ESX 3.5 CLI

Always seem to forget how this works so here is a tiny note on how the above works.

First of all, the syntax:

<command>.pl <conn_params> <params>

Second of all, an example:

vicfg-nics.pl --server 10.1.205.30 --list -l

The example above will prompt for username and password which can be included by using "--username" and "--password".

Thirdly, a link to the guide:

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35/esx_3/r35u2/vi3_35_25_u2_rcli.pdf

And finally a link to a more colourful piece of work on the subject (see second comment):

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/176952