Chapter 1. Administrator Tools

This chapter covers the following subjects:

VMware vSphere ClientThis section covers using the vSphere Client to perform vSphere administration.

ESXCLI Command SetThis section covers using the esxcli namespace to perform ESXi server administration.

vmkfstools CommandThis section covers using the vmkfstools command to perform VMFS and virtual disk administration.

esxtop/resxtopThis section covers the use of the local esxtop and remote resxtop commands to retrieve real-time metrics regarding the resource utilization of an ESXi host.

vCLI and vMAThis section covers implementing and using the vCLI from the vSphere Management Appliance (vMA). The section covers utilities and options, such as connection ...

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