ESXCLI Commands

ESXCLI Commands

esxcli device Commands

Command Description Options Help
device add Add a device to enable a software device driver.
--device-identifier | -d
Device identifier from the device specification for the software device driver. Valid input is in reverse domain name format (e.g. com.company.device). (required)
--instance-address | -i
Unique number to address this instance of the device, if multiple instances of the same device identifier are added. Valid values are integer in the range 0-31. Default is 0.
--help
Show the help message.
device alias get Display hardware location info for a device alias.
--alias | -n
Alias to lookup (required)
--help
Show the help message.
device alias list List device aliases.
--help
Show the help message.
device driver list Show driver status for specific devices.
--devices | -d
List of device aliases to look up.
--help
Show the help message.
device software add Add a device to enable a software device driver.
--device-identifier | -d
Device identifier from the device specification for the software device driver. Valid input is in reverse domain name format (e.g. com.company.device...). (required)
--instance-address | -i
Unique number to address this instance of the device, if multiple instances of the same device identifier are added. Valid values are integer in the range 0-31. Default is 0.
--help
Show the help message.
device software list List software devices.
--help
Show the help message.
device software remove Remove a software device.
--device-identifier | -d
Device identifier from the device specification for the software device driver. Valid input is in reverse domain name format (e.g. com.company.device...). (required)
--instance-address | -i
Unique number to address this instance of the device.
--help
Show the help message.