Run Host Management Commands from a Windows System

After you install ESXCLI, you can test the installation by running a command from the Windows command prompt.

Procedure

  1. Open a command prompt.
  2. (Optional) Change to the ESXCLI installation directory.
    The default directory is <system_drive>:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\esxcli.
  3. Run the command, including the connection options and other options. 
    esxcli --server <vc_hostname_or_IP> --username <user_name> --password <password> network ip interface list