examples
tail /var/log/hostd.log
tail -f /var/log/hostd.log (-f to follow updates on screen)
cat to read logs
examples
cat /var/log/hostd.log
cat /var/log/hostd.log | grep -i 2014-08-20 (use grep to locate a specific word or time stamp. the -i ignores case)
services.sh restart to restart host services
chkconfig -l to show daemons running on hypervisor. can also be used for configuration.
esxtop same as linux top for vmware
vmkerrcode -l to list vmkernel errors
dcui to provide console screen to ssh session
vsish vmware interactive shell
ipkg list_installed to list installed packages (ESXi 4.1)
esxcli software vib list to list installed packages (ESXi 5.0)
esxcfg-info to list information about the host
esxcfg-nics to get nic options (-l to list nics and their configs)
esxcfg-vswitch -l to list information about virtual switching. can also be used for configuration.
esxcli network nic list to accomplish the same as esxcfg-nics -l
vim-cmd vimsvc/license --show to show license information
vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms to list all running vms and vmid
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off vmid to power off vmid referenced from getallvms command
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on vmid to power on vmid referenced from getallvms command
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.reboot vmid to reboot vmid referenced from getallvms command
vim-cmd vmsvc/destroy vmid to delete the vmdk and vmx files from disk
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter to put hypervisor into maintenance mode
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit to take hypervisor out of maintenance mode
vim-cmd hostsvc/hostsummary | grep inMaintenanceMode to check the state of maintenance mode on the host
vim-cmd solo/registervm /vmfs/vol/datastore/dir/vm.vmx to register vm in hypervisor inventory
vim-cmd vmsvc/unregister vmid to unregister vm with hypervisor
vim-cmd vmsvc/tools.install vmid to start vmware tools installation for VM
vim-cmd hostsvc/net/info to provide information about hypervisor networking
