitrator is running. See /etc/init.d/usbarbitrator status to check the status of the usbarbitrator. Please enter the information of the device in the format Bus#:Dev#:vendorId:productId using hexadecimal values(as shown by the list command) (required)
--help
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hardware usb passthrough device list List usb devices and their passthrough status
--help
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