Chapter 6. Ruby vSphere Console

Introduction

In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:

  • Launching RVC (Windows vCenter)
  • Launching RVC (Linux vCenter Appliance)
  • Navigating RVC
  • The vsan.cluster_info command
  • The vsan.disks_stats command
  • The vsan.vm_object_info command
  • The vsan.vm_perf_stats command
  • The vsan.resync_dashboard command

Starting with vSphere 5.5, VMware began shipping the Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) with the vCenter Server (Windows and Linux varieties). RVC is a command line utility, made for interacting with, managing, and monitoring various aspects of the vSphere infrastructure. Included with RVC are a large number of commands specific to VSAN monitoring and maintenance operations. The RVC interface will provide significantly more ...

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