esxcfg-vmknic
- VMware ESX Server VMkernel NIC configuration Tool
esxcfg-vmknic
NAME
esxcfg-vmknic - VMware ESX Server VMkernel NIC configuration
Tool
COPYRIGHT
VMware ESX Server is Copyright 2006 VMware, Inc. All rights
reserved.
SYNOPSIS
esxcfg-vmknic OPTIONS [PORTGROUP]
DESCRIPTION
esxcfg-vmknic provides an interface to configure VMkernel NIC.
if no arguments are given, esxcfg-vmknic displays the help message.
The Portgroup option specifies the portgroup to which the VMkernel
NIC is associated.
OPTIONS
-a -add
Add a VMkernel NIC to the system. This requires IP parameters
and portgroup name. The newly added VMkernel NIC is enabled
upon successful completion of the command.
-d -del
Delete the VMkernel NIC on the given portgroup.
-e -enable
Enable the VMkernel NIC on the given portgroup if disabled.
-D -disable
Disable the VMkernel NIC on the given portgroup if enabled.
-l -list
List VMkernel NICs on the system. The list co ntains the network
information, portgroup, MTU, and current state for each of
the VMkernel NIC in the system.
-i -ip ipaddress
The IP address(X.X.X.X) to be used for the VMkernel NIC. Setting
an IP address requires that the --netmask option be given
in same command.
-n -netmask netmask
The IP netmask(X.X.X.X) to be used for the VMkernel NIC. Setting
an IP netmask requires that the --ip option be given in same
command.
-r -restore
Restore VMkernel NIC settings from persistent storage. This
should be used only on system startup and should not be used
by users.
-h -help
Print a help message for this command.
EXAMPLES
esxcfg-vmknic -a -i x.x.x.x -n x.x.x.x portgroup
esxcfg-vmknic -e portgroup
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