Some of my VMware notes in short form, just publishing it since it has been in my drafts folder too long.

Remove virtual adapter ala vmk0
# esxcli network ip interface remove -i vmk1

Configure IP on vmk
# esxcli network ip interface ipv4 set -i vmk3 -I 10.255.2.37 -N 255.255.255.0 -t static

List vmk
# esxcli network ip interface ipv4 get

# esxcfg-route

# esxcli software vib list

Remove vib on VMware host
# esxcli software vib remove -n=”vcloud-agent”

Removing of inaccessible NFS datastore
# esxcli storage nfs list

On the ESXi host
# /etc/init.d/storageRM stop

In the vSphere Client
“Rescan All” storage på host

# /etc/init.d/storageRM start

In vSphere Client
Remove inaccessible datastore

Check MTU values on ESXi host
# esxcli network nic list
Name PCI Device Driver Link Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description
—— ————- —— —- —– —— —————– —- —————————————————————-
vmnic0 0000:002:00.0 bnx2 Up 1000 Full a4:aa:aa:ab:aa:33 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
vmnic1 0000:002:00.1 bnx2 Up 1000 Full a4:ae:aa:ab:aa:35 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
vmnic2 0000:003:00.0 bnx2 Down 0 Half a4:ae:aa:ab:aa:37 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
vmnic3 0000:003:00.1 bnx2 Down 0 Half a4:ae:aa:ab:aa:39 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
vmnic4 0000:045:00.0 ixgbe Up 10000 Full a0:ae:aa:ab:aa:4c 1500 Intel Corporation 82599EB 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection
vmnic5 0000:045:00.1 ixgbe Up 10000 Full a0:ae:ba:ab:aa:4d 1500 Intel Corporation 82599EB 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection
vmnic6 0000:046:00.0 ixgbe Up 10000 Full a0:ae:aa:ab:aa:e0 1500 Intel Corporation 82599EB 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection
vmnic7 0000:046:00.1 ixgbe Up 10000 Full a0:ae:aa:ab:aa:e1 1500 Intel Corporation 82599EB 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection

Install NetApp plugin on ESXi host
# cd /vmfs/volumes/
# esxcli software vib install -d file://$PWD/NetAppNasPlugin.v20.zip

VAAI
On ESXi 5.x hosts, to determine if VAAI is enabled, run these commands and check if Int Value is set to 1 (enabled):

# esxcli system settings advanced list -o /DataMover/HardwareAcceleratedMove
# esxcli system settings advanced list -o /DataMover/HardwareAcceleratedInit
# esxcli system settings advanced list -o /VMFS3/HardwareAcceleratedLocking

DELL
Dell support: generate DSET file. Requires that DELL OpenManage is installed on the ESXi host
C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\AdvDiags\DSET\bin>DellSystemInfo.exe -s 10.255.2.3 8 -u root -p password -d hw,sw -r c:\temp\dell\dset-20131115.zip

DELL OpenManage (ESXi host)
# /opt/dell/srvadmin/bin
# ./dataeng status