15 Jul 2015 VMware ESXi host tips

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

Tags: console, esxcfg-route, esxcli, esxi5, VMware

Posted by Hans-Henry Jakobsen

#!/bin/bash
bazaarvcbPath="/media/backup/bazaarvcb-0.9.7b-linux-i386/bazaarvcb"
backupsPath="/media/backup"
hostname="192.168.0.222"
username="root"
password="password"
rollOut="30"
vmNames="vm-guest1 vm-guest2 vm-guest3"

for VM in $vmNames; do
        `$bazaarvcbPath backup -H $hostname -u $username -p $password --roll-out $rollOut $VM $backupsPath/$VM`
done

$ bazaarvcb -h
usage: bazaarvcb [-h]  ...

optional arguments:
  -h, --help   show this help message and exit

valid commands:
    checkhash  check .hsh files integrity in one directory
    listvm     list registered VMs on the ESXi host
    queryvm    display VMs informations
    listbackup
               search for backups in local and remote directories
    querybackup
               display report file of one particular
    backup     backup a VM
    restore    restore a backup