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.