You can run DCLI
commands interactively or in scripts in several ways.
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Run DCLI commands locally
from the
vCenter Server
Appliance shell.
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Run DCLI commands locally
from your
vCenter Server
Windows command prompt.
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Run DCLI commands that are
included in the vCLI package. Open a command prompt on a Linux or Windows
system on which you installed vCLI. Enter commands into that command prompt,
specifying connection options.
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Prepare scripts that contain
DCLI commands. Then run the scripts as vCLI scripts, from the
vCenter Server
Windows command prompt, or from the
vCenter Server
Appliance shell. Use the credential store options to
authenticate. Passwords are not supported in scripts.
DCLI supports running commands
in either interactive or non-interactive mode.
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Interactive mode allows for
running commands quickly.
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Non-interactive mode is
suitable for scripting purposes.